We began meeting at The Ringwood East Senior Citizens Centre (Laurence Road) at the beginning of 2022.
(Our previous location was in Blackburn and as this building was to be sold we had to find new premises).
It did prove difficult to find a new suitable location but settled on the rooms at East Ringwood. Unfortunately this did mean that we lost some long-term members as the extra distance was just too far to travel.
After settling into our new location it became evident that the gardens surrounding the building needed some attention.
After consulting with the leaders of the centre and meeting with Maroondah Council we were given permission to create a native garden.
This has entailed removing some of the old plants, adding gypsum to the soil, re-planting with native plants and then mulching.
We source plants from members, CRISP and Chris Fletcher.
We also are developing the nature strips with two more to be planted out in March 2025.
If you would like to help us please contact one of the committee members.
Acacia aculeatisissima, Acacia cognata 'Mini Cog', Acacia cognata 'dwarf', Acacia extensa, Acacia glaucoptera, Acacia guinetti, Adenanthos cuneatus, Astartea fascicularis, Asterolasia asteriscophora, Austromyrtus dulcis
Banksia marginata 'low form', Banksia 'Coastal Cushion', Boronia 'Blue Wave', Brachyscome multifida - various colours
Callistemon seedling 'from Reeves Pink ?', Calothamnus hirsutus, Chorizema cordatum, Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Chrysocephalum baxteri, Correa alba, Correa 'Carpet Bells', Correa reflexa, Correa alba 'prostrate', Correa 'Amber Chimes', Crowea 'Whipstick', Crowea 'Poorinda Ecstasy'
Darwinia citriodora 'prostrate', Dianella tasmanica, 'replaced row of agapanthus along north boundary', Dillwynia retorta, Dodonaea procumbens
Eremophila glabra ssp carnosa, Eremophila glabra 'red', Eutaxia ericoides, Eutaxia myrtifolia
Gastrolobium bilobum, Gastrolobium celsianum 'Swan River Pea', Gastrolobium celsianum Glycine tabacina, Goodenia albiflora, Goodenia amplexans, Goodenia benthamii, Goodenia ovata, Grevillea lanigera 'Mt Tamboritha', Grevillea 'Tucker Time Cherry Pie', Grevillea 'Soopa Doopa', Grevlliea 'Strawberry Smoothie', Grevillea 'Scarlet Sprite', Guichenotia macrantha
Hardenbergia violacea 'local', Hardenbergia violacea 'Meema', Hardenbergia violacea 'Mini HaHa', Hibbertia aspera, Hibbertia riparia 'local'
Indigofera australis, Isotoma axillaris
Kennedia prostrata 'local'
Lepidosperma gunnii 'local', Leptospermum 'Pink Cascade', Leptospermum rotundifolium 'Julie Ann', Leptospermum petersonii
Melaleuca fulgens 'orange', Melaleuca thymifolia 'white', Melaleuca violacea, Micromyrtus ciliata, Microseris lanceolata, Myoporum parvifolium prostrate 'pink'
Olearia phlogopappa 'mauve', Olearia homolepis
Pandorea pandorana, Pelargonium australe 'local', Persoonia nutans x oxycoccoides 'Golden Lantern', Philotheca verrucosa 'double form', Pimelea humilis 'local', Platylobium obtusangulum 'local', Plectranthus parvifolius, Poa morrisii 'local', Poa sieberiana, Podolepis jaceoides, Prostanthera cuneata, Prostanthera phylicifolia, Prostanthera porcata, Pultenaea hispidula, Pultenaea pedunculata 'Pyalong Gold', Pultenaea pedunculata 'red/yellow'
Scaevola albida, Scaevola sp 'Mauve Clusters', Scaevola sp (came up in Bev's garden)
Templetonia retusa, Thomasia brachybotrya, Thomasia quercafolia, Thryptomene saxicola,
Thryptomene 'FC Payne'
Westringia rigida ?, Westringia seedling (from Bev's garden), Westringia 'Blue Gem'
Westringia 'Smokey', Xerochrysum bracteatum
Zieria prostrata, Zieria smithii?
