Why Join?
As a member, you will:
- Receive our monthly newsletter and quarterly issues of two magazines, “Native Plants for New South Wales” and “Australian Plants”.
- Be able to obtain free seeds by mail.
- Be invited to join a Study Group, if you are interested in specific areas. You will find contact details on the links page.
- Be invited to attend Biennial National Seminars which are held in many parts of Australia.
- Be welcome to attend NSW Region's meetings.
- Have access to an extensive borrowing library that is open for browsing at meetings.
- Meet other members and learn about local native plant species and their care.
Feel free to attend some of our meetings as a visitor and we will give you a FREE native plant.
About Meetings
Visitors are welcome at our group meetings, which are generally held on the 4th Friday every second month. Occasionally we have an outing on the weekend instead of a Friday meeting; check our “What’s On?” page for details of upcoming meetings. Our regular meetings feature a guest speaker, a plant raffle, a table with cuttings of currently flowering natives, (which are discussed), plants propagated at our nursery, our library, and are finished off with a social chat and supper. We start meetings at 7:45pm.
VENUE: Barton Hall (Anglican Retirement Villages), David Road, off Treetops Road and County Drive, Castle Hill. see map
About Propagation
Our enthusiastic volunteers work hard to produce the quality plants that we have at our Friday night meetings, and give away at plant stalls and shows. We grow mostly local natives, and are always happy to see new faces, or accept seeds or cuttings of native plants that grow well our area. Our propagation mornings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from10am.
VENUE: Bidjiwong Community Nursery, Ted Horwood Reserve, Renown Road, Baulkham Hills.
Events and Outings
- Guided Bushwalks
- Plant stalls, Shows and wildflower displays.
- Invitations to talks about Bushland and Fire Ecology.
- Events about Local rare and threatened species.
- Garden visits and trips to places of wildflower interest.
- Opportunities to join a Plant Study group.
- Visits to Open Gardens in and around Sydney.
- And many more
Join Us - Application for Membership
To join our group you can download an application form.
Once done, please post payment and application form to:
The Secretary,
Parramatta and Hills District Group APS,
22 Blackett Drive,
Castle Hill, NSW, 2154
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION FORM (pdf) 