Upcoming Events for 2020
Visit this page for updates.
Currently all indoor events are cancelled due to the cover-19 situation.
Walks in limited group sizes have now resumed.
Our next walk is at Balbirooroo Wetlands in Balnarring on Saturday 11th July starting at 1:30. Please be there by 1.15pm for the usual sign in and footwear spray. Meet at Balnarring PS carpark.
| Day | Date | Time | Venue | Topic |
| Tues | 18 February | Evening – 7:30pm | Benton Square Community Centre | 5 for 5 (5 members talk to 5 pictures) |
| Sat | 22 February | Afternoon – 1pm | Karwarra Australian Plant Garden | Visit |
| Sat | 1 March | All day | Clean Up Australia Day | |
| Tues | 17 March | Evening – 7:30pm | Benton Square Community Centre | Cancelled |
| Sat | 21 March | Morning – 10:30am | Seawinds | Propagation workshop
Cancelled |
| Sat | 18 April | Afternoon – 1pm | Sorrento-Portsea coast | Coastal Walk
Cancelled |
| (school hols 30 Mar-13 Apr, Easter 10-13 Apr) | ||||
| Tues | 21 April | Afternoon – 2:30pm | Benton Square Community Centre | Cancelled |
| Sat | 2 May | 10:00 am – 3:30pm | Seawinds, Arthurs Seat State Park | Plant Sale
Cancelled |
| Wed | 6 May | 7:00 – 9 :00pm | Benton Square Community Centre | Public course Gardening with Australian Plants session 1
Postponed |
| Wed | 13 May | 7:00 – 9 :00pm | Benton Square Community Centre | Public course Gardening with Australian Plants session 2
Postponed |
| Tues | 19 May | Evening – 7:30pm | Benton Square Community Centre | Plant Identification |
| Wed | 20 May | 7:00 – 9 :00pm | Benton Square Community Centre | Public course Gardening with Australian Plants session 3
Postponed |
| Sat | 23 May | Day – tba | tba | walk
Cancelled |
| Wed | 27 May | 7:00 – 9 :00pm | Benton Square Community Centre | Public course Gardening with Australian Plants session 4
Postponed |
| Sat | 30 May | Day – 10:30am or 2pm | tba | Public course Gardening with Australian Plants garden visit
Postponed |
| Tues | 16 June | Afternoon – 2:30pm | Bentons Square Community Centre | Seaford/Edithvale Wetlands
Cancelled |
| Sat | 20 June | Afternoon – 1pm | Seaford/Edithvale | Seaford/Edithvale Wetlands |
| Sat | 18 July | Afternoon – 2:30pm | Bentons Square Community Centre | Cancelled |
| Sat | 25 July or 1 August | Morning – 9:30am | Devilbend Reserve | Planting morning |
| Sun | 16 August | Day – tba | tba | Fungi spotting |
| Tues | 18 August | Evening – 7:30pm | Benton Square Community Centre | Annual General Meeting |
| Fungi | ||||
| Sat | 29 August | Day – 9:30am | Devilbend Reserve | Weeding morning |
| Tues | 15 September | Evening – 7:30pm | Benton Square Community Centre | Eremophilas |
| Sat | 19 September | Day – 10:30am | Warneet Reserve | Excursion |
| Sat | 3 October | Afternoon – 1pm | tba | Garden visit or Wildflower Walk |
| Tues | 20 October | Evening – 7:30pm | Benton Square Community Centre | Grand Plant Table |
| Sat | 24 October | Afternoon – 1pm | tba | Garden visit or Wildflower Walk |
| Tues | 17 November | Evening – 7:30pm | Benton Square Community Centre | tba |
| Tues | 17 November | Evening – 7:30pm | Benton Square Community Centre | tba |
| Sat | 21 November | Day – tba | tba | tba |
| Sun | 6 December | Day – 12pm | Rosebud | Flowers & Fruit – 2020 final lunch |
Previous 2020 Events
Tuesday 18th February
7:00pm for a 7:30pm start at Benton Square Community Centre
5 for 5 (5 members talk to 5 pictures)
Saturday 22nd February
1:00pm Karwarra Australian Plant Garden visit
Saturday 30th May
1:00pm Main Ridge Conservation Reserve walk
Saturday 13th June
1:30pm Seaford Wetlands walk
Saturday 27th June
1:30 Warringine Park wetlands walk/boardwalk
Previous 2019 Events
Tuesday 19th February
7:00pm for a 7:30pm start at Benton Square Community Centre
Our Cultivation Experiences – Committee members
Saturday 9th March
Bonsai Workshop 2 – Charles Saffroy
Saturday 16th March
Propagation workshop – Seawinds Garden volunteers
Tuesday 23rd April
2:00pm for 2:30pm start at Benton Square Community Centre
Balcombe Creek Restoration – Liz Barraclough (BERG)
Saturday 4th May
Annual Plant Sale – Seawinds Gardens
Saturday 18th May
Balcombe Creek Walk – Liz Barraclough (BERG)
Tuesday 18th June
7:00pm for a 7:30pm start at Benton Square Community Centre
Plant identification with basic botany – Tony Thake, (Seawinds Gardens)
Saturday 20th July
2:00pm for 2:30pm start at Benton Square Community Centre
Speaker – Trevor Blake – Banksias
Saturday 27th July
Devilbend Reservoir 9:30am
Planting morning – Ranger Sam Pollard
Tuesday 20th August
2:00pm for 2:30pm start at Benton Square Community Centre
Speaker – Mornington Peninsula Shire Ranger
– Mornington Peninsula Bushland Reserves: Revegetation and Biodiversity
Saturday 24th August
Devilbend Reservoir 9:30am
Weeding morning – Ranger Sam Pollard
Saturday 21st September
Peninsula Gardens Bushland Reserve 9:30am – Mornington Peninsula Shire Ranger
Saturday 5th October
10:30am Garden Visit – Bob and Dot O’Neill’s garden, Narre Warren (2005 ABC Gardener of the Year)
Tuesday 15th October
7:00pm for a 7:30pm start at Benton Square Community Centre
Annual general Meeting
Karen and Mark Allison – Floral Highlights of Our 2018 Western Australia Trip
Saturday 9th November
10:30am Garden Visit – Sue Gilbert’s garden, Mt Eliza
Tuesday 19th November
7:00pm for a 7:30pm start at Benton Square Community Centre
Speaker – Royce Raleigh – Lesser Known / Small Plants in the Garden
Sunday 8th December
Break-up lunch – Noon
Verena Reich’s garden – 24 Mashie Court, Rosebud.
