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The planned trip to Park Lane Nursery, Wangaratta has been deferred owing to Covid Regulations.
We'll meet instead at Benalla's beautiful Botanical Gardens, Art Gallery end, for a BYO morning tea, starting at 10 am. Gwen Our Thursday 23rd September trip to the Shepparton Botanical Gardens has been postponed to a later date. If we come out of lock down by the 23rd, our outing will be to Park Lane Nursery, Wangaratta. Meet at 9.30am at the U3A Car Park. Our morning tea and lunch are yet to be arranged. Please let me know if you are coming. If we can’t go to Park Lane in September, we will go there in October. Take care and happy gardening! Gwen 0438 627 010  With another Lockdown taking place, it was very disappointing to cancel our July outing to Mokoan Hub & Café.
August - Winter Break. September – Our outing on Thursday 23 September will be to the Shepparton Botanical Gardens, located at Botanic Garden Avenue, Kialla, off Riverview Drive. Meet at U3A Car Park at 9.30 am. Please BYO your own morning tea. Lunch to be arranged. Stay safe. Gwen Turner June - National Trust House Lake View, Chiltern. Sally our Guide was wonderful, and we all found the history of the family who had lived there very interesting. Lunch at Bird ‘n Bike was delicious, the chocolate fudge brownie with chocolate sauce wowed us all and was definitely ‘4 star’. The weather was very kind – the sun came out – and all in all we had an enjoyable day. July - Please call me on 0438627010 if you would like to join us on 22nd July for a winter outing to the Mokoan Hub Café at Winton Wetlands, where we will hear a guest speaker from the Hub and have both morning tea and lunch (Own Cost). We will be leaving the U3A car park at 10.30 am.
August – our annual Winter Break! Gwen Turner On Thursday June 24th, we will meet in the U3A Car Park at 9:15 to leave at 9:30am to visit THE NATIONAL TRUST LAKE VIEW, Chiltern.. Please bring your own morning tea.
The Entry Fee to Lake View House is $5. Lunch at the Bird n Bike Restaurant, 7 Main Street, Chiltern will cost $28.00 for a 2 course meal. Menu: Roast turkey with roast vegetables, green beans & gravy, chocolate fudge brownie with choc sauce berries & cream. Tea & coffee tea station, free to enjoy as many cups as you would like. Celiacs catered for. Money & Bookings must be made by 10th June as we have to let The National Trust know. Please ring 0438 627 010 or email gwenturner243@gmail.com Gwen The weather was beautiful, the meal at the 7 Creeks Hotel delicious and the company excellent at our late May visit to the Euroa Arboretum. A most enjoyable day! On Thursday 24th June we will be going to Chiltern. Meet at the Seniors Car Park at 9.30 am. Photos: Gwen Turner, Robyn Lukey
What a lovely day we had at Royal Botanical Gardens Cranbourne in late April. I was one of those people that did NOT like Native Plants very much. Boy, were my eyes opened! The Garden and landscape, beautiful; meal and service, excellent. I would highly recommend Royal Botanical Gardens, Cranbourne. On May 27 we are going to Euroa. Meet at U3A Carpark at 9.30am. We will visit the Euroa Aboretum and Plant Nursery. Morning tea and lunch to be arranged.
On June 24th, we are travelling to Chiltern. Gwen Turner 0438 627 010 Coming up:
22nd April - Bus trip to Royal Botanical Gardens Cranbourne. Meet at Benalla Gardens near Royal Hotel at 7.30 am, before boarding the Bus lines Coach to Cranbourne. Cost $40 per person. Morning tea included. Cranbourne lunch own cost Payment is due and can be left at the RedB4 Bookshop, next to Hides Bakery, in an Envelope with Your name and ‘Garden Appreciation for Gwen Turner’ written on it. If you would like to attend just give me a call. Morning tea included. 27th May - Euroa Arboretum and Nursery. Meet at U3A Carpark 9.30am. Morning tea and lunch to be arranged. Gwen Turner 0438 627 010 Photos: Gwen Turner, Sandie Chrimes and Dorothy Webber "Thursday 25 March was spent in Beechworth, where we went to Peter and Amanda Rucins’ beautiful garden, Beechworth Galleries. Lots of shopping, little birds and more."
Gwen Turner March 25th
Meet at U3A carpark at 9.30am. We are off to Beechworth. Bring your own morning tea, we will have this at a venue to be arranged. We will visit the private garden of Peter Rucins, 13 Spring Street Beechworth, then the Beechworth Galleries, the Metal Garden Sculptures, outdoor furniture and lots more. Lunch will be at the Hibernian Hotel at your own cost. A busy day. April 22nd A bus trip to The Royal Botanical Gardens at Cranbourne. We meet at the Benalla Gardens near the Royal Hotel at 7.30 a.m. before boarding the Benalla bus lines coach to Cranbourne. Cost: $40 p.p. morning tea included. Payment will need to be paid by the 25th March - this can be left at the Redb4 Bookshop next to Hides in an envelope with your name and Garden Appreciation written on it. As the bus takes 50 numbers will be restricted. Gwen will have a waiting list if necessary. These Gardens are well worth the visit. It is important to have your name down for any of our Garden Appreciation outings - please ring Gwen 0438627010. Gwen Turner Welcome Back Special! To welcome back old members and welcome new members, our first outing on Thursday 25th February will be to the home of Kathie and Rod Izzard, 144 Witt Street, Benalla. BYO your own morning tea, as we are unable to share (Covid-19 regulations). We will then move on to Clive Creations & Plants, Witt Street, Benalla. Lunch will be at the Benalla Golf Club. Meet at 10 am at the Car park to car pool. We will be in town, so do not need to meet at 9.30 am. It is very important to have your name down as I need to know numbers. Ring, text or Email gwenturner243@gmail.com. Mobile: 0438627010, or landline 57627017 Gwen Turner
What a year we have had, with only a February outing. It was lovely to meet new members then. Hopefully you will be back in 2021. To our (old) members it will be great to see everyone again. Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year, stay safe Gwen Photos - Gwen Turner :"Early morning, Benalla" and "My Hollyhock hits the rooftop"
With Mother Nature at her best this spring, Benalla’s roses are looking fantastic. A must see are the roses at Rambling Rose café’s car park garden and Benalla’s Rose Gardens. With the end of year coming up we can look forward to next year. Hopefully we can visit many lovely gardens once again. I have missed meeting up with you all. Happy Gardening! Gwen Turner Benalla Gardens are looking beautiful, roses and trees back in leaf and the last of the flowering cherries and crab apples are putting n a show. Shirley Kearney and I were walking past the new Splash Park and had to stop to look it over. Loved the big red poppies, families will have lots of fun there. Three ducks happened to be in the Lake waiting to have their photo taken. I have been gardening around the Church garden with Chris, have started a new garden in front of the Parish Centre (Old Court House) just with plants from my garden with the help of some Magpies. Hope you have time to visit family and friends. Happy gardening! Gwen Turner Hello everyone! Spring is here 😄, rain, sunshine, beautiful daffodils flowering, pears, pretty annuals and much more.
Gardens are great way to make us feel happy as they are forever changing, we can dream in them, dig and move plants, weed, walk around, exercise, read, water and feed, and sit while in our Garden.
Stay safe, keep your glass half full. Gwen Turner |
About the Garden Appreciation Group
Meeting Times4th Thursday. All day (approx 9.30 - 3.00). Meet at the Seniors Car Park at 9.30 unless otherwise advised by Gwen - check Newsletter for further details.
Convenor and contact Details
Gwen Turner 0438 627 010
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