Information to Explore

TopicAuthor/speakerIssue
AcaciaAcacia parramattensisMay 2019
Acacia gordonii, vulnerable to extinction    worldwidewattle.comAug 2019
Amazing acaciasRhonda Daniels  APS SutherlandAug 2019
Actinotus speciesWhite flannel flower, Actinotus helianthi
Ian CoxJul 2021
Pink flannel flower, Actinotus forsteriIan CoxMar 2021
AnimalsAustralian honey beesfrom The Conversation-March 2023April 2023
Ladybird beetlesSydney Olympic Park WebsiteMay 2023
BoroniaHow to grow boroniaDoug Coates / Dan ClarkeJul 2016
Climate ChangeUrban Greening        talk by Prof. Michelle LeishmanJan 2019
Soil drying effects on microbes and peoplethe Conversation Feb 2016Jan 2019
Are more Australian trees dying of drought Medlyn, Choat, De KauweApr 2019
My plants and climate change in ArmidalePatrick LaherMay 2019   
Photos of climate change      G.Matsusick, M.Duke, P.GibianSep 2019
Bush fires and garden plants           Jennifer StackhouseNov 2019    
Fire-adapted native vegetationRoger FarrarSep 2021
Gardening for climate changeRoger FarrarSep 2021
Plantbank, Mt Annan National ParkJess WaitMar 2024
Which Plant WhereProf. Michelle LeishmanMar 2022
ConservationGermination, propagation conservation of Australian PlantsAmelia Matyn Yenson, Australian Flora FoundationSep 2023
Ways you can helpfrom The Conservation-April 2023May 2023
EremophilaEremophila genusLyndal Thorburn  Feb 2024
Pruning EremophilaHeather MilesMar 2019
EucalyptsEucalypt of the year – voting results
& information in 2022
Australian Eucalyptus OilKevin MillsJul 2023
Hard to killGregory Moore Apr 2024
Survival methods    Tracee Lere      Apr 2024
River Red GumsDr. Catherine Cavallo Nov 2023
Eucalyptus species CattaiPeter HannanJul 2022
Eucalyptus species CattaiIan  CoxJun 2023
Eucalyptus cryptica, formerly E. sp CattaiNov 2023
Eucalyptus dalveenica Dalveen Blue Box        Tim CollinsJul 2019
FaunaAnimals on a Sydney Bush BlockIan CoxJun 2021
Ferns Growing ferns in potsIan CoxMar 2024
Growing ferns in potsJennifer Farrar    Apr 2024
Platycerium superbum Elk Fern, a grower’s experience         George HardyOct 2021
FungiAmazing fungiThe Conversation May,2022    Jul 2022
Cooperation between native plants and fungi   Elma and Ray KearneyMar 2019
Fungal Field Study Sydney Olympic Park 2019  Elma & Ray KearneyMay 2019
The future of Fungi Australian GeographicMay 2023
GardeningA garden renewal    Alan WrightJul 2021
Australian plants and phosphorusDavid TurnbullJan 2019
Clay soils and native plantsGrahame ForrestApr 2022
Design with NatureLauria Smith, Landscape ArchitectJun 2023
Evolution of a gardenHeather MilesAug 2023
Is rainwater better than tap water for plants?  I. Weight, J. ReynoldsJan 2019
Microclimates around your gardenMark AbellMar 2024
Preparing your garden for predicted dry weatherMark AbellMar 2023
Pruning EremophilaHeather MilesMar 2019
Shady GardensAngie MichaelisApr 2022
Turning a swimming pool into a pondIan CoxFeb/Mar 2023
GrowingGrowing in containers – methodsGreg LamontNov 2022
Growing in containers – tipsWildflower Soc. of WAMar 2024
Why are many new leaves red?Kevin MillsApr 2023
HakeaHakea bakerianaIan CoxJul 2023
Hakea ‘Burrendong Beauty’Neil MarriotAug 2021
MistletoeMistletoe MisunderstoodLesley WaiteOct 2023
MossMoss in vital to earthDavid EldridgeMay 2023
Silver moss   Bryum argenteum  Alison HaynesApr 2019
OrchidsDendrobium speciosum, rock lilyRichard Laney May 2023
Orchid research at Mt AnnanJess WaitMar 2024
Pollination of Diuris OrchidsJames IndstoMay 2023
Pests & DiseasesFeral Exotic Beesfrom The Conservtion – July 2023Sep 2023
Myrtle RustMay 2023
Phytophora cinnamonia, severe root fungusSave our Species(Dec ‘22)Mar 2023
PhotographyBasic Bushland PhotographyLachlan TurnerJul 2022
PinesBunya Pine   Araucaria bidwilliiLeone de FarrantiJan 2019
PittosporumsPittosporums – are they really weeds?Barry LeesOct 2023
Places to visit“A Wide Open Land” talk and book by  Peter Ridgewayreport Jennifer FarrarMar 2023
Australian Garden at Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne, Victoria    Rodger and Gwen Elliott 2014Jul 2023
Currency Creek Arboretum S. AustRobin Powell (SMHerald)Mar 2023
Inverawe Native Gardens TasmaniaPip GibianApr 2019
Melton Botanic Garden Melbourne     David & Barbara Pye  ANSPAApr 2019
Plants of the Newnes Plateau  NSWIan CoxJul 2019
Tour (booked) Royal Botanic Gardens SydneyMarilyn CrossNov 2019
PropagationCutting grafting techniquePhil Trickett & Catriona BateNov 2022
Growing from seedRicki NashSep 2021
Smoking seeds to aid germinationMaria HitchcockApr 2023
RainforestGraptophyllum ilicifolium pretty RF plant        Jennifer FarrarJul 2019
Red Cedar, Toona ciliataGregory MooreOct 2023
Stockwellia quadrifida, ancient tree   A. Thornhill  The ConversationMay 2019
Uses of native PlantsSome medicinal uses of native plants         Jennifer FarrarJul 2019
More medicinal uses of native plants         Jennifer FarrarSep 2019
Uses of native plants by early settlersJeniffer FarrarAug 2021
WeedsLantana removal at Olympic ParkSydney Olympic Park websiteSep 2023
XanthorrhoeaGrass tree Xanthorrhoea  uses and abuses         Phil WatsonMar 2019
Xanthorrhoea australisApr 2023

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Our Group’s floral emblem is Eucalyptus parramattensis. One of its common names is the Calgaroo, a name we have taken for our monthly newsletter. It is also called the Parramatta Red Gum.