Herb Society Current Activities

 ”Unusual Root Herbs and Vegetables to Grow”

will be presented by Professor Chris Williamson 

at Burnley Horticultural College Room MB 10

at 7.30 pm sharp on Thursday November 3rd.

500 Yarra Blvd. Richmond Melway 45A12.   ALL WELCOME!!

Enter via the steel ramp. Join at the meeting. Herb Supper afterwards.

Enjoy the All Colour ‘Herb Age’ on line or by post. Books for Sale.

 Galangal  roots       

 

Galangal Plants

 

 

 

 

 

Note that the Annual General Meeting for 2016 of the

Herb Society of Victoria will take place on Thurs. Oct 6th at 7.30pm sharp in Room MB10 Burnley Horticultural College. Enter via steel ramp entrance.

Main Building 500 Yarra Blvd Richmond Melway 45A12

Nominations for Committee Membership should be made at the September 1st meeting at the same time and address.

Calendula  and Eucalyptus are the herbal symbols

of the Herb Society of Victoria

After the very short AGM we will host a Mini Market for selling, buying and swapping Herb Plants, Herbal Lotions and Creams, Books and Magazines, Herb Gifts, Plant Pots and Herb Foods. All Welcome!!! A Herb Supper will be served too. Join at the Meeting.  Enjoy our all colour magazine: “The Herb Age”, published six times yearly. Members enjoy our free Library! See you there. Cheers Jill  

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday September 1st Joanne Cody:

Edible Weeds and Indigenous Plants.

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 Thurs. Aug 4th Gary Braidmer: Herbs and Wine in History

Gary works with wine. He will discuss links between herbs and wines:

aromatics, traditions, interesting stories on herbs in wine-making.

Robin Calabrese will speak briefly on ‘Star Anise’ a plant on display.

         

 Dark Plums Carnations Purple Grapes

Meet at 7.20pm. Rm 10 main building Burnley Horticultural College

500 Yarra Blvd Burnley/ Richmond Melway 45A12   Members free

Visitors Welcome $5   Raffle of Herb Book or Plant    Herb Supper

Membership Fees Due Pay at Meeting.

‘The Herb Age’ in colour  six times annually posted or on line

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Star Anise Waxy Cream Flowers           Dried Star Anise Seed Pods

 

 

 

 Carmen Holloway will speak about:

‘Herbs which Survive on Neglect in the Community Garden’

This is a back to basics approach to herb gardening. Here are photographs of the basic herbs which are in leaf over Winter.

Thursday July 7th at 7.30pm or just before!

 Visitors Welcome! $5.  Herb Supper. Friendly People.

Members Free. Join at the Event. Library Free for Members

The Herb Age, our full colour magazine is published six times a year Posted or on line 

 

 

 Mullein Herb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graham Smith will give a short talk on Herb Robert.

                              

 

 

 

 

  ‘Unusual Edible Plants’  by Karen Sutherland

         Thursday June 2nd at 7.30pm Sharp

Room MB10 in the Main Cream Brick Building

         Enter via the Doorway at the Steel Ramp            

                Burnley Horticultural College

 500 Yarra Blvd Richmond  Melway 45A12

 36th Birthday of the Herb Society of Victoria

 The 100th Birthday of our Oldest Member

Raffle Members’ Library Herb Supper after Presentation

on Members Free  Visitors Welcome $5 Join at this Event

See our new look “Herb Age’ six per year in full colour.

 

 

 

 

     

  

 

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Warrigal Greens   Chives and Strawberries

Edible  Zinnias   

Unusual Lettuce Leaves                                                                                        

 

 

 

‘The Value of Trees’  Presented by Dr. Greg Moore

              Thursday May 5th at 7.30pm sharp 

         Room MB10 Burnley Horticultural College

Enter via the steel ramp on the cream brick building

         500 Yarra Blvd Richmond Melway 45A12

Short Herb Talk Herb Supper Raffle of Plants and Book 

    Members Library Free Entry  Visitors Welcome $5

Join at the event  full colour “Herb Age” 6 times yearly

 

  

                                 Oak Trees

           

                   Eucalypt Tree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spices are Nice!

                     

Thursday April 7th 7.30pm

Room C10 in the Main Building Burnley Horticultural College

500 Yarra Blvd Richmond  Melway45A12

June Valentine will present ‘Spices’

Herb Society of Victoria 7.30pm sharp please.

A Herbal Supper will follow  Raffle

Members’ Library Visitors are Welcome 

New All Colour ‘The Herb Age’  Join on the Night

Spices and Herbs          

                                                      Cat Nip Leaves

 

Thursday March 3rd Meeting     

The Herb Society of Victoria

Four Cat Herbs  presented by Jill Bryant 

In Room 10 in the Main Cream Brick Building

Burnley Horticultural College

500 Yarra Boulevard Burnley

Melway 45A12  

Visitors are Very Welcome

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Cat Thyme : Teucrium marum

Cat Grass Dactylitis glomerata

The Program for the Year is under Preparation

 

Gardeners’ Gardens Sat.7th-Sun.8th November Around Mt Eliza 10am to 4pm $25 for all 5 gardens $6 for one garden. Pay at any Gate. Teas and Light Snacks. Plants and Gifts on Sale  

    94 Old Mornington Rd. Mt Eliza Melway 101 G10 

    5 134 Amesbury Rd. Mt Eliza Melway 101 J11

   4 Bellbrook Crt. Frankston Sth Melway 102 C10

   134 Wooralla Dve. Mt Eliza Melway 105 G7

   4 Seahaze Crt. Mt Eliza Melway 105 E7

   Enquiries Ph0ne:9775 3301    

 www.mteliza.melbourneanglican.org.au 

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Short Talk: Pat Downe ‘Edible Flowers’ 

Thursday November 5th 7.30pm

Room Main Building MB10

Burnley Horicultural College

550 Yarra Blvd Burnley/Richmond Melway 45A12

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Visitors are Very Welcome 

Come to Taste Edible Flowers for Supper 

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Sarah Court’s Healthy Harvest Festival

Saturday September 12th 10am to 4pm 

 The address is 25 Sarah Court Montrose

Jill Bryant of the Herb Society of Victoria

10.20 to 10.40 am ‘Herbs for Health’

Followed by Potting up Herbs for Children

‘Herbs of the First Fleet and the Colony of NSW’                                 

by Sue Evans Herbalist and Naturopath

Saturday September 26th at 1.30pm                                              

Burnley Horticultural College

500 The Yarra Blvd Burnley Melway 45A12                                                          

Room 10 in the Cream Brick Main Building 

Plants Crafts and Books on Sale. Door Prize

                                                                                                                        

 

 

Montrose Gardeners presents                                       :

Herbs and Flowers of Monet’s Garden By Jill Bryant on

Saturday August 1st at 10.15am in Montrose Library

Jill from the Herb Society of Victoria will give an

illustrated presentation with examples of some plants

in Monet’s Garden in Giverny France and associated memorabilia

When Monet purchased this property, he replanted much of the garden to create a palate

to inspire his now world-famous paintings: Irises, Peonies, Nasturtiums, Roses, Tulips

and importantly the Water Lily, are just some of the flowers he loved.

“My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece” Claude Monet.

At Montrose Library cnr Mt Dandenong Tourist Road

& Swansea Road, Montrose

Saturday 1st August 10.15am

A free event  Bookings Essential 

Phone:9800 6490 or online at                                               

www.yourlibrary.com.au

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‘GARLIC’ by Penny Woodward Expert grower of this wonderful Herb Thursday July 2nd at 7.30pm Room 10 in the Main Building Burnley Horticultural College 500 Yarra Blvd Richmond Melway 45A12 Park on the Boulevard please Vistors $5 Members $3 Herbal Supper PENNY WILL BRING HER BOOKS FOR SALE Library for Members Join at the meeting ALL WELCOME

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