From the deserts to the sea, the flora of South Australia is as unique and beautiful as its varied landscapes.
Australian Plants Sale and Flower Show.
Saturday 17th May 2025
9:30 am to 1:30pm
Urrbrae Agricultural High School
Urrbrae Agricultural High School on
Saturday the 17th of May from 9.30 to 1:30 pm.
Brought to you by The Australian Plants Society SA
- Sale of Plants and Books in the Farm Shed;
- Our COOTS team (Conservation of our Threatened Species) will be on hand to explain their activities and invite you to join them plus sell their plants;
- Coffee Van “WhattheCroque” will be selling drinks and food;
- Native Orchid Society SA (NOSSA) will be joining us.
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 […]
Reminder, reminder - I still have spaces left for the next round of propagation workshops.
Please contact me as soon as possible, if you wish to attend.
The workshops are free and a lot of fun, so if you want to learn a little more or you have the desire to learn about Australian plants, please contact me so I can book you in.
Starts this coming Saturday, the 22nd of March at 12.
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The time is coming around once more.
Propagation workshop round 12 begins on Saturday, the 22nd of March, 2025.
Come along and learn how to grow Australian plant species, using both seed and cutting material, which makes for an interesting course.
The format is a little different from last year, but you still learn all the basics. but now we have included a day out in the field to see how conservation work suits everyone.
I have a few places left, so please contact me by email to book a spot for yourself. ([email protected])
It is a five-week course and is held in the shed at 21A Richards Terrace in Goodwood.
Starts at 12.00 noon and goes on for around three hours.
Join in on this wonderful social event. It costs you nothing to attend, but look at what you will gain.
So please book.
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Again, and hopefully, the weather is not against us as it was last month, but on Sunday the 2nd of March, we have our monthly gathering at the shed, which is at 21 A Richards Terrace in Goodwood.
It is an opportunity to find a group of like-minded people who are dedicated to the promotion of Australian plants, many of them being endemic to the Adelaide Plains.
You can also talk to several very interesting people to get good advice.
Books on Australian plants are for sale there as well.
Different groups are there to give their perspective as well.
The COOTS group will have a stand there, and for those people interested in growing Australian plants, come and talk to Jeff, who runs the very popular propagation workshops, and sign up for the course.
Many have done it now, and many have thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
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Sorry, everyone.
Because of the extremes in the weather predicted, it has been decided to cancel our gathering at the shed on Sunday the 2nd of February.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Something that I know many people wait for two times a year, and why wouldn't you.
I am talking about the Australian Plants Society plant sales where nine times out of ten, you can purchase plants that you cannot get anywhere else.
So I bet you have no idea that we also hold mini plant sales once a month at our premises in Goodwood, known as the shed.
They are held on the first Sunday of every month except January at 21A Richards Terrace in Goodwood, from 12.00 noon through to 3.00 pm.
It is the same venue where Jeff Reid holds his propagation workshops, which also are a must to attend as well.
The idea is for various groups to come together at this place to give the public information and a good selection of plants that you can purchase.
So don't think you have to wait for Autumn and Spring to get those special plants, because there may be a good possibility that you can get a lot of what you want at the shed.
At least come along and meet those of us who are so dedicated to our Australian native plants. ... See MoreSee Less
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we'll be there (unless it's predicted to over 30C) 🥵
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I am probably a little slow at posting this particular event, but it was a day that happens once every twelve months, and it is a get-together barbecue to celebrate a very successful team of people known as the COOTS group.
COOTS for those who may be unaware stands for Conservation Of Our Threatened Species and is the conservation group in the Australian Plants Society (APS)
This year I opened it up to COOTS as well as members of the APS to attend, and even though it was a 35-degree day, we had a great turnout.
I put on a sausage sizzle, and everyone bought a plate of food, so all in all it was a great occasion.
Thankfully at the last minute, Madeleine remembered that we must take an image of the group so even though a couple had left early we were fortunate to get a great image of us all.
It was especially good to see some original COOTS come along, as they are the ones who kept the momentum up for so many years and made COOTS so important.
Anyone interested in conservation should consider being a part of this group, and feel the satisfaction of doing something special to the world that we live in.
We have the projects and now we are getting enthusiasm from many younger people who understand that what we do is so vitally important for the sake of our future. ... See MoreSee Less
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