Gardening suggestions for August 2019 + In June each year, each attending member places their donated gardening related gift on a table to swap. The next item was from our speakers, who this month, were from within the garden club.
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Gardening suggestions for July 2019 + our May speaker was well-travelled, well known, great gardener, entertainer and The President of The Garden Clubs of Australia, Mr. George Hoad.
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Gardening suggestions for June 2019 + recent Garden visits and some forthcoming events + demonstration of some irrigation products.
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Gardening suggestions for May 2019 + a very interesting presentation by a vibrant young trio from University of South Australia Business School, who came to tell us about the Community Garden situated on a rooftop space at City West Campus.
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Gardening suggestions for April 2019 + Our meeting on 11th February was a very special one. We say “we are what we eat”. Food is what keeps us all alive and healthy. Our plants too need excellent food to be excellent plants.
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Gardening suggestions for March 2019 + Paul Frost from the Bee Keepers’ Society of SA took us on a journey of discovery of the amazing life of Western Honey bees – Apis Mellifera.
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Gardening suggestions for January 2019 + Rodger and Jenny Argent from the Pelargonium Society shared with us their journey during which they developed their love for, and vast knowledge gained in, propagating and showing Pelargoniums.
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From time to time, instead of bringing speakers from outside, we enjoy hearing from members of the club which is helpful in better getting to know each other. Claire drew our attention to “Mindfulness through Gardening” and Pauline showed us a pictorial presentation of her recent visits to two beautiful English gardens: The Eden project and The Lost Gardens of Helligan, both in Cornwall, UK.
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Gardening suggestions for November 2018 + Amanda Reynolds from Green Platypus Gardens was our Guest Speaker at the last meeting: you need to garden with forethought and to view the garden as an end result in 10 years' time.
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Gardening suggestions for October 2018 + AGM: we considered the plight of the drought stricken farmers North East of us and planned how we might help.
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Gardening suggestions for September 2018 + July 2018 Winter Warmers evening, including our annual “Tips and Tricks”.
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Gardening suggestions for August 2018 + lots about camellias thanks to our expert camellia speaker, Kevin Bowden, ably supported by his equally enthusiastic wife Anne.
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Gardening suggestions for July 2018 + everything you need to know about indoor plants, thanks to enjoyable, entertaining and informative speaker Milton Vadoulis.
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Gardening suggestions for June 2018 + Paul Frost from the Bee Keepers’ Society of SA took us on a journey of discovery of the amazing life of Western Honey bees – Apis Mellifera.
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Gardening suggestions for May 2018 + summary of our March meeting
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Kevin Handreck ex CSIRO researcher talked about the needs of our plants with regard to soils, and announced the winner of our 2018 Tomato Challenge
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Plant parsley this month + more of George’s gardening suggestions for March 2018
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At this hot time of the year it is wise to get out into the garden early in the morning to pick produce and water.
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