The Ivanhoe Garden recently organised another wonderful bus trip and it was fantastic to see members from Preston and Doncaster garden clubs joining us for the day out. It was a warm day for mid-April and, though the areas we drove through were dry, the locations chosen for the trip sparkled in the sunshine. Our …
AUTUMN BUS TRIP Sunday 13 April Our first stop will be The Artful Meadow Nursery in Lyonville. This is a delightful nursery with extensive and beautiful gardens showcasing the plants that Brian sells in the nursery. We will have morning tea here (supplied). The next stop is the Wombat Botanic Gardens in Daylesford (the trees …
Message from our President, Jeff Leaney: The committee has recently decided to move our meetings to a new venue. Our new home will be the Ivanhoe Bowling Club. The venue was visited by our committee who found it fitted out with modern utilities, obviously well managed and clean with good parking options. As a result, …
For our first meeting of 2024 the club will meet at its new venue – the East Ivanhoe Bowling Club. The speaker for the meeting will be Su Laird on Perennials and the meeting will include the usual sales table, raffle, show bench and club library. About the new venue, President Jeff Leaney said – …
Our walk group at the Banyule Flats Cattle Yards On Saturday April 1st, our wonderful walks leader, Anna Burley, organised a walk for us at the Banyule Flats. Anna also organised the most stunning weather for us with the rain only beginning to threaten as we were leaving. For many …
The first meeting of 2023 will be on Tuesday 28 February at the new Bellfield Community Hub in Perkins Ave, off Oriel Rd (just one street north of Banksia St) which is easily seen from our old meeting venue at Bellfield Community Centre. By member request, meetings will commence at 7.30 pm. There is a …
Our Ivanhoe Garden Club co-ordinator of walks, Anna, led a very interesting look at Chelsworth Park in Ivanhoe on May 14 2021. We managed to enjoy cold but clear weather and heard about the local people who established the park and some of its many uses over its long history. The walk finished with a …
Ivanhoe Garden Club Returning! SUMMER PICNIC: Sunday 31 January 2021 Our President Jeff has again offered his back garden for the picnic, with barbecue facilities available. This will be a lovely way for members to reconnect and everyone is very welcome. Please contact the club for details. OPEN GARDENS for 2021 With COVID-19 restrictions, garden …
Our garden club, like any other community organisation, is hard hit by the current restrictions that limit many aspects of our lives in order to keep us safe. The Ivanhoe Garden Club has had to cancel meetings and wonderful events and trips that were planned for April, May and June of 2020. Everyone hopes that …
CLUB SUMMER PICNIC SUNDAY 2 FEBRUARY Jeff’s, Eaglemont, from 12.00pm. We will hope for a nice day to begin our new year – Jeff’s place has a barbecue under shelter, and shade in the garden. The club is providing bread sticks, 3 different salads, mineral water, and fruit to eat as finger food (e.g. grapes, …
