Today, September 5
HortTalk, Botanic Garden Information Centre, midday. Permaculture consultant Jon Foote talks about water harvesting and the ReScape Resilience Education Centre's role in providing hands-on learning experiences for growing food, alternative energy, alternative building techniques and passive water harvesting.
Tomorrow, September 6
Vegetable growing workshop, Nichol's Garden Centre, cnr Timaru and Teviot Sts, Andersons Bay, Dunedin, at 10.30am, and 11 lles St, Cromwell, at 2pm.
Monday, September 8
Wakatipu Garden Club meets in St Margaret's Church hall, Frankton, 2pm. Guest speaker: Daffodil expert Bill Cowie from Southland. Competition: Daffodil or bouquet garni. Afternoon tea and raffle. Inquires to Faye on 442-3361.
Dunedin Vegetable Growers Club meets at St Kilda Bowling Club, 33 Royal Cres, St Kilda, 7pm. Club talk on brassicas. Invited speaker: Andy Barratt on local food. Competition: any brassica. Inquiries to Carol on 454-4625.
Otago Daffodil Club meets in the Janet Cameron Lounge, Shand St, Green Island, at 7.30pm. Activities include preparation, staging, presentation and judging of daffodils for showing. Speaker Trevor Rollinson on his introduction to and subsequent life with daffodils. Inquiries to Beverley on 489-8204 or Ron on 489-5261.
Tuesday, September 9
Dunedin Gardening Club meets in the Church of Christ hall cnr Filleul and St Andrew Sts at 7.30pm. Speaker Fiona Edie on ''What's under our soil''. Usual monthly competitions. Spontaneous: double primrose. Inquiries to Midge on 488-2796.
Garden Lovers Group to visit Blueskin Nurseries at Waitati, talk on small fruits. Inquiries to Pam, on 488-2285.
Wednesday, September 10
Dunedin Rhododendron Group annual general meeting, 7.30pm, the Sargood Centre, Logan Park Dr. Guest speaker: Margaret Barker on ''Landscape and Gardens of South America''. Bring-and-buy plant sale. Visitors welcome. Supper to conclude.
Taieri Garden Club meets in the McKerrow Lounge, Presbyterian Church Mosgiel, at 7.30pm. Speaker Graham Letts on growing and care of orchids. Competition, sales table, supper. Inquiries to Amy on 489-1473 or Nola on 476-3994.
Botanical Society of Otago Geoff Baylis Lecture, Castle 1, University of Otago, 6pm. Peter Johnson, of Landcare Research, on ''Long Leaves and Fat Roots''. In conjunction with the botany department.
Thursday, September 11
Fairfield Garden Club meets at Fairfield Hall, Playfair St, Fairfield, for the AGM and spring flower show. Everyone welcome. If you would like to enter, please contact Ruth 488-1336, evenings.
Saturday, September 13
The Annual Dead-headers' Picnic. Join the botanic garden staff in the lower garden camellia collection from 10.30am-noon to help with a little dead-heading (twisting off the old flowers from the camellias). This is followed by a BYO picnic and hot cup of tea (Camellia sinensis). Everyone welcome.
Sunday, September 14
Blueskin Garden Club Spring Flower Show, Waitati Hall, 11am-3pm. Entries to the hall on Saturday, September 13, 10am-1pm. Queries to 482-2428 or 482-2896.
Tuesday, September 16
Sawyers Bay Garden Club, Emmanuel Church hall, Station Rd, Sawyers Bay, 7.15pm. Spring flower arrangements: a posy, camellia, 3 stalks of parsley.
