Galston Garden Club
Our Social committee has been very busy organising interesting Guest speakers for our meetings and upcoming outings. The guest speaker this month was Ken Bradley, the Garden Clubs Australia representative on the committee for the Remembrance Driveway from Canberra to Sydney. The Remembrance Driveway commemorates those who have served in the ADF from World War II […]
UNSH Autumn Rose Show
A new specialist rose group has started in Galston. Well known radio and television presenter, Graham Ross launched this new group in May, 2017. The group is a regional group under The Rose Society of NSW and meets monthly on the third Sunday, in the afternoon. Galston Community Centre is the home base for UNSH […]
Bromeliad Autumn Show
April 14 and 15 – Federation Pavilion – Castle Hill Showground Bromeliads …. admire them for their colour, texture, ower spikes and numerous varieties, but one thing for sure is that on mass planting they will simply take your breath away. The Bromeliad Autumn Show will be held at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground […]
Satin Bowerbird
It’s Autumn and the seeds have set on my Magnolia tree, the word is out in the Bower Bird community – the annual feast is on, attracting up to ten birds at one sitting. By nurturing this tree, I have inadvertently sent out invitations to dine, therefore I would like to know which Bower Bird […]
Cumberland Plain Landcare Program
Mitchell Park, Cattai and Scheyville National Park Wild Weeding Weekends – March 10 & 11, April 14 & 15 Hawkesbury Landcare Network is partnering with the National Parks and Wildlife Service’s Bushcare Program and, Conservation Volunteers Australia for a fun-filled adventure conservation weekend in Mitchell Park, Cattai and Scheyville National Park, Scheyville. These Parks represent […]
The pleasure of wildlife
My wife and I live on 5 acres with a lot of bush. We regularly see wallabies, goannas, skinks, water dragons, diamond pythons, possums, bandicoots, many small birds, brown doves, wonga pidgeons, peaceful doves, king parrots, crimson rosellas, yellow tail black cockatoos, glossy black cockatoos, occasional echidnas. We don’t see any noisy miners or India […]
Bromeliad Society of Australia
Guest Speaker For March – Cancer Council NSW – Malcolm Smith Volunteer At the next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia being held on Saturday, 17 March at the George Bell Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Castle Hill the guest speaker will be Malcolm Smith, Volunteer with the Cancer Council of NSW – GWS. Sale […]
Galston Garden Club
Our first night back was a night of cheers as well as tears, as we held our AGM & then General meeting. We are immensely proud of our Patron & club member Judy Horton who was awarded an OAM for her contribution to gardening. To an enthusiastic round of applause Judy was presented with a […]
Galston Garden Club
The plum pud and ham have been eaten, decorations are down and Christmas seems so long ago already. Once again club members celebrated Christmas together at the lovely Savannah in Mid Dural. Beneath twinkling lights in the trees, tables beautifully decorated by our resident florist Gillian and the gorgeous pianola playing in the background; it […]
Bromeliad Society of Australia – Meeting In February
The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold their next meeting at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 10 February with plant sales commencing at 11am prior to the meeting. Access is via the new Showground entrance off Showground Road into Doran Drive, Castle Hill with plenty of parking on site. “Guest speaker, Werner […]
