Gardening Forum
We welcome all, our meetings are held on the 1st Wednesdsay of the month, at 7.30pm, at The Taroona Uniting Church rooms, at 1 Taroona Crescent.
Next meeting will be on Wed 2 May 2012
Our latest club Newsletter : for May '12
On Wed 4 April, the guest speaker at the club's monthly meeting was Dr Chris Hardwood, Senior Research Scientist for CSIRO who spoke about "The World's Most Difficult Gardening' (in the African Sahara) .
On 2nd May, club member Chantale Delrue will talk about her visits to many gardens in Europe in recent times.
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Recent Club Activity
On 22 April, the club visited Prospect Villa in the Hamilton area and enjoyed the wonderful gardens there and en route.
On 18 March the club visited three gardens in the Tasman Peninsular area;
Previous club events
On 11 Dec 11 we had an excellent-fun Christmas Lunch at the Taroona Fire Station
Committee
Convenor - Anne Hallum
co-Secretary for Newsletter, Website and General - Patricia Martin
co-Secretary for Guest Speakers and Trips/Events - Peter Barefoot
Treasurer - Barbara Baddily; Library - Margot and Neil Gray
and Margaret Armstrong, & Deidre Brown (Speakers)
Please contact us via gardenforum@taroona.tas.au , or directly to Peter at taroonagardenforum@ozemail.com.au , T 62279115
Things we do..
Nov 18-20: The club enjoyed a three day trip to gardens in Sheffield & Devonport
(below: at KayDale Gardens)
12 Nov Seaside Festival - TGF's plant stall
23 Oct - club trip to the Bagdad gardens (incl. Marlbrook- below)
25 Sept (below) day trip to gardens in the Nicholls Rivulet and Wattle Grove areas
above-Hillside gardens of Jim and Judy Jennnings, Cygnet Coast Road, Wattle Grove
(above) Waterside home and gardens of Helen and Ted Jansen, Cygnet Coast Road, Wattle Grove
(above) TGF visit to Crawleigh Gardens, Underwoods Rd, Nicholls Rivulet, home and gardens of Penny Wells and partner. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Midyear, we had our annual Ozemas Lunch
(below) May autumnal day's outing to the New Norfolk Salmon Ponds, and historic buildings of Redlands estate, next door.
MORE PHOTOS of the event can be seen at our separate photo pages
About Us
The Forum exchanges information on plants and gardening, and members range from the expert to the novice, so gardeners of all persuasions and talents are most welcome.
We love to share our knowledge and to get advice.
above- Forum's November visit to Jetsonville gardens in the Scottsdale area .
We undertake regular field trips to gardens and farms throughout Tasmania, including members own gardens, and we usually bring picnic lunches (ie we also love food)..
Guest speakers are frequently arranged to address the monthly meetings, and the Forum organises two social events a year, one in July and the other in December.
If you are interested in gardening and would also like to meet members of your community then the Gardening Forum is a great place to be.
THIS IS US -
- Newsletters
- Hints and Tips
- garden Visits - Nov 2010 (Scottsdale -Bridport area NE Tas)
- March 2011 Ramble in Taroona Gardens
- Fees and Committee matters
- 2009 trip to Deloraine area
- 2010 trip to south Bruny Island
- Oatlands gardens Jan 2010
- Fire Station Christmas Party, Dec 2010
- Tinderbox Gardens - Jan 2011
- New Norfolk Salmon Ponds and Redlands estate, autumn 2011
- Cygnet-Wattle Grove/Nicholls Rvlt Gardens visit Sept11
- Devonport visit Nov 2011
- 2010 Nov - gardens of Devonport area
- 2011 visit Devonport area gardens
- 2011 Nov gardens of Devonport area
- Nobv 2011 three day ramble in gardens of the Devonport area
- 2011 Nov - Devonport area garden ramble