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May 2025
(AGM Meeting) Speaker: Roz Hart “Fungi – with iNaturalist”
Join Northern Suburbs Wildflower Society for the monthly meeting, with a short 2025/26 Annual General Meeting to be held prior…
Find out more »June 2025
Creating a Habitat Garden Mandy Bamford
Come along and join Mandy Bamford who will take us though how to create a garden that will be attractive…
Find out more »Public Preferences for Ecological Urban Plantings
Join Northern Suburbs Wildflower Society for the monthly meeting, at the Henderson Environment Centre, Groat St North Beach, starting at…
Find out more »August 2025
Jeremy Wilson: Why trapdoor spiders all look alike and the link between behaviour and body shape
Western Australia is known for its astounding diversity of mygalomorph spiders (trapdoor spiders and their relatives). These spiders build an amazing array of different burrows and retreats, ranging from the intricate twig-lined trapdoor burrows to the messy 'curtain webs' built under rocks and logs. Jeremy will explain how the physical appearance of these spiders changes depending on the type of retreat they create and show that burrowing behaviour and morphology have evolved together in consistent ways across all groups of mygalomorph spiders globally.
Find out more »November 2025
Jolanda Keeble: ‘Field Guide for Wongan Hills’
For most wildflower enthusiasts, the Wongan Hills is well known as a significant nature reserve in the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu; it is located about a 2.5 hour drive north-east of Perth. The area is also famous for its yearly Verticordia Festival at Reynoldson Reserve.
Jolanda started working on a book about the flora of Wongan Hills in 2022. She will share some of the background work and the results that led to this publication.
The Wildflower Society uses its independent technical knowledge of WA’s wildflowers to help you better know, grow, enjoy and conserve the wildflowers of Western Australia.
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