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Walks and Talks Programme 2010

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THE KU-RING-GAI WILDFLOWER GARDEN
420 Mona Vale Road, St Ives
NSW Australia

Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the Visitor Centre on the following Mondays at 9.45 a.m. Information sheets are provided. Walks conclude at approx. 12 noon. Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water. No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind, a notebook - and a love of the bush!

There is a fee of $4 per person per session to cover costs.

Autumn Term

March 1 Introductory Talk and Walk - Summer Flowering Plants
March 8 Plant Kingdom
March 15 Parts of the Plant – Flowers
March 22 Parts of the Plant – Fruits
March 29 Banksia (Family Proteaceae)

Winter Term

May 3 Parts of the Plant – Stems and Leaves
May 10 Ferns, Cycads and Conifers
May 17 Plant Propagation at KWG
May 24 Flowering Plants - Monocots and Dicots
May 31 Plant Communities
June 7 Rainforests
June 14 (No meeting - Queen's Birthday Public Holiday)
June 21 Longer Walk (bring lunch & water) Return approx 2.30 pm
   

Spring Term

July 19 Introductory (2 hour) Walk - Spring Flowers
July 26

Understanding the geology above and below the Hawkesbury Sandstone and its
relationship to plant communities John Martyn, Guest Speaker

August 2 Acacias (Family Mimosaceae)
August 9 Heath plants ((Family Ericaceae)
August 16 Boronias and other Family Rutaceae
August 23 Hakea and Grevillea (Family Proteaceae)
August 30 Pea (Family Fabaceae)
September 6 Orchids (Family Orchidaceae)
September 13 Waratahs and other Family Proteaceae
September 20 Longer Walk (bring lunch & water) Return approx 2.30 pm

Summer Term

October 18 Eucalypts,Angophoras and Corymbias (Family Myrtaceae)
October 25 Hibbertias (Family Dilleniaceae)
November 1 Bird Walk (8.30 a.m. start)
November 8 Grasses (Family Poaceae)
November 15 Callistemons, Kunzeas, and Melaleucas (Family Myrtaceae)
November 22 Leptospermum, Baeckea (Family Myrtaceae)

 

Down load a one page brochure (pdf) of the 2010 program.

Enquiries: Bill 02 9498 6052
  Tony 02 9481 0504
  Wendy 02 9144 5600

We are affiliated with the NSW Region of Australian Plants Society which is part of the national body the Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)