Guided tours of the lower Dunedin Botanic Garden begin today. Tours are held at 10.45am on days when a cruise ship is expected in Dunedin. Occasionally if a ship cancels its visit the morning tours will also be cancelled. Phone 471-9275 to check.
Tours on today, 10.45am; tomorrow, 10.45am and 2.30pm; Sunday 2.30pm; and Wednesday, 6 February at 10.45am. Cost $7.
Tomorrow, February 2
Sawyers Bay Garden Club, birthday bus trip to Outram area. Bus departs hall 10am.
Sunday, February 3
Taieri Lions Club ''Gardens of the Taieri'' bus tour fundraiser for Neurological Foundation, from 1pm. Tickets, $40, from Red Barn, Dunedin, or Paper Plus and Downes Jewellers, Mosgiel. Neurosurgery campaign fundraiser. Gardens include: Broxburn Park, Islington, Silverdale and Grandview Gardens, Maungatua.
Monday, February 4
Alexandra Garden Club meets Central Otago Education Centre, 7pm. Visit to local gardens. Inquiries to 448-9444 or sholin2008@hotmail.com.
Maori Hill Garden Club meets Passmore Cres to visit Dunedin Botanic Garden, guided by garden staff member Linda Hellyer. Friends and new members welcome. Inquiries to Jule, 466-7879.
North Otago Garden Club meets Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind hall, Steward St, 7.30pm. Jo Todd, from Danseys Pass Lavender, will speak of her lavender farm and have products for sale. Flower and vegetable of month: rose and tomato. A plate for supper please. Dunedin Floral Art Club meets 7.30pm, St Peter's Church hall, Hillside Rd. Theme for the design is Summer Jazz. Contact Faye-Noel 487-8546.
Tuesday, February 5
The Brockville Gardening Club meets Dunedin Botanic Garden visitor centre, 1pm. Afternoon tea at Croque-o-dile. Raffles. All welcome. Bonsai meeting, Holy Cross Church hall, Ajax St, St Kilda, 7.30pm. Guest Denis Hughes, from Blue Mountain Nursery, Tapanui, will sell trees suitable for club project. Tree of the month: formal upright. Favourite tree, non-schedule.
Wednesday, February 6
Otago Rose Society, monthly meeting, St Peter's Church hall, Hillside Rd, 7.45pm. Guest speaker: Barbara Wheeler, collections supervisor, Dunedin Botanic Garden ''Year of events celebrating Dunedin Botanic Garden's first 150 years''. Supper, raffles, sales table. All welcome.
Monday, February 11
Otago Daffodil Club meets Janet Cameron Lounge, Shand St, Green Island, at 7.30pm. Twin scaling exercise. Speaker: Daphne Macfarlane ''Horticulture in my life''. All welcome. Inquiries to Bev 489-8204 or Ron 489-5261.
Tuesday, February 12
Cromwell Garden Club visits three local gardens. Meet St John rooms to car pool at 6.30pm. Supper at rooms following. Inquiries Jean Mackenzie, 445-0857.
Thursday, February 14
Fairfield Garden Club monthly meeting, Fairfield Community Hall, 7.30pm. Speaker: Olwen Smith on British garden allotments. Competition: rose, herb basket. Sales table and supper. New members welcome.
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