Monthly Meetings

Growing Tomatoes

Penny Woodward

Penny Woodward spoke to 88 members about tomatoes.     Key highlights included:- In the early 1900”s there were many varieties of tomatoes and fruits – over time we have lost about 85% of heirloom varieties (due in part to commercial decisions). At the suggestion of Margot White (...

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Honey and Beekeeping

Peter Dyer

Peter Dyer, an apiarist  spoke about backyard bee keeping. About rural apiarists who own thousands of bee hives and must transport their hives great distances between orchards and areas of native flowering plants.  Hives are moved to North Victorian almond trees and then onto orange...

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Hydroponic Gardening For Small Spaces.

Peter Funnell

Peter explained hydroponic gardening is the process of growing plants without soil. There are various methods of growing plants under the term hydroponics, such as the flood and drain method, drip feed, nutrient film technique, aeroponics and aquaponics. The choice of which method to use would...

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AGM and Members Lunch

Reminder - we will be holding our AGM meeting off-site at St Georges (Melbourne Polytechnic), Preston.     Meet at our Clubrooms 9.45am to board the bus.  Congratulation to our out-going Committee on a successful year.   https://www.melbournepolytechnic.edu.au/wp-content/...

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Salvias

Lyndi Garnett

As a follow up from our visit to the Salvia Display Garden and Lindi's own garden back in March, Lindi came and gave members a fascinating talk on the diversity of salvias. Lyndi Garnett was introduced by our president, Terry. She is associated with the Victorian Salvia Study Group who have a...

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Composting Revolution

Liz Caspar

Liz Carter spoke about composting and worm farming.  Liz is the senior sustainability officer for environment and sustainable living from the Boroondara Council.  She explained the council has a large environmental team, driven by the community to run programs and initiatives to...

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Growing Chrysanthemums

William Orange

William Orange spoke about his Grandfather Thomas Pockett OBE who was a world champion chrysanthemum breeder and was the first flower breeder in the world to be awarded an OBE for his work.  Thomas Pockett was a Malvern Council Garden curator for 31 years.  During the years of...

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Botanic Gardens of Australia

Attila Kapitany

Attila Kapitany gave a very enthusiastic and amusing  talk about botanical gardens he and his wife Michelle regularly visit in major cities and regional areas in Australia and overseas.  His definition of a garden is a “Place where imagination grows”.  Attila told us...

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Bromeliads

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee explained that bromeliads originated from South and Central America. They are very diverse with many different groups, with most belonging to 3 families:- Bromelioideae, Pitcairniodeae and Tillandsioodeae. Bromeliads grow in many sizes ranging from delicate Spanish Moss to...

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2018 Program

PROGRAM OF TRIPS AND SPEAKERS FOR 2018: Thursdays 08 Feb - Moon Gardening (Kerry Galea) 08 Mar - Bromeliads (Bruce Lee) 15 Mar - BLUE LOTUS WATER GARDEN, YARRA JUNCTION TRIP 12 Apr - Botanic Gardens of Australia (Attila Kapitany) 19 Apr - NOBELIUS HERITAGE PARK, EMERALD TRIP 10 May - Growing...

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Ancient Moon Gardening

Kerry Galea

Kerry Galea spoke about Ancient Moon Gardening, using the moon phases and cycles for productive and beautiful gardens.  Kerry described it as gardening in harmony with Mother Nature.  A system of gardening where you do things on different days using long held knowledge from ancient times...

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