Condingup Garden Club

The garden club started in 1997 for social contact and to help establish gardens in a harsh climate. The club has done work around our community hall and has helped many people with advice on establishing gardens in outlying areas. After bushfires in 1999 residents who lost their gardens were helped by the club to start again.

Garden Club is normally held on the 3rd Friday of each month. There are no joining or membership fees - anyone is welcome. Most meetings you will go home with some helpful information from a guest speaker or other local gardeners, or a plant cutting for your garden. Also you are sure to have enjoyed the fellowship of other gardeners.

Calendar
Feb 18 The first meeting for 2005 will be at 10 am at Sue and Mal Mckenzie's in Condingup. Checking out their new water feature info should be pretty cool.

March 18, we head into Esperance to check out Nick and Fluff Weckert's outdoor entertaining area.

April 5, the Cascade girls have invited us to join them at Jenny Hyde's.

April 15, Rex and Elaine Schier's to see some rose pruning.

May 20 We're having a guest speaker from Perth at the Bayview Motel. The guest speaker is Roger Brainowski from Geranium Cottage Nursery at 66 Armadale Rd Rivervale WA.

The biggest Morning Tea (usually our May meeting ) has always been well supported. This helps raise funds for cancer research.

July 15 The garden club is going to Justine McDonald's on Parmango Rd.

August 15 The venue will be the Green Scene Nursery on Myrup Rd.

Many interesting gardens have been host to the Garden club over the years with guest speakers, including Nola Sheperd, a garden designer from Perth.

Garden club have helped rebuild a garden after bush fires, and have done a backyard Blitz to help an ill friend.

Chris Longmire always keeps us informed about the "Open Gardens" each year. A car pool is usually organised to attend as most of us find the Open Gardens so inspirational.