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Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery
Dec
7

Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery

Contact: Bruce or Tony if you require further details

Location: Kingston Primary School, follow the red line on map below

Propogation at Kingston Primary School Nursery, potting up struck cuttings with roots showing and adult leaves seedling , and potting on 50 and 75mm pot size plants with roots showing. Setting new cuttings and sowing seed. Weeding as required.

 
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Hobart Group - Christmas Picnic
Dec
8

Hobart Group - Christmas Picnic

End of year lunch is on 8 December at the Tasmanian Bushland Garden
at 12 noon (for 12.30pm) and please bring festive cheer and a plate to share.

The Gardens are at 5602 Tasman Highway, Buckland,
just 4km south of the Buckland Village

This garden, the site of a disused quarry, has been developed by enthusiastic volunteers, many of whom are APST members. It has a display garden featuring native plants of Southeast Tasmania, walking tracks to explore, toilets, BBQs and the Trauti Shelter where we can lunch..

Come and join us, especially if you haven't been there before.
Contact Jenny Boyer if you need further details.

 
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Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery
Jan
4

Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery

Contact: Bruce or Tony if you require further details

Location: Kingston Primary School, follow the red line on map below

Propogation at Kingston Primary School Nursery, potting up struck cuttings with roots showing and adult leaves seedling , and potting on 50 and 75mm pot size plants with roots showing. Setting new cuttings and sowing seed. Weeding as required.

 
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Hobart Group Meeting
Nov
13

Hobart Group Meeting

General Meeting with guest speaker Stefania Ondei
who will speak to members regarding Fire and Vegetation. This will be followedby a demonstration of flammability testing of various plants species (some supplied by us from her list) in the Fire Laboratory at the University on Thursday 14 November at 11an. More details later

 
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State-wide Members’ Get-together 2024
Nov
1
to Nov 4

State-wide Members’ Get-together 2024

The North West group are hosting the State-wide Members’ Get-together which will be based in Sheffield, with walks in the surrounding areas.
All events will begin and end at the Sheffield Uniting Church Hall, Corner Main & Henry Streets, which will include the Society’s Annual Dinner

2024 Get-together Notice

Accommodation Sheffield area

 
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Hobart Group Plant Sale
Oct
12

Hobart Group Plant Sale

Contact: Bruce if you require further details

Location: Kingston Primary School, follow the red line on map below

Set up for Plants Sale at the school. Set all the tables and plant type bookend labels, move plant to their type locations, move sundry support material. Put out roadside signs and return to storage at end of day, Return unsold plants to the locations, return tables and signs to under GP Room. Collect roadside signs and return to storage.

 
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Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery
Oct
10

Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery

Contact: Bruce if you require further details

Location: Kingston Primary School, follow the red line on map below

Preparations for Plants Sale: labelling plant type trays, checking all ‘for sale’ plants are on the lower terrace benches and are labelled.

 
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Hobart Group Meeting
Oct
9

Hobart Group Meeting

Guest Speaker Tim Brodribb is a Professor of Plant Physiology at UTas. His research is focused
on how plants transport and use water, which is one of the most important factors in determining
the survival or extinction of plant species in different environments.

 
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Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery
Oct
5

Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery

Contact: Bruce if you require further details

Location: Kingston Primary School, follow the red line on map below

Preparations for Plants Sale: weeding all ‘for sale plants’ , topping up any low soil in pots, and making sure flower photos are mounted on bookends for 1 or more trays of same species not in flower plants. Check for labels to be made.

 
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Hobart Group Walk
Sep
29

Hobart Group Walk

Little Lagoon Beach: about 15km south of Lune River. The walk starts in forest but progresses
to open coastal vegetation, hopefully there will be lots of flowers.

It is an 8 km round trip to the beach on relatively flat, old vehicle tracks.
Contact Peter Tuft to let him know if you are coming.

Please meet at the Sandfly Hall no later than 8.30am and we’ll sort out car sharing
(Corner of Sandfly Rd and Pelverata Rd, just off the Huon Highway)

 
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Hobart Group Excursion
Sep
20

Hobart Group Excursion

Excursion to Spring Bay Mill, Triabunna.
There will be a cost involved, probably $20 per serson.
Contact Peter Tuft to register your interest and organise carpooling

(Please ignore the time period posted for this event - contact Peter Tuft )

 
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Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery
Sep
19

Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery

Contact: Bruce if you require further details

Location: Kingston Primary School, follow the red line on map below

Propagation for those interested and any members who can help with maintenance of our facility. Change dates and permits on roadside Plants Sale signs.

 
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Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery
Sep
7

Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery

This month cuttings of Spring flowering plants can be set if brought along by members. There may be some punnets of struck cuttings to be potted up, some trays of small plants which require potting on into larger pots and punnets of seedling which can be potted up, plus pot washing and weeding will be required.

Contact: Bruce if you require further details

Location: Kingston Primary School, follow the red line on map below

 
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Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery
Sep
5

Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery

Maintenance of our facility. We will try to complete the rebuilding of the main steps on the eastern side of our terrace benches.

Contact: Bruce if you require further details

Location: Kingston Primary School, follow the red line on map below

 
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Kingborough Day Group
Sep
2

Kingborough Day Group

The USN nursery is open on a Monday from 9.30am to 2pm.
Please notify Carmen by email if you would like to attend.
We will aim to get to the nursery approximately 1 pm.

If we do go, there will be no meeting on the Wednesday

Contact Carmen for further information

 
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Hobart Group Walk
Aug
25

Hobart Group Walk

Tinderbox Hills. Meet at 10am at Oxleys Lookout/ tennis court carpark, Piersons Point, off Tinderbox Road, to organise the car shuffle. Bring lunch.

Contact Keith Corbett for further details

 
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Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery
Aug
8

Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery

Propogation for those interested and any members who can help with maintenance of our facility. Bruce will not be available today.

Contact: please contact Sue Newman or Tony Salt for further details

Location: Kingston Primary School, follow the red line on map below

 
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Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery
Aug
3

Propagation at Hobart Group Nursery

This month more cuttings of Autumn flowering plants can be set if brought along by members. There may be some punnets of struck cuttings to be potted up, some trays of small plants which require potting on into larger pots and punnets of seedling which can be potted up, plus pot washing and weeding if required.

Contact: Bruce if you require further details

Location: Kingston Primary School, follow the red line on map below

 
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