On 17 th February 2023 many of our members entered the Echuca Show Horticultural section. With displays of ferns, flowers, succulents,vegetables, herbs, roses & foliage plants entered for scrutineering by judge Margaret Orso. We also made a display table of 5 items we can do in our garden or floral art & crafts. Some MEMBERS

On Friday 4 Nov 2022 seven adventurous members visited four stunning gardens in Castlemaine. Early start with 2 cars at 8 am. 1st garden was MOSSBANK this garden was established in 1986-87 on 3 acres of a mixture of exotics & native plantings, beautiful trees include white cedars, pinoak, chinese elms, grevillias, acacias & leptosperums.

On Tuesday 20 September 2022 9.30 am start, at White Hills Bowls Club– Bendigo Garden Club played host to our regional meeting. Six of our club members attended starting with a registration, cuppa and delicious array of cakes, sandwiches & slices. At 10 am Bendigo Garden Club President Keith Woods welcomed all present. In attendance

On Wednesday 13th July 2022 we held a delicious HIGH TEA provided by the committee. Yummy cakes, sandwiches, slices & quiches were enjoyed by all, set with tiered plates loaded up and lovely tea cups and saucers. The pink theme for serviettes and beautiful camelias and gum tree flowers matching supplied by member Glenda set

On a lovely sunny Saturday three keen orchid officiandos, drove to Shepparton Harness Raceway to view the spectacular ORCHID display from the Goulburn Valley Orchid Club. The displays and perfume were overwhelming, with all kinds of colours and types of orchids proudly on show. There was also lots of orchids for sale, with pots, soil

Our group held a Kokadama workshop at our May meeting. Some very enthusiastic members got their hands dirty to make their very own KOKADAMA which is the art of Japanese Bonsai. Soil was mixed with peat moss and dampened made into about a 4″ ball. Some people used paperbark to wrap their plant in or

On Wednesday 30 March 2022 a bus trip of 34 enthusiastic gardeners, arrived at the show. The day started out overcast in Melbourne but cleared by lunchtime with the sun peeking out from some clouds. Once again the organizers outshone themselves with the setup of display gardens, artwork, quirky bits, coffee & food vans, plant

On Saturday 11 December 2021 members and friends visited this wonderful garden, we paid our entry and raffle and meandered down pathways lined with shady trees, agapanthus, roses, shrubs, palms, dry garden plants, quirky art and bric a brac. There were many themed garden rooms along the way, with places to sit and have a

14 members and friends enjoyed a wonderful visit to YACKATOON GARDENS COOMBOONA a short drive from nearby Shepparton & Mooroopna. Situated against a backdrop of eucalypt forest at Thompson Bend on the Goulburn River. The gardens are formal, in an ENGLISH style & comprise of 16 acres planted around a free form lake. Characterised by

On Friday 17 Sep and Saturday 18 Sep, two seperate groups due to COVID restrictions, we enjoyed a pleasurable trip to Heather McKeans in Balendella stunning orchid displays and her delightful garden. Three green houses absolutely packed with flowering Dendrobiums, Cymbidiams, Natives, Exotics & Cattleas. The perfume was overwhelming and the colours just popped. Heather