Galston District Garden Club
By Greta Wickham The Galston District Garden Club has not resumed meetings for 2021. Now with the introduction of vaccinations against Covid19 it should be getting closer to the time members will be feeling more confident to resume monthly meetings. Whilst we are not having monthly meetings we are attempting to gather in our gardens […]
Galston District Garden Club – Postponing Meeting
By Greta Wickham It was the intention of the Galston District Garden Club to resume its monthly meetings in February 2021. Unfortunately, we are postponing meeting until, you guessed it, Covid restrictions are eased and it is safer to meet in large numbers. In the meantime we are continuing our garden rambles under safe Covid […]
Warrah
It’s that time of year where we start to get really excited about the wide variety of fresh farm produce that is about to come our way! We have had a later start than usual with a wet spell and cooler temperatures, but we are recovering well. Although already in their third year of production, […]
Managing Water On Your Property
By Nick Chartorisky – Still Creek Landcare WATER, it’s on tap and we use it every day. It removes itself to flow downhill into storm water drains, septic tanks, absorption trenches or runs over your property into the catchment. In our catchment it all drains into our aquifers, creeks and ultimately the river with residents […]
Allan Beard Of Glenorie – Life Member Bromeliad Society Of Australia
Allan Beard has been a resident of Glenorie all his life apart from his first three years spent in Glossodia. He has seen this rural area change from knowing every kid and farm in the area and the days when Old Northern Road was nothing more than a dirt track that became a boggy mess […]
The Galson District Garden Club
By Greta Wickham It is the intention of the Galson District Garden Club to resume our monthly meetings in February 2021. New members are always warmly welcome. Our meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the Community Hall 37 Arcadia Rd, Galston. Time 7.00pm. For further information, visit our website www.galstongardenclub.com.au […]
Galston District Garden Club
By Greta Wickham It is with regret that the Galston District Garden Club has suspended meeting until February 2021, due to the COVID 19 Virus. All going well, February will be the first meeting for the year to be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, in the Community Hall 37 Arcadia Rd, Galston. […]
JOY CLARKE’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH MINI NEOREGELIA BROMELIADS
As I get older, I find the smaller size of miniature neoregelias more appealing for their ease of handling. Plus, mini neoregelia’s have such a lot going for them. Not only are they cute and colourful but are fairly easy to grow and propagate. They can be grown in hanging baskets (if there is a […]
GALSTON GARDEN CLUB
By Greta Wickham The garden has been a great Covid19 distraction to my husband and me during Covid 19. This time last year we were preparing our garden to be one of eight gardens taking part in the Open Gardens Weekend organized by the garden club, to raise much-needed funds for various charities chosen by […]
STILL CREEK LANDCARE CLIMATE CHANGE
By Barry Lees You are probably aware that Mother Nature is in a bit of trouble! Think climate change, causing hotter heat waves and more severe droughts, contributing to more intense bushfires with huge losses of birds and animals. Think of the Great Barrier Reef – ocean temperatures are predicted to keep rising, meaning that […]
