What's on this week in the gardening world.
Saturday, August 10
Blueskin Garden Club marks family history month with a walk/talk at Orokonui Cemetery, Waitati. Meet at Erne St bridge at 10.30am. If wet meet at car park at 11am. Bring lunch and vegetable and/or bloom for monthly competition. Inquiries: 482-2428 or 482-2896.
Monday, August 12
Otago-Southland Branch of NZ Camellia Society meets at St Peter's Church hall, corner Hillside Rd and Eastbourne St, South Dunedin, 7.30pm. Speaker John Van Delft on growing camellias in Scotland.
Otago Daffodil Club annual meeting, Janet Cameron Lounge, Shand St, Green Island, at 7.30pm. Robyn Abernethy on establishing the Mediterranean feature at Dunedin Botanic Garden. Contacts: Beverley (03) 489-8204, Ron (03) 489-5261.
Dunedin Vegetable Growers Club meets at St Clair Women's Club, 47 Albert St, St Clair. Speaker Philippa Jamieson, editor of OrganicNZ magazine, on ''Gardening undercover and by the light of the moon''. Club talk on brassicas. Competition: any brassica. Notices, what's happening in the garden, Q&A. Seed swapping/sharing; sales table. Inquiries: Margaret (03) 489-2030 or Carol (03) 454-4625.
Wakatipu Garden Club meets at St Margaret's Church hall, Frankton, at 2 pm. Guest speaker: arborist David Glenn. Plus: things to make with tree prunings, art2wear displays and seasonal gardening notes. Monthly competition: spring flower or pot plant. Inquiries: Jean (03) 442-3650.
Tuesday, August 13
Dunedin Garden Lovers group meets in the Church of Christ, Filleul St, 1.30pm. Speaker on vegetable growing. Sales table. Inquiries: Pam (03) 488-2285.
Wednesday, August 14
Dunedin Rhododendron Group meets at new venue Balmacewen golf clubhouse, 7.30pm. Speaker Joe Cartman on ''a plant collector's selection''.
Taieri Garden Club meets in the McKerrow Lounge, Presbyterian Church, Mosgiel, at 7.30pm. Speaker from Wal's Plant Land on looking towards spring. Competition, sales table, supper. Inquiries: Amy (03) 489-1473 or Nola (03) 476-3994.
Thursday, August 15
Outram Garden Club meets at the Outram Community Hall, at 7.30pm. Speaker Dylan Norgrove on China. Competition: photos, landscape and flower (two sections).
Otago Alpine Garden Group meets in the community rooms at North East Valley School, 248 North Rd, 7.30pm. Speaker Tony Fitchett on ''Strangers in a strange land - rhododendrons in New Zealand''.
Sunday, August 17
Heritage Roses Otago midwinter pot-luck lunch. East Taieri School, Cemetery Rd, Mosgiel, noon-4pm. Speakers Robyn and Robert Guyton, Riverton (NZ Gardener feature writers) on forest gardens and heritage orchards. Plant sales table, gold coin raffles. Inquiries: Ann (03) 489-6641.
Sawyers Bay Garden Club, Emmanuel Church hall, Station Rd, Sawyers Bay, 1.45pm. Arrangement table centrepiece, spring bloom (not shrub), two leeks. Speaker Graeme Callie. All welcome.
Contact us
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Reunion
Blueskin Garden Club celebrates 20 years on Saturday, October 12. Past and present members welcome to lunch at Warrington Hall. Contact D. Henderson (03) 482-2428 or L. Hastie (03) 482-2896. Photos of past get-togethers wanted.
