Venue for Meetings: SOUTH PERTH CIVIC CENTRE
GCWA Programme of Speakers


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Meeting  Programme 2022


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 September 19         Paul Armishaw - Why We Tend Gardens
  • The idea of a sacred garden, tree, waterfall or vineyard is part of the mythological basis for tending gardens. Dr Paul Armishaw from Remida will take a look back in time, and explain why symbolism is still relevant for our gardens.
 
  • Merrilyn Mellis – My Hills Garden in Miniature
       Enjoy a closer look at the delightful arrangements Merrilyn brings in each month, and learn a little about the  
       wonderful array of plants in her garden.



October 31                 ​Kliti Grice – Fossilisation of Plants and Insects
  • Professor Kliti Grice from Curtin University will share her passion for fossils and what we can learn from them about how environments and ecologies change. This knowledge has valuable applications for our own times.

  • Sandra Murphy – Nostalgia in Inner Suburbia
       Living in an old home in the inner suburbs, Sandra will show some examples of how plants can also maintain   
       memories from earlier days.


November 21    Vicki Power:    The Wonders of Worms
  • If you thought having a worm farm, or worms in your garden, meant you know all about worms, think again. As well as working at Perth Zoo in the native species breeding programme, Vicki Power runs a Wonderful Worm Waste Programme and knows much more about these wriggly wonders.
             
  • Lorraine Douglas – Mystery Plant Profile
       Experienced gardener and one of our knowledgeable ‘brains trust’, Lorraine will enlighten us with her 
          selection; we may not know it in advance, but we’re certain to know more afterwards!