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NEWSLETTER - DECEMBER 2020

10 December 2020 Hi All, Well what a year we have lived through, but we are still here to tell the story, just! At the start of the year, I had great plans to recruit a new committee for our club, as many of our long serving committee members would like to stand down. Covid put an end to that. I know for a fact...

NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 2020

12 November 2020 Dear Members, Last night was so hot that I couldn’t sleep, so I ended up listening to the radio. Part of the chatter was about the size and quantity of the rose blooms this year and I have to agree that they really are magnificent. So we have devoted the front cover of our November newsletter to...

NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 2020

08 October 2020 Dear Members, This is our 6th CMGC newsletter which means that we have now been in lockdown for 6 months! I hope that you have been enjoying these missives and that they have helped you to feel connected to our wonderful club and its members. If I hadn’t been doing this newsletter or getting...

Newsletter - September 2020

10 September 2020 Dear Member, Another month, another newsletter, another CMGC meeting missed and another extension to lockdown. Isn’t life fun?? At least Spring has arrived. The other day I was sent an email outlining what clubs and organisations need to do to be Covid safe at meetings after lockdown. Quite frankly...

NEWSLETTER - AUGUST 2020

13 August 2020 Dear CMGC member, Another month and another meeting today that we have missed. How we wish we could bring you some good tidings as to when we might meet again, but sadly that’s not to be. So what we can bring you in the attached newsletter is some gorgeous colour, some interest and hopefully...

NEWSLETTER - JULY 2020

09 July 2020 Dear Members, No, we have not forgotten you and there is a newsletter this month which you will find attached. Truth be told, just when we were starting to see light at the end of the tunnel and were making plans as to how to re-ignite our club, we went back into lockdown. Like many others, this...

NEWSLETTER - JUNE 2020

11 June 2020 Dear Members, My best intentions to get the newsletter out to you at the time of the scheduled monthly meeting this morning failed this month, so I do apologise for that. But at least I have got it out on the day. When the cold weather really hit us, the aches and pains in my hip multiplied and I...

Newsletter - May 2020

14 May 2020 Dear Members, At 10 am this morning we should be socialising with each other and getting ready to start our meeting. But here we are at home in the second month of lockdown. Our guest speaker would have been Andrew Roper, giving us an insight into Rhododendrons. I will be in touch with him to try...

Newsletter - April 2020

24 April 2020 Welcome to our first Newsletter. Please enjoy.

COVID-19 UPDATE

17 April 2020 Dear CMGC Members, Due to Covid 19 the Camberwell Morning Garden Club has had to suspend all its activities until this crisis is over. The Lynden Park Club House facility has also been closed until further notice. We do apologise for this as we know how much we all enjoy our meetings and outings....

Covid-19 virus

24 March 2020 The committee of the CMGC regret to inform you that due to the Covid-19 virus, all meetings and trips the club had planned on its calendar will be cancelled until further notice to help keep our members safe and well. We apologise for any inconvenience. The good news is that we are planning a...

Nobbies View Drought Tolerant Plants, Shoreham.

19 March 2020 No official toilet on site – will be a toilet stop before arriving. Members asked to bring their own morning tea drink. Lunch will be at Mornington on Tanti.

HEALESVILLE CHRISTMAS TRIP

12 December 2019 On Thursday 12 December 71 club members set off in 2 buses for our annual Xmas celebration. Our first stop was “Mont de Lancey” Historic Homestead in North Wandin where we were warmly greeted by staff. The complex features a fully restored homestead taking you back to a bygone era, a...

COUNTRY FARM PERENNIALS, NAYOOK TRIP

17 October 2019 Set on a tranquil 2.5 acres of manicured, colour schemed gardens of rare and collectible flowers. Meandering paths leading through “garden rooms” planted with scented roses, flowers, bulbs, beautiful trees and flowering shrubs. Lovely views over hills and farms. Vegetables and chooks. Garden...

Forest Glade Gardens, Mt Macedon

19 September 2019 On Thursday 19th September we had a fabulous trip to Mt Macedon to visit the Forest Glade Gardens. Spring was certainly in the air and it was the first day over 20C for many months. In 1941 the Newton family began to create the garden and in 1971 the property was purchased by Cyril Stokes, who...

ASHCOMBE MAZE, SHOREHAM

16 May 2019 On a cloudy Autumn morning 40 members gathered for our trip to Shoreham. We arrived at the Ashcombe Maze, Shoreham at 10.30am for morning tea under the large Cyprus trees. It was cooler than Camberwell but luckily no rain! Ashcombe Maze was formerly part of a much larger beef cattle and...

TEVE TARA, MT MACEDON

18 April 2019 We nearly didn’t go to this garden because the owner died over Christmas period (her husband having died the year before) and we were told that property was being sold.Thankfully they decided to keep having garden visits and we wandered around the gorgeous grounds with many interesting garden ‘...

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER AND GARDEN SHOW 2019

30 March 2019 The Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria again held it's Hanging Basket Competition at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show last week, finishing yesterday, Sunday 31st March. A brilliant display of over 400 baskets grown by individual members, Affiliated Groups, TAFE students,...

Antique Perennials, Kinglake

21 March 2019 59 members left bright and early for our trip to Kinglake. As soon as we left the suburbs the lack of rain became apparent as we passed dry paddocks and near empty dams. Our first stop was Antique Perennials in Kinglake. The 2009 fires completely wiped them out, but they have managed to...

Banksia Nursery, Wantirna and RACV Club, Healesville

13 December 2018 Despite the heavy rain throughout the state, 77 members on two buses were able to enjoy the adjusted program of visiting Banksia Nursery, Wantirna South instead of the William Ricketts Sanctuary. Armed with umbrellas and baskets we were able to find that perfect gift, plants and also...

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