Program
| Time | Mavis Wood Room | Grace Tooth Dining Room | Courtyard | |
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| 9.30am | Gates Open | (10.00am-3.00pm) Have a cuppa and get to know your fellow gardeners and native plant enthusiasts | (10.00am-3.00pm)Browse native plants from four local nurseries | |
| 10.00 - 10.10am | Welcome to Country David King |
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| 10.10-10.15am | Introduction Annette Cam President, Blue Mountains Conservation Society |
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| 10.15-10.35am Qs till 10.40 |
Why plant a native garden? Erryn Blacklock and Liz Smith |
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| 10.50-11.10am Qs till 11.15am |
The transitional garden Peter Mobbs |
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| 11.30-11.50am Qs till 11.55am |
Gardening for the birds Jill Dark |
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| 12.05am-12.25pm Qs till 12.30pm |
Matching plants with soils for success Liam Ramage |
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| 12.45-1.05pm Qs till 1.10pm |
The Weeds are out, what now? Sue Cunningham, BMCC |
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| 1.20-2.05pm | Nursery Managers FORUM • Chris Long (Lithgow Community Nursery) • Teresa Bernacki (Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve) • Bronwyn Murphy (BMCS Nursery) • Tanya Mclean (BM Wildplant Rescue Service) |
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| 2.15-2.35pm Qs till 2.40pm |
Collecting native seed 101 Richard Johnstone |
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| 2.50-3.10pm Qs till 3.15pm | Designing a native garden and managing fire risk Kath Temple | |||
| 3.20-3.40pm Qs till 3.45pm | What nature grew on your land and how to fit a gum into the garden Paul Gadsby |