Date |
Activity |
January |
No Meeting or events held |
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February |
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9th Wednesday 6.30pm |
BBQ at the Melton Botanic Garden Site |
10th Thursday 10am-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek – Melton Botanic Garden |
13th Sunday 10am |
Clean Up Day & Waterwatch at Melton Botanic Garden |
27th Sunday 10am-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
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March |
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6th Sunday 10am-noon |
Keep Australia Beautiful Clean-Up Day at Melton Botanic Garden |
9th Wednesday 7.30pm |
Meeting: Guest Speaker: Bill Morrison
– Growing Cacti & Succulents |
10th Thursday 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
25th Friday 6.30pm |
FMBG Social Dinner |
27th Sunday 10am-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
30th March til 3rd April |
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show – Royal Exhibition Buildings - FMBG hanging basket on display |
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April |
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9th Saturday |
Field Trip to visit other Gardens |
10th Sunday 10am-noon |
Clean Up Day & Waterwatch/Waterbug Identification
– Melton Botanic Garden |
13th Wednesday 7.30pm |
Meeting: Guest Speaker – Chris Findlay of Flora Victoria
- Grasslands & weed control |
| 14th Thursday 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
17th Sunday 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden
*(Not usual 4th Sunday due to Easter) |
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May |
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11th Wednesday 7.30pm |
Meeting: Guest Speaker: Richard Barley CEO
- Open Garden Schemes |
12th. Thurs. 10-noon |
Grow the Garden –Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
21st Saturday 9am-1pm |
Australian Plant Society Annual Plant Sale |
29th Sunday 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden
*(not usual 4th Sunday due to Bunnings Sausage Sizzle on 22nd) |
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June |
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8th Wednesday 7:30pm |
Meeting: Guest Speaker: – Lindy Lumsden Australasian
Bat Society – Bats |
9th Thursday. 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
12th Sunday 10am-noon |
Clean Up Day & Waterwatch at Melton Botanic Garden |
24th Friday 6.30pm |
FMBG Social Dinner |
26th Sunday 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
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July |
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13th Wednesday 7.30pm |
Meeting: Guest Speaker: Don Journet
– Garden Plant Conservation Association of Australia
– ‘Why conserve garden plants’ |
14th Thurs. 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
24th Sunday 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
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August |
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10th Wednesday 7.30pm |
Annual General Meeting and Photo Competition |
11th Thurs.10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans ‘Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
14th Sunday 10am-noon |
Clean Up Day & Waterwatch at Melton Botanic Garden |
28th Sunday 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
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September |
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8th Thurs. 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
14th Wednesday 7.30pm |
Meeting: Guest Speaker: Barb & David Pye - Propagation |
23th Friday 6.30pm |
FMBG Social Dinner |
25th Sunday 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
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October |
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9th Sunday 10am-noon |
Clean Up Day & Waterwatch/Waterbug Identification
at Melton Botanic Garden |
12th Wednesday 7.30pm |
Meeting: Guest Speaker: Outback Pride |
13th Thurs. 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
23rd Sunday 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek – Melton Botanic Garden |
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November |
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5th Saturday |
Djerrwarrh Festival - Stall |
9th Wednesday 7.30pm |
Meeting – Guest Speaker: Marcus Ryan of Lambley Nursery – Mediterranean Plants |
10th Thurs 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
20th Sunday |
Field Trip – Bulla & Surrounds |
27th Sunday 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek - Melton Botanic Garden |
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December |
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| 8th Thursday 10-noon |
Grow the Garden – Ryans Creek – Melton Botanic Garden |
14th Wednesday 6.30pm |
End of Year function - Venue TBA |
