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Columbia University, the University of Maryland and the Smithsonian Institution have pooled their expertise to create the world’s first plant identification mobile app using visual search—Leafsnap. This electronic field guide allows users to identify tree species simply by taking a photograph of the tree’s leaves. In addition to the species name, Leafsnap provides high-resolution Continue reading COMPUTER SCIENCE AND BIOLOGY COME TOGETHER Thursday 7 April – Sunday 17 April 10am – 4pm daily FREE ENTRY The Gardens in Focus competition was run on behalf of the Friends of The Gardens. It was open to photographers young and old – amateur, student and professional. Digital photographs were submitted that capture plants, people or a special place taken Continue reading GARDENS IN FOCUS EXHIBITION Open Garden Scheme – Viewing on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March, 10-4.30. 5 Second Avenue, Lane Cove. An interesting conversion to Permaculture. A large Lane Cove block demonstrating how a standard suburban garden can undergo conversion to a more useful, edible landscape, whilst retaining some of its formal lines and flowering plants. Beauty Continue reading OPEN GARDEN ‘ FEED YOURSELF FROM YOUR OWN BACK YARD’ IRSA Daily Living Expo will be held at Rosehill Racecourse on 18-19 May 2011. The Daily Living Expo is Australia’s foremost exhibition for Rehabilitation and Aged Care Equipment. A key focus this year is on the healing value of garden environments and re-connecting people with gardening. Stands will be promoting adaptable and supportive gardening Continue reading IRSA Daily Living Expo The Federal Attorney General wants to expand the list of federally prohibited plants, this is to include hundreds (possibly thousands) of other species, of most significance is the native wattle. The effect of this proposal to the sustainability of our environment and its biodiversity could be severe. For example, acacias are our predominant pioneer Continue reading ‘Blood on the Wattle’ Evening talk March 16 2011 6pm for a 630pm start: Sydney – Different landscapes, different soils, different histories: exploring the interactions between Sydney’s historical growth and its bushland landscapes Our March event is a talk by Doug Benson, Senior Plant Ecologist with the National Herbarium of NSW at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Doug Continue reading AUSTRALIAN GARDEN HISTORY SOCIETY TALK Saturday 12 March: Easy Care Gardens & Market day fundraiser at Mt. Errington*, 1 Rosemead Rd, Hornsby, Sydney. Easy Care Gardening Inc is a service for the frail aged and people with a disability on a pension. Teams of volunteers weed, prune, mulch and make gardens safe and tidy and easy care so people Continue reading EASY CARE GARDENS AND MARKET DAY FUNDRAISER The Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR) is once again running a weekend workshop by Van Klaphake on his identification guide to ‘Eucalypts of the Sydney Region’. The likely date is July 2nd & 3rd and the venue Earlwood. If you are interested in attending please contact Paul on ibb56@yahoo.com.au. We hope Continue reading AABR WORKSHOP Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 April, 2011 Woodgreen, 27 Powells Road Bilpin NSW, Australia …..come rain or shine! Showcasing 40 SPECIALIST PLANT GROWERS selling distinctive and not-easy-to-come-by plants and garden accessories for all gardens -from coast to inland, balcony to acreage and including 14 plant growers new to the Collectors’ Plant Fair. Stalls are Continue reading THE 7th COLLECTORS’ PLANT FAIR With the recent decision that it is not feasible to eradicate Myrtle rust from NSW, the focus of ongoing activities shifts to management. This will see major changes to the way Myrtle rust is dealt with in NSW, with industry and community playing the lead role in efforts to minimise the impact of the Continue reading MYRTLE RUST UPDATE |
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