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PROGRAM FOR 2023

 


MONTH

DATE

MEETING/EVENT

SPEAKER /
CONVENER

PLANT OF THE MONTH

SUPPER

January

7th

Propagation at APST Nursery, Windsor Precinct, Riverside 1 - 3 PM

Janet Hallam

   
 

13-15th

State Get-together at Ben Lomond, hosted by Northern Group

Roy Skabo

   

 


24th

Working Bee, Heritage Forest Native Garden, Mowbray 9.30 - 11.30 AM

Suzanne Talbot

February

2nd

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 1 - 3 PM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

   
 

4th

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 9.30 to 11.30 AM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

   

4th

Propagation at APST Nursery, Windsor Precinct, Riverside 1 - 3 PM

Janet Hallam

   
 

21st

AGM and Business Meeting - Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn 7.30 PM


   


 

23rd

Excursion - Notley Fern Gorge and Holwell Gorge State Reserves, meet at Notley Fern Gorge carpark at 10 AM. Bring lunch



Roy Skabo

   
 

28th

Working Bee, Heritage Forest Native Garden, Mowbray 9.30 - 11.30 AM


Suzanne Talbot
   


March


2nd

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 1 - 3 PM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance


Dale Luck

   



4th

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 9.30 to 11.30 AM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance


Dale Luck

   



4th


Propagation at the APST Nursery, Windsor Park, Riverside 1 - 3 PM


Janet Hallam

   
 

21st

General Meeting - Latest Research on Orchid Propogation, Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn 7.30 PM

Magali Wright

Kay Pallett

Gilly Zachs Margaret Killen

 

24th

Excursion - Briseis Water Race, meet at Branxholm swimming pool at 10 AM



Roy Skabo

   
 

25th

APSTas Inc. Annual General Meeting, hosted by North West Group held at the Arboretum, Eugenana

 

   
 

28th

Working Bee, Heritage Forest Native Garden, Mowbray 9.30 - 11.30 AM

Suzanne Talbot

   

April

1st

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 9.30 to 11.30 AM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

   

 

1st

Propagation at APST Nursery, Windsor Precinct, Riverside 1 - 3 PM

Janet Hallam

 

6th

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 1 - 3 PM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

   
 

15th

Launceston Horticultural Society Show at Evandale Memorial Hall, from 2-5 PM

Rosemary Verbeeten

   
 

16th

Launceston Horticultural Society Show at Evandale Memorial Hall, from 9-4 PM

Rosemary Verbeeten

   
 

18th

Working Bee, Heritage Forest Native Garden, Mowbray 9.30 - 11.30 AM


Suzanne Talbot
   
 

18th

General Meeting - Plant genetics and saving the endangered Eucalyptus morrisbyi - Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn starting at 7.00PM due to a short Business Meeting


Rebecca Jones

Louise Skabo

Kay Pallett
Judith Nicolson

 

23rd

Plants Sale - Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn 10 AM until sold out


Janet Hallam
   

May

4th

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 1 - 3 PM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

   

 

6th

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 9.30 to 11.30 AM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

   

 

6th

Propagation at the APST Nursery, Windsor Park, Riverside 1 - 3 PM

Janet Hallam

 

 

16th

General Meeting - Plant evolution - Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn starting at 7.00PM due to a short Business Meeting


Ian Blayden

Roy Skabo

Janet Hallam Anna McGrane
 

17th

Excursion - Mathinna and Paradise Plains (see email 18 April with details)


Ian Thomas

   
 

23th

Working Bee, Heritage Forest Native Garden, Mowbray 9.30 - 11.30 AM


Suzanne Talbot

 

June

1st

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 1 - 3pm - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

 

3rd

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 9.30 to 11.30 AM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance


Dale Luck
   
 

3rd

Propagation at the APST Nursery, Windsor Park, Riverside 1 - 3 PM


Janet Hallam
   
 

17th

Excursion - Sarah Lloyd's property to look at slime moulds and fungi


Roy Skabo

   
 

20th

General Meeting - Secrets of the APST and Plant Piracy - Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn starting at 7.00PM due to a short Business Meeting


Janet Hallam &
Louise Skabo

Margaret Killen

Catherine Pearce
Andrew Smith
 

27th

Working Bee, Heritage Forest Native Garden, Mowbray 9.30 - 11.30 AM


Suzanne Talbot
   

July

1st

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 9.30 to 11.30 AM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

   
 

1st

Propagation at the APST Nursery, Windsor Park, Riverside 1 - 3 PM

Janet Hallam

   

 

6th

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 1 - 3 PM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

 

18th

General Meeting with Members' Talks on Early Botanists and Plant Hunters - Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn starting at 7.00PM due to a short Business Meeting


Members
Vera Taylor, David Waters, Judith Blayden Louise Skabo & Fran Mason
 

25th

Working Bee, Heritage Forest Native Garden, Mowbray 9.30 - 11.30 AM


Suzanne Talbot
   

August

3rd

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 1 - 3 PM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

 

 

5th

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 9.30 to 11.30 AM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

   
 

5th

Propagation at the APST Nursery, Windsor Park, Riverside 1 - 3 PM

Janet Hallam

   
 

15th

General Meeting - Queensland Rainforest and the problem with isolated remnants- Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn 7.30 PM


Ian Thomas

Jeff Campbell

Daphne Longman,
Lynne Mockridge
 

22nd

Working Bee, Heritage Forest Native Garden, Mowbray 9.30 - 11.30 AM


Suzanne Talbot
   

September

2nd

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 9.30 to 11.30 AM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

 

2nd

Propagation at the APST Nursery, Windsor Park, Riverside 1 - 3 PM

Janet Hallam

   
 

2nd

Launceston Horticultural Society Show at Evandale Memorial Hall, 2-5 PM

Rosemary Verbeeten

   
 

3rd

Launceston Horticultural Society Show at Evandale Memorial Hall, 9-4 PM

Rosemary Verbeeten

   
 

7th

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 1 - 3 PM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

   
 

9th

Garden Visit - 2pm at Daphne & Peter's garden in Dilston

Sharon Percy

   
 

16th

Garden Visits - 1pm - 3 suburban gardens all in Far View Avenue, Riverside

Sharon Percy

   


19th


General Meeting - Acacia Genetics - Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn 7.30 PM



Rod Griffin


Janet Hallam

Rosemary Whish-Wilson, Jo Boniface, Fran Mason

 

20th

Excursion - Acacias with Rod Griffin



Rod Griffin

   
 

26th

Working Bee, Heritage Forest Native Garden, Mowbray 9.30 - 11.30 AM


Suzanne Talbot
   

October

4th

Garden Visit - 1pm New Ecclestone Road and 2.30pm at another in Stephensdale

Sharon Percy

   
 

5th

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 1 - 3 PM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

   
 

7th

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 9.30 to 11.30 AM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

   
 

7th


Propagation at the APST Nursery, Windsor Park, Riverside 1 - 3 PM

Janet Hallam

   

 

14th


Plants Sale - Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn 9.30am - 1pm

Janet Hallam

17th

General Meeting - Sea Weeds - Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn 7.30 PM


Fiona Scott

Noel Manning


Sharon Percy,
Karen Manning

 

18th

Excursion - Seaweeds with Fiona Scott



Fiona Scott

   
 

24th

Working Bee, Heritage Forest Native Garden, Mowbray 9.30 - 11.30 AM


Suzanne Talbot
   
 

26th

Excursion - Chauncy Vale


Roy Skabo
   

November

2nd

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 1 - 3pm - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

   
 

3rd to 5th

State Get-Together on the Tasman Peninsula hosted by the Hobart Group


   

4th

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 9.30 to 11.30 AM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance


Dale Luck
   
 

4th

Propagation at the APST Nursery, Windsor Park, Riverside 1 - 3 PM


Janet Hallam
   

11th

Launceston Horticultural Society Show at Evandale Memorial Hall from 2-5 PM


Rosemary Verbeeten



 

12th

Launceston Horticultural Society Show at Evandale Memorial Hall from 9-5 PM


Rosemary Verbeeten
   
 

18th

Garden Visits - Camina Court x2


Sharon Percy
   

21st

General Meeting - Ephemeral Plants - Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn 7.30 PM


Mark Wapstra

Leah Dent

Anna McGrane Leah Dent

 

22nd

Excursion - Ephemerals with Mark Wapsta


Mark Wapstra
   
 

28th

Working Bee, Heritage Forest Native Garden, Mowbray 9.30 - 11.30 AM


Suzanne Talbot
   

December

2nd

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 9.30 to 11.30 PM- tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance

Dale Luck

   


2nd

Propagation at the APST Nursery, Windsor Park, Riverside 1 - 3 PM


Janet Hallam
   
 

7th

Working Bee, Cambridge Street Reserve 1 - 3 PM - tools provided. Meet at Brougham Street entrance


Dale Luck
   
 

11th

Excursion - Snow Hill


Roy Skabo
   

TBC

Christmas Function


Janet Hallam



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