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2020 Val Williams Scholarship in Botany. ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to Shubham Chhajed, recipient of the 2020 Val Williams Scholarship in Botany.

Shubham is a PhD candidate, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University

His Project Title is: 

"Hydraulic drivers of photosynthetic variation in co-occurring plant species in Sydney region: a least-cost theory approach"

Applications for the 2021scholarship will be opened in late November and they will close in March 2021

Val Williams Scholarship information

MEETINGS INFORMATION

Meetings from June until September will be heh online at 7:30 for 8.00 p.m. on the second Friday of the month.

Instructions of how to participate will be supplied with the monthly email.

Upcoming virtual meetings

11 September 2020

Speaker	Farhad Masoomi-Aladizgeh, APS NSG Scholarship Recipient
Topic	" Australian ecotypes of Themeda triandra (kangaroo grass)"
Background	Farhad’s research is mainly on identifying stress tolerance genes in plants from distantly related crop relatives. The grant from the Valette Williams Scholarship has led the team to start a new project on a stress tolerant species in Australia, Themeda triandra (kangaroo grass). A diverse collection of its ecotypes provides high genetic diversity with which to find ‘molecular signatures’ for environmental traits. Plants respond to the changing environment too! Farhad is a Doctor of Philosophy in Biology student under the supervision of Professor Brian Atwell within the Department of Biological Sciences at Macquarie University.

Next Walks at Ku-ring-gai  Wildflower Gardens

Bookings are essential  Please ring Wendy on 0419 323 035 or email wagrimm@tpg.com.au

Next Walks at KWG

31st August 2020  (Monday) 10 am to 12 noon   Heath plants (Family Ericaceae)
August PROGRAM

In September we will continue to hold Walks at KWG unless major changes are made to the rules.
We are accepting non-members on the walks but pre-registration is essential, please.

It is essential to book your place by the Saturday prior to the Monday walk.
•           Group numbers and social distancing will be maintained as per NSW advice.
•           Walks are easy to medium. Sessions will run 10am to about 12 noon.
•           Please wear a hat, have suitable footwear and bring water.

Date                                       Walk focus

Sept   7             Monday   Pea shrubs & vines (Fabaceae, Faboideae)

Sept 14             Monday   Orchids & other monocotyledon plants

Sept 21             Monday   Waratahs and other members of Family Proteaceae

Download the September PROGRAM

Meet at 9.45 am Caley Pavilion, Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden

Bring water and wear suitable shoes and a hat.

The walk will focus on edible plants used by early settlers and that the indigenous peoples                                                    might have used. 

A Walks & Talks Programme sponsored by North Shore Group of Australian Plants Society

Bookings not necessary.    

Click on this line to download the full 2020 program (pdf)

AUGUST PROGRAM

More information is available at the walks and talks page

Past Events

22 & 23 August 2020 (Booking is essential)

Annual PLANT SALE by APS North Shore Group

Please come to our plant sale on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd August.

We have lots of plants that need new homes. Usually these are snapped up at the annual Wildflower, Art and Garden Festival. Unfortunately, this year’s event
is not happening due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The plant sale will be for all APS members and friends at Caley’s Pavilion, Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, 420 Mona Vale Road, St Ives.

Attendance will be by pre-booking only, with one booking for each 15 minutes between 10 am and 3.30 pm on each day.

Please book your time with Sue Bowen on 0478 957 951 or suzanneebowen@gmail.com.
Book early to increase your chance of getting the time that suits you best.

This arrangement will ensure safe spacing (according to our Covid-safe plan) and individualised advice on plants.

We especially encourage new members to come and avail themselves of our individualised advice on plants.

We prefer to take credit card payments but can take cash. Please bring your own boxes and bags.

August is an excellent time for flowering and a good time for planting out new plants in your garden.

We’d really appreciate your help to destock our shadehouse and make some room for our new plants.

The sale will be postponed/cancelled if it is raining.

Sue Bowen
President
APS-NSG

North Shore site LAST UPDATED 27th August 2020