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 24th June
on Zoom only.
Our speaker is Andrew Baker the President of the Aroid Society of Australia. His topic will be "Comparison of growing conditions in tropical vs subtropical regions".
Andy will be discussing his observations between growing conditions down in sub tropical climate zones compared to those of tropical climates found in North Queensland. It is well known that a majority of plants really thrive in the conditions up north, however, advantages of conditions here in the south can be forgotten! Over the last six years, Andy has been lucky to have spent a reasonable amount of time “up north” where he has been able to make some rather interesting observations and draw some fascinating conclusions!
Andy has been a keen plant collector for the last 7 years. Andy grows a range of plant families including Tassel ferns, Nepenthes, Palms and obviously Aroids, which will be the dominate feature in his presentation.
As a Physiotherapist, Andy’s background in science really collides with his plant passion as he strives to come up with ways to improve both plant growth and yield through alteration of growing media, temperate modulation and humidity control.
If you are unable to attend in person you can register via Eventbrite to watch on Zoom. Link available here
Click here for information about dates and speakers of future meetings
Meetings will be held every month except December in 2025.
In June & August there will be Zoom 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