Australian Plants online - Subscribers' Newsletter Number 10a - January 1999

Australian Plants online - Subscribers' Newsletter

Number 10a - January 1999


Published by The Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants

CONTENTS

  1. "Living in Harmony with Wildlife"



1. "Living in Harmony with Wildlife"

I meant to include this item in Newsletter No.10....it should be of interest to many subscribers, particularly Victorians.

Rodger Elliot advises that the Friends of Karwarra Australian Plant Garden will hold the 4th Biennial Australian Plant Seminar from March 26-28, 1999. The Seminar's theme will be "Living in Harmony with Wildlife - Plants and Animals in City and Country Gardens" and it will be held at the Karwarra Garden, Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Kalorama, Victoria, 3766.

These Seminars have achieved a high reputation for the excellence of the speakers and the range of interesting topics covered. The proposed programme for 1999 is:

Friday 26 and Sunday 28: lectures and Workshops at the Karwarra Gardens.

Saturday 27: Excursion to city and rural sites concluding with an evening of spotlighting wildlife.

Topics will include:

  • Designing Habitat
  • Habitat for Frogs
  • What do Butterflies and Moths Need?
  • Can Feral Weeds be Good Habitat?
  • Grasslands as Habitat
  • Understorey, Upper Storey and Between
  • Constructing Habitat
  • Assessing Habitat for Wildlife
  • Value of Remnant Vegetation

The Keynote Speaker will be renowned naturalist and educator, Alan Reid.

The anticipated cost is approximately $75 per day; bookings for separate days are available. The cost includes all excursion costs, catered lunch, morning and afternoon teas, free gift vouchers for Kuranga Nursery and other free products.

For further information about the Seminar Programme, contact:

Robert Anderson: 03 5962 5541
Rodger Elliot: 03 9879 1427
Marilyn Gray: 03 9728 5891 (ah)
Elspeth Jacobs; 03 9728 3492

Information about local accommodation facilities can be provided for those from outside Melbourne.

The previous Karwarra Seminars have been outstanding and the 1999 Seminar looks set to maintain the standard!


Brian Walters,
Society for Growing Australian Plants (SGAP)
Email; brianwal@pnc.com.au (personal or SGAP)
sgap@ozemail.com.au (SGAP only)

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