Our special interest groups
We have a number of groups for likeminded people, catering for specialty interest areas.
All members and interested visitors are welcome to connect with us and share your enthusiasm, knowledge and passion with these groups.
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Cacti & Succulent Group
We meet to share our plants, knowledge and enjoyment of growing these popular plants. We also participate in every LHS Flower Show, to show the public interesting examples of this fascinating genus.
We meet at Windmill Hill Hall, East Launceston at 7:30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month.
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Bulb & Alpine Group
This group offers informal get togethers to discuss all things alpine and bulbs, including sharing tips, tricks and plants. Members often bring treasures from their garden to help with identification or problems they are having.
We also encourage the sharing of these wonderful plants, to help enrich gardens with unusual and hard to obtain plants.
Meetings are held on the Saturday following our society Flower Shows.
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Floral Art Group
We are an informal group conducting regular workshops covering all aspects of floral art. We cater for all abilities, from juniors first starting out to experienced floral artists.
During our workshops we learn particular styles and philosophies, which we encourage our members to display at the seasonal Flower Shows.
Meetings are held at Glenara Lakes Activities Room on the last Saturday of the month.
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City Park Volunteers
We have a regular group of volunteers who help with gardening in the Launceston City Park. This includes everything from maintaining beds to planting out the spectacular dahlia display each year.
Volunteers meet at 10:30am on Thursday mornings near the Paterson St entrance.
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Food Garden Group
Our meetings are a chance to observe, learn from the successes and failures of others and leave inspired to try something new.
No experience is needed, just an interest in growing your own food. Discussion topics range from soil health, composting, pest control, pruning, chooks, bees, wicking beds just to name a few.
We have a crop swap table for surplus produce, plants and seeds and conclude our visits with morning tea in the garden.
We meet monthly September – April in a food garden in and around Launceston