Pelican Waters Garden Club Inc

Come And See My Garden 2013

On Monday, October 28th we visited six wonderful gardens belonging to Garden Club Members:

Friends of the Garden Club, Geoff & Barbara

Nev and his wife Sylvia Marie Pieter and Anne Peter and Faye Lorraine

The morning began early when we assembled at Judy Henzell Park to receive our Booklets from our

“Come and See My Garden” co-ordinator Jenny

Car Pooling was essential and we thank the drivers who so willingly loaded their cars with “tourists”:

Di Sue , Marina , Robyn and Judy consult their directions before starting out

Nev and Sylvia’s Garden

A Warm welcome from Nev and Sylvia

Sylvia enjoys their “Garden of Eden”

Deidre and Sylvia discuss the intricacies of the growing of roses

Oncidium Orchid

Muriel admires Nev’s “Dancing Lady”

Did you see those beautiful

orchids

Marie ’s side garden

The backyard is my favourite place. I have attempted to establish a Mediterranean atmosphere around the

extended covered outdoor area

The colourful entrance to Geoff & Barbara ’s Home.

Wilma Lawson and Trisha Penny

Have a look around the back

– there’s the most beautiful

red shrub

The clouds were threatening but nothing could detract from Geoff’s colourful back garden

Among the plants were Cordylines, crotons, acalyphas, dracaenas, bromeliads and dwarf frangipani

Quisqualis indica( Rangoon Creeper)

can be used as a climber or in full sun as a medium size shrub.Cut back 1/3 after flowering to encourage compact growth and promote mass flower/colour display for the following season.Likes a rich well drained soil, hardy & semi deciduous.

Gardening Tip No 1

Our next garden required a good navigator as we followed the written instructions step by step . But we knew if we got lost we could always ring Jenny. Thankfully no-one did!!!

Jenny to the rescue

Anne & Pieter ’ s garden

A colourful pot at the front door welcomes visitors to Pieter & Anne’s home

Come on through

“One of our favourite areas is the garden off the courtyard which we created from a narrow sodden area of lawn”

Curved garden beds have been used in the narrow backyard where beautiful exotic and native shrubs

grow

Gardening tip No 2

Faye & Peter welcome you to their Oasis

“a garden designed to bring the birds”

If it thrives here in our garden it’s meant to be

Faye talks orchids with Ron

Peter’s other interest, model trains, on display

Lorraine ‘s Garden

”My garden is mainly shrubs”

double Oleander  (Nerium apocynacae)

Lorraine’s daughter Sandra Sandra is also a Garden Club member and helps her mum

maintain her beautiful garden

Picnic Lunch at Shelley Beach

Thanks to all the gardeners who allowed us to marvel at their handiwork and be inspired

Thanks to our Activities Officer Jenny

for co-ordinating the event

Thanks to Nev and Marilyn for photos

THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED

Presentation and Event literature prepared by Club Member Marilyn

AND FINALLY