Alpine Garden Society Victorian Group

Marg's Alpine house and plants.

Halesia carolina a small tree growing in a cool corner of Marg's garden. When moving into her garden many tree's were planted in a small garden, necessary on hot days. Marg will slowly cull the trees as they out grow their space, and other slower growing trees are getting larger.

The front of Marg's glass house, used for seed raising and growing Margs favourite plants, Marg says she just loves her glass house it has been a very special place for her in lock down. You can go out there and fritter away hours. A special trough at the front of the glass house was picked up at a junk yard Marg's grandson took her to, it depicts a story of Don Quixote and his man servant.

 

Shade cloth is used extensively in our Australian climate, even in Autumn and Spring we can have hot days that destroy those treasured plants and seedlings.

Cyclamen persicum, Mukdenia rossii, Epimedium wushanense and Farfugium japonicum Crispatum from a passed friend Marg Taras's garden, all growing with fresh abundance after repotting.

Lahenalia mathewsii from seed, with Bulbine bulbosa endemic to Australia in the background.

Lachenalia mathewsii above and below, will grow very well in the garden too, in a sunny well drained position. Thought to be extinct in the wild from 1943 to 1983 but rediscovered. Unfortunately most of the land that it is growing on is used for agriculture. Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden in Capetown, South Africa, has made seed and bulbs available and it is grown world wide now.  

Our next Alpine Garden Society Victorian Group zoom meeting is on 31st October at 7.30pm, members please let Fermi know if you are wanting to join us. Alan will be speaking on the plants on the Overland track of Tasmania, that he and his wife did about a year ago. This is a 5 to 7 day hike carrying your own food, tent, stove, sleeping equipment and water, fresh water can be replaced at the cabins along the way. 

Marg has also walked the overland track some years ago staying in the cabins.

The scenery and plants are just beautiful and many are endemic to Tasmania and Australia.

Don't forget to save and collect your seed this year as we will be holding a seed exchange and you need to be a member to join in, looks like a good seed set for the Erythronium this year. Seed needs to be sent in by the 10th of January 2021 at the latest, address is in the newsletter.