Northern Suburbs Branch
The Northern Suburbs Branch has meetings with guest speakers each month on the 4th Tuesday at 7.30pm at the Henderson Environment Centre, Groat St North Beach, and occasional excursions to places of interest. The largest activity of the Branch is propagating rare, endangered and unusual West Ausralian native plants at the nursery, located at the Landsdale Farm, for home gardens and special projects. The nursery is open every week with special sale-days twice a year. A dedicated team of volunteers propagate the seedlings and also provide workshops and growing advice.
Nursery
The nursery is open every Thursday and Saturday from 9am to 2pm. Landsdale Farm is located on the corner of Evandale Rd and Hepburn Ave, Darch. Volunteers will assist you to choose native species which are right for your location and growing conditions and will provide advice on soils, watering and other conditions needed to get the best from your native garden. For information on available plant species visit the nursery website: www.ns.wsowa.org.au
AUTUMN PLANT SALE: Please note that the Autumn Plant Sale, usually in April, will now be held later in Winter, once the New Northern Suburbs Branch Nursery in Madeley has opened for business. Watch this website for date and details or watch the nursery website at www.ns.wsowa.org.au
Events
Free guided nature walks each month, approximately 90 minutes long, starting at 8:00am. See seasonal changes in plant and animal life in a number of Northern Suburbs bushlands. Walks leave from the Henderson Environmental Centre, in the Star Swamp Bushland, Groat St North Beach.
The Northern Suburbs Branch meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month, starting at 7.30pm, at the Henderson Environmental Centre, Groat Street, North Beach.
2025 Guest Speakers:
25 Feb: Philip LaDD “Pollination & Breeding Systems in fringe Lilies and Arnocrinum”
25 Mar: John Ewing “Priority Projects with Grevilleas”
15 April: NOTE CHANGE OF DATE – THIRD TUESDAY. Joint meeting with Northern Suburbs branch of WA Naturalists Club for a special presentation from Dept of Primary Industries & Regional Development: Carolyn Butterworth “Polyphageous Shot-hole Borer (PSHB) Response”
27 May: AGM: Roz Hart “Fungi with iNaturalist”
24 June: Dr Michael Hughes “Understanding Public Preferences for Ecological Urban Plantings”
22 July:
26 August:
23 September:
28 October:
25 November:
President: Richard Curry, 0408 923 610
Secretary: Christine Curry, 0430 013 364