Recently, the Ivanhoe Garden Club held its very popular Progressive Garden Party. This wonderful event has us visiting three gardens with lovely food at each. Thank you to all of those who offered their beautiful gardens and to those who arranged the excellent food. We were lucky with the weather and had a great time …
October has been a very active month for the Ivanhoe Garden Club with a number of excellent events. October 13 – A wonderful Bus Trip was conducted. This sold out excursion traveled to Kuranga Native Nursery in Mt Evelyn and the Rhododendron Garden at Olinda where the Chelsea Australian Garden is on display. The bus …
To celebrate Spring, and the wonderful fulfillment and joy we all find in our gardens, Ivanhoe Garden Club members have been asked to share photos of their gardens at this special time. Thanks to everyone for their contributions. Rita’s Garden Jeff’s Garden Denise’s Garden J Julie’s Garden Pam’s Garden Susan’s Garden Alan & Judy’s …
The first event for 2018 is a summer picnic at Del Cavanagh’s beautiful home on Sunday 28th January. This is always a lovely informal start to the year a chance to catch up and enjoy a garden together. Members will be notified of the details in the first Cuttings newsletter for the year
The Club Garden Party One of my favourite things about this event is the surprise of the gardens. Erica’s struck me with both longing and guilt: she had invited me a year earlier and I had yet to visit. Erica, regardless, greeted me with open arms saying she was glad I had come… and ‘do …
This image is of the beautiful Dahlia ‘Clarion’ at Geoff’s. The colour enhanced by the purple Salvia in the background. This second image from Geoff’s shows the Salvia ‘Africana’ thriving on his nature strip.
These photos are of enormous and beautiful sunflowers in Alan’s garden.
