UPPER YARRA VALLEY GARDEN CLUB – 2018 DIARY
| 2018 Dates | What’s On | Where | Time | Details |
| May 21 | Club Meeting | Warburton Golf Club, Dammans Road Warburton | 7:30PM | Speaker: Penny Woodward – Pest repellant planting and pest control in gardens.
Welcome: Margrit Schacher, Evelyn Fisher/Supper: Bronwyn Holdsworth, Ashleigh Hall, Violeta Zalac |
| May 28 | Morning Garden Walk | Eric and Doreen Stansfield, 3155 Warburton Highway, Millgrove. | 10:00AM | BYO chair, morning tea to share and cups. Tea & Coffee supplied |
| June 3 (Sunday) | Rose pruning demonstration | Warburton Golf Club, Dammans Road Warburton | 9:30 – 10:00AM | Len McLean to lead a demonstration on pruning standard roses. There are about 12 roses to prune. BYO secateurs, pruning saws and gloves. Lunch is available in the Club House from noon. |
| June 11 | Committee Meeting | Warburton Business Centre | 9:30AM | |
| June 18 | Club Meeting | Warburton Golf Club, Dammans Road Warburton | 7:30PM | Speaker: Yarra Valley Bonsai Group
Welcome: Bronwyn Holdsworth, Rosalind Summers/Supper: Anne & Patrick O’Shaughnessy |
| June 25 | Morning Garden Walk | John & Karen Macfarlane, 17 Old Warburton Rd. Warburton | 10:00AM | BYO chair, morning tea to share and cups. Tea & Coffee supplied |
| July 9 | Committee Meeting | Warburton Business Centre | 9:30AM | |
| July 16 | Club Meeting | Warburton Golf Club, Dammans Road Warburton | 7:30PM | Speaker: Bronwyn Koll and Kevin Sanders – Fruit Fly in the Valley
Welcome: Lorraine Versteege, Ann Crunden/Supper: David Borton & Sally Ahern, Eric Felber & Sue Gill |
| July 23 | Winter Warmer | Denise & Brian Cosier – 8 Moore Crescent, Millgrove | 11:00AM | BYO chair, sweets to share and cups. Soup, Sausages, Tea & Coffee supplied. |
| August 13 | Committee Meeting | Warburton Business Centre | 9:30AM | |
| August 20 | AGM & Club Meeting | Warburton Golf Club, Dammans Road Warburton | AGM 7:00PM
Club 7:30PM |
Speaker: Merryle Johnson – Country Farm Perennials/Plants for sale
Welcome: David Borton & Sally Ahern/Supper: Gillian Brown, Avis & Cliff Sampson, Doris Weigert |
| August 27 | Morning Garden Walk | Elaine and Robert O’Shannessy, 21 Railway Parade Wandin North | 10:00AM | BYO chair, morning tea to share and cups. Tea & Coffee supplied |
| September 10 | Committee Meeting | Warburton Business Centre | 9:30AM | |
| September 17 | Club Meeting | Warburton Golf Club, Dammans Road Warburton | 7:30PM | Speaker: Bare rooted plants
Welcome: Patrick & Anne O’Shaughnessy/Supper: Abdul & Kristine Desai, Sandra Allen |
| September 24 | Morning Garden Walk | Rosalind Summers, 6 Gillis Street, Millgrove | 10:00AM | BYO chair, morning tea to share and cups. Tea & Coffee supplied |
| October 8 | Committee Meeting | Warburton Business Centre | 9:30AM | |
| October 15 | Club Meeting | Warburton Golf Club, Dammans Road Warburton | 7:30PM | Spring Flower Show: Formal Judging. Speaker:- Golf Course Green Keeper – Lawn maintenance.
Welcome: Lavinia & Jim McEwan/Supper: Margaret Hastings, Gwen Coleman |
| October 22 | Morning Garden Walk | Alison & Edward Anderson, 650 Nayook-Powelltown Road
Piedmont |
10:00AM | BYO chair, morning tea to share and cups. Tea & Coffee supplied
Possible visit to Country Farm Perennials, TBA |
| November 3 & 4 | Open Garden Weekend | 10:00AM to 5:00PM | Gate rosters will be circulated. | |
| November 12 | Committee Meeting | Warburton Business Centre | 9:30AM | |
| November 19 | Club Meeting | Warburton Golf Club, Dammans Road Warburton | 7:30PM | Speaker: Greg Hubbard – Fuchsias
Welcome: Robyn & Peter Veeken/Supper: Bronwyn Holdsworth |
| November 26 | Evening Garden Walk | Sue and Geoff Corcoran, 185 Summerhill Road, Yarra Junction | 5:30PM | BYO Picnic, drinks and chairs. Tea & Coffee supplied |
| December 3? | Committee Meeting | Warburton Business Centre | 9:30AM | |
| December 3 or 10? | Christmas Social | TBA |
Emergency Welcome Stewards: Grace & Michael Keck
Date of issue – 28 May 2018
Just wanted to say what an entertaining and informative night we had last night with our guest speaker Violeta Zalac on succulents. She was natural and funny and very passionate about her succulents and their “babies”. Thanks Violeta, it was a fun evening.
Jose and Graham Elsegood
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