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secretary — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 10:41:43 +0000

Herbal Inspiration

secretary — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 12:04:17 +0000

Come for Ideas to Grow a Themed Herb Garden

secretary — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 11:38:08 +0000

Shakespeare’s Herbs and Flowers

Jill Bryant’s Plants the Bard’s Words

Ideas to Refresh your Garden

Thursday December 1st 7.30pm sharp

Burnley Horticultural College 500 Yarra Blvd Richmond

Melway 45A12 Main Building room 10 Enter via steel ramp

Mini talk Raffle of Plants and Book Herb Supper

Free Library to Members Join at the Meeting

New coloured ‘Herb Age’ six issues yearly by post or online

Members Free Library and Entry

Visitors Welcome $5 Join at the Meeting Cheers Jill

Shakespeare’s Rose 2000 by David Austin is below .

Herbs in Space

secretary — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 08:42:34 +0000

In 2016 Bioscientists managed to grow a flowering plant in a Space Ship. What is that flower’s name and why was this done? Surprisingly the plant is Zinnia. A very commonly grown plant in domestic gardens in the 1950s and 1960s the Zinnia flower is edible!! petals of this one are orange. The purpose of this exercise is to have fresh plant food for astronauts to eat. Along with this stunning news came more information: A year earlier a zucchini plant and lettuces had been grown successfully in space. Why was this achievement not made public ? The scientists believed this was not sufficiently important for an international announcement !! This news raises many questions. What medium were the plants grown in? How were liquid nutrients or potting soil contained? How long did the task take for its final success? How will zinnia petals be prepared?

Children and Herbs

secretary — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:36:31 +0000

Walking in the park with Patrick Granma pointed out the Dandelion seed head. She picked the stem and handed it to Patrick. He was amazed as she blew the first tiny parachute seeds away. He tried to blow but sucked in his breath and snorted! He ‘blew’ again and a few tiny seeds wafted away.

Patrick smiled.

It is the last time to plant bulbs. Last week Thomas planted daffodil bulbs with his mother. They had already begun to sprout, because they had been summering in a dry shady spot in the garden, loosely covered with mulch. This year they will be among other plants: ‘Blue Spires’ salvia, pink Shirley poppies, flat leaf parsley, Flanders poppies and dark blue lobelia. A rainbow of colour.

End of season tomato plant

Once children have been introduced to gardening at an early age it becomes a natural part of daily life. My Grandson Thomas told his mother that he had a message for Granma. My daughter rang me for the little three year old to talk. “Granma, tomatoes finished in the garden, no more. Sorry” was the message to me. Yesterday he wanted to plant seeds of carrots and beans. His mother said ”let’s wait to plant those near your birthday in spring.” so already he is learning about the seasonal garden activities.

Children love gardening, playing with earth and water, as well as popping bulbs into holes they have dug and sprinkling seeds onto newly smoothed sand. Father, Mother, Grandad and Grandma can create hours of fun for tiny tots.

Plant Borage, Borago officinalis seeds. In six weeks the plant blooms with its pretty peerless blue star flowers, which are edible. The flowers can be added to salad and to fruit salad. Borage flowers can be painted with egg white and dusted with icing sugar, allowed to set and used as a decoration on a cup cake.

Borage: Borago officinalis

flowers are edible

Branches of the Herb Society of Victoria

secretary — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:28:59 +0000

WELCOME TO THE HERB SOCIETY OF VICTORIA
WE ARE A VERY FRIENDLY GROUP
We meet every First Thursday at Burnley Horticultural College
In Room MB10 at 7.30pm sharp for two talks and a Herb Supper and a Raffle of Herbs
Hills Branch meets 7.45pm the third Wednesday at Belgrave Library Reynolds Lane Belgrave
Salvia Study Group meets intermittently Check www.salvias.org.au for details

Herb Society of Victoria

admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:37:25 +0000

Photographs taken at Ballarat Botanic Gardens, Garden of St Erth and the Geelong Botanic Gardens by J.Bryant.

Welcome to the Herb Society of Victoria!

We meet the first Thursday each month at the

Burnley Campus of the University of Melbourne

Yarra Boulevard in the Main Building Room MB10

Enter from The Yarra Boulevard via the double gates

and take the first left turn to park.

If no spaces park in the Boulevard.

Plants and Books for Sale

Visitors Welcome Join the HSOV at the Meeting

Members Borrow our Library Books Free

A Herb Supper each Meeting Members Bring Food

Admission for Visitors is $5 and Members are Free

Raffle of a Book or Herb plants!

Hope to See You! There! Melway 45 A12 7.30 pm sharp

Australian Conifer in Burnley Gardens

Photograph by Jill Bryant