Guests are welcome at our activities.

Meetings

We hold evening meetings on the 2nd Friday of each month February to November. 

Next meeting: at Beatrice Taylor Hall 9th October 2026 7.30pm for 8:00pm.

Dennys Angove: Orchid finds on short Spring walks in the Hornsby LGA.

Full details below.

Group Outings and Activities

Usually held at a weekend, these outings visit  local gardens, reserves or other places of interest or sometimes there may be work to be done!

Next North Shore Group Activity: October - visit the garden of Bob and Jill Failes in Castle Cove and a waterside reserve walk.

Bob Failes has kindly invited us to visit his house and garden and have morning tea there. This will be followed by a car shuttle, with the minimum number of cars, to a place where we will start a walk of less than 2km back to Bob’s place.

Bob lives in Boundary St Castle Cove. The walk will begin at HD Robb Reserve near the junction of Willowie and Neerim Roads. From there we walk back to Bob’s house.

On completion of the walk, drivers will be driven from Bob’s back to the walk start to pick up cars. It is in the scenic area to the east of and not so far from the Roseville Bridge.

The terrain in these parts, being harbourside, can be a bit of a climb from the waterside up to the houses but it won’t be anything that can’t be handled by going slowly and taking breaks.

When: Sunday 11th October 10am.
Where: At Bob’s house. You will be told the whole address when you ring or email to book in.
What to bring: Good walking shoes, clothing appropriate to the weather that day eg wet weather gear, hat, sunscreen, a walking pole if you prefer, some food contribution for morning tea and your own mug(?)
Who to contact: Sue Fredrickson paulandsuefreddo@bigpond.com mobile 0401 362 921

Please advise of your intention to attend.

Walks & Talks

Walks and Talks are open to the public. See their own page, here.

Propagation, Plant Sales, The Knoll Garden and Bushcare

The Propagation group meets on alternate Wednesdays, weather permitting. Native plants are available for sale (cash only) and growing advice is provided. This activity is carried out at the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, St Ives in the white shade house located behind the Wildflower Garden Visitors Centre. See the NSG entries on the calendar on the APS NSW Activities page for propagation, plant sales and advice of dates. Contact Tania Lamble on 0415043671 for details..

Volunteers also maintain the Knoll Garden at the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, St Ives. Please contact Wendy Grimm on 0419323035  for details.

A Ku-ring-gai Council-run Bushcare group in which members participate is also active in the Garden on non-propagation Wednesdays. Contact KMC (bushcare@krg.nsw.gov.au) for details.

Next Evening Meeting

Next meeting Friday 9th October 2026 7.30pm for 8.00pm at Beatrice Taylor Hall, Hornsby.

Dennys Angove: Orchid finds on short Spring walks in the Hornsby LGA

The talk will describe some short Spring walks in the Hornsby LGA and include the Blue Gum Forest walk which is a treasure for those interested in native orchids. Some other short, beautiful walks will also be described.  

Dennys is a past President of the Ku-ring-gai Orchid Society. He is a retired scientist and lives in Hornsby Heights.  He has been interested in orchids since 8 years old but has been a serious grower since 2011.

There will be plants for sale (cash or card), library & supper.

ALL Welcome

The Beatrice Taylor Hall is behind Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre at 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby. There will be plant sales after the meeting (cash only, please bring change) and refreshments. The NSG Botanical library is also available for members to browse and borrow items.