REBUS Gardening Group
Meets on the 2nd Monday of the month in the afternoons.
Convenors:
Cate Crombie, catecrombie@actrix.co.nz 479-5960, or text 027 443 2293.
Geraldine George, Phone 479-0004
A visit to Government House was enjoyed in May by members of the Garden Club. At the end of the tour of the house, members were given a guided tour of the gardens.
In March the Garden Club visited the Innermost Gardens at the top of Pirie Street. These gardens are a Community Garden within the old Mt Victoria Ladies Bowling Clubrooms. It was an interesting space consisting of allotments for the locals to use for their own gardening needs, an area for bee-keeping plus a variety of semi-tropical fruit trees as well as a composting site that is available for all the locals to contribute to.
Photo: Bee-keeping at the Innermost Gardens.
Also in March the group had an extra outing to a rural garden at the very end of Ohariu Valley. The group was treated to a seated afternoon tea to round off a very successful afternoon.
In February the Garden Group met for lunch at the Rosetta Cafe, then visited two Raumati gardens. Both featured water views - one of the ocean, and the other garden was right beside a lake. It was a beautiful day, and the outing was much enjoyed.
In November the Gardening Group had a wonderful visit to three magnificent gardens. The first stop was at a large garden in Akatarawa, and the next two were in Upper Hutt. The visits were followed by an excellent lunch at The Fig Tree Cafe in Fergusson Drive.
In July, Garden Group members enjoyed an outing to the California Garden Centre in Lower Hutt. After a good look around, and purchases made, lunch was enjoyed.
Garden Group members enjoyed a visit to an orchard in Pauahatanui There was lunch at the local cafe first, then a guided tour of the gardens and orchard and an opportunity to pick apples.
Garden Group members enjoyed a visit to Aston Norwood Garden Centre