2019 Program First Thursday each month
February 7th 6pm Picnic to Share Burnley College HERB Garden
March 7th Ann Marie Manders: Lavenders Varieties and Uses
April 4th Penny Woodward: Tomatoes Every thing You Need to Know
May 2nd Joanne Cody: Spicy Herby Catering
June 6th Birthday Meeting Number 39
July 4th Titch of Flemings Nursery: Pruning Especially Fruit Trees
August 1st Jill Bryant: Herbs & Old Herb Botanic Drawings
September 5th Stephen Collis: Vertical Gardens
October 3rd AGM and Surprising Short Presentations
November 7th Judi Forrester: Umbrella Family Herbs Plants for Sale
December 5th Prof Chris Williamson: Indigenous Food Crops History Opportunities Challenges
Cherry Guava Psidium cattleyanum
Herb Society of Victoria 2018 Speakers
Each First Thursday 7.15pm sharp
Feb 1st: PICNIC to SHARE at the Burnley Sugar Gum Table
Mar 1st: Peter Dyer ‘Honey and Native Bees’
Apr 5th: Andrew Kelly ‘The Yarra River and Surrounds’
May 3rd : Richard Rowe ‘Butterfly Flowers and Plants’
Jun 7th: Beverley Narandja ‘ ‘
Jul 5th: Jeremy Prentice ‘Wicking Beds for Watering’
Aug 2nd: Jan Illingworth ‘Thyme for Cooking and Health’ and
Julie Wilkinson Flores ‘Kitchen Pharmacy’
Sep 6th: Professor Mardi Townsend ‘The Benefits of
Gardens and Trees on Physical and Mental Heath’
Oct 4th: ‘Two Short Talks on Specific Herbs’
Nov 1st: Steven Collis ‘Vertical Gardens’ cancelled
Dec 6th: Jill Bryant ‘Herbs and Flowers in Festivals’ moved to November.
Fun Quiz at 7.15 after Bring Picnic to Share at 6pm at the Sugar Gum Table near th Herb Garden in Burnley Horticultural College Garden.Welcome all Visitors $5
Fun Quiz
Herb Society of Victoria Speakers Program for 2017.
Feb. 2nd: Bring your own dinner to share at 6pm at the picnic table near the Herb Garden at Burnley Horticultural College
500 Yarra Blvd Richmond Melway 45A12 Park in Yarra Blvd please
March 2nd: Caleb Armstrong Pharmacist and Herbalist: Herbal Teas
April 6th: Jill Bryant: Shakespeare’s Plants to Create Gardens.
May 4th: Howard Fox of Norwood Industries ‘Research Behind Plant Labels.
June 1st: John ‘Planning, Planting, Growing with my Emerald Garden’
July 5th: Brian May ‘Chinese Herbs to Beautify Your Garden’.
August 3rd: Clive Larkman: Romantic Herbs Nursery.
September 7th: John Dwyer: Plants Weeds and People.
October 5th: AGM and Short Talks on Three Herbs.
November 2nd: Myrna of Vermont ‘Floral Art’ Group. “Herbs and Spices in Artistic Arrangements”.
December 7th: Marie n’ Things: Unusual Herbs Talk and for Sale.
The Herb Society Speakers Program for 2016
Meetings first Thurs each month 7.30pm sharp
Burnley Horticultural College Room MB10
500 Yarra Blvd Richmond Melway 45A12
Herb Supper Raffle of a Herb or Herb Book
Visitors Welcome $5 Members Free Members’ Library
‘The Herb Age’ in colour is published six times per year
available posted or on line. Join at the Meeting!
Monthly Speakers 2016
Feb 4th Picnic BYOE: Burnley Centenary Table 6pm
Mar 3rd Jill Bryant: Four Cat Herbs for Cats and Humans
Apr 7th June Valentine: Spices, Spices!
May 5th Dr Greg Moore: The Importance of Trees
Jun 2nd: HSOV is 36 years and Bill Whitehead is 100 years
Karen Sutherland speaks on Unusual Edible Plants and has some for sale
Jul 7th Carmen Hollway: Herbs Which Survive Neglect in Her Community Garden
Aug 4th Gary Braidmer: Herbs and Wine History
Sep 1st Joanne Cody: Edible Weeds
Oct 6th Herbal Bring and Buy or Swap Market Visitors Welcome
Nov 3rd Chris Williams: Unusual Root Herbs and Vegetables
Dec 1st Jill Bryant: Shakespeare’s Herbs and Flowers
