From the deserts to the sea, the flora of South Australia is as unique and beautiful as its varied landscapes.
About Us
The Regional Society – Australian Plants Society (SA Region) Inc.
The Australian Plants Society SA Region (APSSA) is a community based, non-profit group of people who share an interest in Australian native plants.
Our aims are –
- To encourage the cultivation and study of Australian plants.
- To promote the establishment of gardens in all types of soil and climates for the preservation of Australian flora.
- To pass on our knowledge as widely as possible.
- To support or initiate efforts to protect Australian plants and their habitats.
The society, originally named the Society for Growing Australian Plants (SGAP), was created in 1958, shortly after similar bodies were formed interstate.
Our Vision is
To encourage appreciation of the beauty of native plants, and see native plants valued, cultivated and protected.
To apply our appreciation and practical knowledge of native plants to encourage and assist people and communities to recognise the aesthetic and physical benefits of natural environments.
To combat loss of biodiversity in local environments.
Our Vision
The National Association – Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)
The ANPS(A) is the national association of the various state-based societies. The origin of ANPS(A) dates back to the early 1950s. The idea of a Society that is dedicated to the cultivation of Australian plants was proposed by Arthur Swaby who, for several years from May 1954, wrote a column “Know Your Natives” in the popular gardening magazine “Your Garden“.
As a result of Swaby’s initiative, the first regional Society was established in 1957 in Victoria. The idea was quickly taken up in other parts of Australia to form the separate independent Regional Societies which are now based in each Australian State and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
The national association was formed in 1962 to foster the interchange of ideas and information throughout Australia and to coordinate issues extending beyond regional boundaries. Prior to December 2008, the organisation’s name was the Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP). The name was changed to better reflect the wider interests of member societies, which extend beyond cultivation of Australian native plants. ANPSA is an administrative body and does not have individuals as members. Individual membership is available through the State based Regional Societies.
(Based on an excerpt from the ANPSA website)
Society Updates
Local Groups
Adelaide Group
Our members come from the Adelaide metropolitan area and from the nearby Adelaide Hills. Our aims are to investigate, propagate […]
Northern Yorke Group
For Gardeners, non gardeners, enthusiasts or anyone on NYP with an interest in the conservation, propagation, planting and promotion of Australian plants. […]
Fleurieu Group
Our members come from the Lower Fleurieu Peninsular including Goolwa, Victor Harbor, and surrounding areas. We generally meet at Carrickalinga […]
COOTS Group (Conservation of our Threatened Species)
Conservation is possibly the most important part of the Australian Plants Society. We are actively involved in several conservation initiatives. In one […]
Eastern Eyre Peninsula Group
The Eastern Eyre Group meets regularly in the Arno Bay / Port Neill region.
Brinkworth Group
Meetings at Brinkworth Hall Supper Room unless indicated otherwise
Gawler and Barossa Group
The Gawler and Barossa Districts Group meets at 7:30pm on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Lyndoch Institute […]
Working Bee
For all those who attended our painting working bee in the shed, and to all the others in the COOTS group, this is a friendly reminder that we need to complete the remaining sections of the walls and ceiling that still require finishing.
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What about you all, come along and make up the numbers to get the work done quickly.
We do need to finish, so the next available Sunday, where it may be possible to finish it off, is Sunday, the 8th of June.
Please note the date, and if you can, please come along and make the place sparkle.
We will do the same, with a barbecue for lunch.
Starting again at around 9.00 am will ensure that we can complete it in one day.
Fortunately, we have Malcolm helping out, so a reminder of the sandpaper and some silicon to do the little tidy-up jobs.
I also need some muscle as well, because we need to move the library shelving, and I hope we don't have to empty all the books to do that.
Anyway, see you on Sunday, and make it a social event.
Hope Valley
You will all be sick of hearing from me, but Peter Clark, our Eastern Projects Officer has decided that before we get some rain, it will be good to get some plants into Hope Valley, and he has decided on this coming Thursday.
Now I know ts very short notice, but if anyone is free on Thursday, it will be good to have some COOTS members come along.
I will have some space in my car, so let me know if you want a lift.
It might be mainly grasses being planted, but will be good for Hope Valley.
Planting Day
Not sure about the weather, but we intend to have a working bee up at my property at Rockleigh, and it will be on the 22nd of June.
Hope we haven't double-booked anything.
What we have is a big section of land that this week will be sprayed out to stop the veld grass growth and allow us to plant that entire section with left over trees and shrubs which are too big to sell to the public, so its better to get them into the nice sandy soil, instead of letting them die in the pots.
I hope to be up there on the 22nd at around 10.00 am to unlock the gates and get everything ready.
Now this is where you can all get your hands into the dirt, so please don't miss this big opportunity.
I have attached the directions for those who have not been there before, and lucky group 13, they will already know the lay of the land, as they are all doing their field day a week earlier.
Now our best hope is to plant all these seedlings, and the rain follows us up.
Caitlin has a section where several grass trees need to be planted, so people can help her with that.
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Planting time for those who want to go.
Seems that we have a lot of oversized plants that were left over from the plant sale, and we need to get them into the ground, so I have set aside a section up at my property (Sandalwoods) for all those plants to go in.
It is sandy soil, so no difficulty.
I have plenty of guards and stakes, just need some able-bodied volunteers to get them into the ground.
I will also put on a barbecue.
Send me an email if you wish to attend, and I will send you the map on how to get there. This will also tell me who wishes to go.
I am planning to do this on Sunday, the 22nd of June, and hopefully we may see some rain by then.
Also, Caitlin will have some spots where plants can also go in as well, so all in all, it can be a very productive day.
Do please put that date into your calendar.
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The COOTS group is becoming very proud of our home at Richards Terrace, and after some major plumbing and air-conditioning works, it is now painting time.
Well, Sunday the 18th of May, we decided to make a start, so down to the paint shop, I picked up paint, rollers, dropsheets, brushes, etc, and placed them in the shed ready for the day.
Arriving around 9.00 am, ready to make the shed a place to be proud of, I awaited some help.
For me, that was the best part of the day. Eleven COOTS volunteers came and took on the task with enthusiasm.
The job is not done yet, maybe around two-thirds finished, but what a transformation.
Round two, which should finish the job off, will be in three weeks time, the 8th of June, again at 9.00 am.
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Thanks to all our customers and volunteers for making today a success. I think the event had a wonderful vibe. 😀 ... See MoreSee Less
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