SGAP QLD Region Meetings

Meetings commence at 7.30 pm at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt. Coot-tha Auditorium, Mt. Coot-tha Road, Toowong. All members and friends are welcome to attend.

Regular features of each meeting include Plant Exchange, Library, Discussion of Specimens, Snapshots (short items by members) and the advertised Speaker.

Sunday 10 March

SGAP Regional Meeting at Redlands IndigiScapes, Runnymede Road, Capalaba (UBD Map 204 K5). SGAP and kids/grandkids day out.
Meeting begins at 9.30am with morning tea.

The speaker for the meeting will be Dr. Margaret Greenway, Associate Professor at the Griffith School of Engineering. Margaret will speak on The Role of Native Plants in Reclaiming Wetlands and Improving Water Quality.

This Meeting and activities are aimed to promote SGAP to families and young people. Please bring a plate of finger food to share for lunch. Morning tea will be provided. Also bring friends, family, and neighbours. There are children's activities and plants will be available to buy from the nursery in the morning. IndigiScapes is a wonderful place to discover how and where to use Aussie plants in the garden.

For more information email Chris Reddick - reddick212@yahoo.com.au

Monday 8 April

Come along and hear the Annual Reports and take part in the election of officers for the coming year. Please bring a plate of food to share for supper and a plant (or plants) for the plant raffle.

Monday, 13th May

by Lawrie Smith, Landscape Architect and well known SGAP identity

Lawrie will give a presentation about Australian plants he has seen and photographed on his many overseas trips and his involvement in the design and creation of Australian exhibits at International Garden Festivals in Liverpool, England, and Osaka, Japan. He will also feature an outstanding private garden in Holland devoted almost entirely to Australian plants.

Tuesday, 11th June

Guest Speaker - John Thompson