Tropical Garden Society of Sydney
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The Tropical Garden Society of Sydney has the goal of fostering interest in growing tropical plants in a subtropical climate. It aims to educate and share information through expert presentations. It also provides access to plants that are not readily available in Sydney. Regular meetings are held in a central location and have a friendly, informal and non-competitive atmosphere. New members are very welcome.
Our next meeting is scheduled for 7:30 pm Tuesday 23rd June online on Teams.
Our Speaker is Bruce Dunstan and his topic will be Central Peru
Bruce Dunstan attended the inaugural Heliconias Peru meeting in November 2025 and travelled around the region looking at Heliconias, Bromeliads and other rainforest monocots.
Bruce is a Brisbane horticulturist who has worked in the local nursery industry for 42 years – 38 years of travelling with over 41 trips through 15 tropical countries pursuing his plant interests in heliconias, gingers, bromeliads, aroids and other rainforest monocots as well as an ever-expanding interest in other plant groups. Bruce has been involved in the early promotion and commercialisation of landscape bromeliads, including Alcantarea and Vriesea cultivars, since the early 2000s.
He has served on the board of the Heliconia Society International for 17 years and also on the Board of the Bromeliad Society of Queensland for 7 years.
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Meetings will be held every month except December in 2026.
In June & August there will be online meetings only
For the other months, meetings are planned to be held at:
Venue: Concord Community Centre, 1a Gipps St, Concord
Time:7:00pm entry for 7:30pm presentation start on the fourth Tuesday of the month
Months: January, February, March, May, July, September, October, November