The
Australian Native Plants Society, Canberra Region
Inc. (ANPS) was established in 1962 as the
Society for Growing Australian Plants, Canberra
Region Inc. and changed its name in 1999. The
Society is a non-profit, voluntary organisation
dedicated to the growing, conservation, preservation,
promotion and appreciation of Australian native
plants.
Our
aims are:
- To
provide a forum for discussion and exchange
of ideas on growing and propagating Australian
native plants;
- To
improve Australian native plants for gardens;
- To
promote conservation of Australian plants
and their habitats;
- To
interest nurseries in propagating and selling
Australian native plants;
-
To promote the study of Australian native
plants; and
- To
publish information on propagation and cultivation
of Australian native plants.
We have a wide range of formal and informal
activities involving large and small groups.
This website has information about many of them.
ANPS
has a membership of over 300. It is affiliated
with the Association of Societies for Growing
Australian Plants (ASGAP), and keeps in touch
with its counterparts in the States through
exchange newsletters and Journals, and through
the ASGAP biennial Conference. Members also
have the opportunity to participate in Australia-wide
study groups that focus on particular genera
or plant families, or on related horticutural
topics.
The
Society's major publication is Australian Plants
for Canberra Region Gardens and other cool climate
areas (4th edn. 2001). ANPS also publishes a
Bulletin each month except January, a quarterly
Journal and a number of information pamphlets.
In addition the Society acts as a base for three
ASGAP Study Groups, has a conservation group,
a propagation program, regular field trips,
a bookstall and a seedbank and encourages member
growers.
The
Society may be contacted at PO Box 217, Civic
Square, ACT 2608 or by email through the contact
link on this website.
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