Next event: Gathering in Warriewood, hosted by Northern Beaches, Saturday, 16 November 2019 

Our final APS NSW event of the year will be held in Warriewood on Sydney's Northern Beaches at the Angophora Room in the Nelson Heather Community Centre at Warriewood. Nearby are the Warriewood Wetlands which makes for a great walk. As well there are wonderful places to visit such as Narrabeen Lakes, as shown to the left. More information to come. 

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Join us for District Group events around NSW   

Propagation workshop, North Shore, 11 October 2019 Dr Sue Bowen (President) and Margaret Hamilton (Propagation team leader) will lead a practical workshop on propagating native plants from cuttings and seeds. Participants will learn how to prepare and pot-up cuttings and seeds to take home to grow and/or donate to the propagation team.  Attendees are asked to bring their own, labelled plant material and seeds to the workshop. The plant material is to be non-flowering, firm, new-growth and is to be placed in damp, plastic bags....more.

Interested in Waratahs and Flannel Flowers? Propagation workshop, Central Coast, 11 October 2019 Central Coast group will demonstrate how to grow Waratahs and Flannel Flowers from seed and cutting, 7.30pm, Friday 11 October, Phillip House 21 Old Mt Penang Road. Guest presenter, Maria Hitchcock, OAM, has over 40 years' experience with native plants, owns her own nursery, was responsible for Australia's adoption of the wattle as its national emblem and has written many books on native plants...more.

A delicate little flower, Sowerbaea juncea found at Barren Grounds Reserve, south coast.  

And our iconic waratah, Telopea speciosissima, is also flowering now.

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