Thank you to all members who attended our first Working Bee at Jolimont in 2021.  The buzz started well before 9am and continued right through until we finished at midday.  It was great to see members enjoying each others company…

Thank you everyone for following the restrictions required of us at the garden during the Covid19 lockdown between March to November 2020. With the ease down of the restrictions, we hope that you can now spend more time at your…

We decided to look into giving surplus veggies over summer to a charity. We are looking into how we will do this and to whom. Ideas welcome. Also floated the idea of allocating a plot to a refugee free of…

We were thrilled to receive the items list below that Bunnings kindly donated – 1 shovel 1 spade 1 garden fork 1 rake 2 secateurs 1 lopper 1 shelving unit 1 fold up seat 1 wheelbarrow an outdoor storage box that…

Angela (Plot 228) is the new newsletter co-ordinator. Her plot is directly opposite the tool shed. She loves this spot as she gets to chat to people and even ask a bit of cheeky advice! She joined the gardens in…

All gardeners are to receive a small bag of goodies for their garden. If you haven’t received yours by the 11th Nov please come by on that morning and collect from Gael.

We were thrilled with a very good attendance at our Working Bee. Lots was achieved including realigning some of our boundaries. This is an ongoing process so please attend to your boundaries if asked. ( Three members of the Committee…

The Slater Garden will have a small area in the main building to display our gardens. Please send to the committee member any interesting photos or memorabilia. Jolimont has formed a sub committee to work on the anniversary celebration. If…

Spring working bee will be on 23rd September, Saturday, 9am-noon. Jane (Plot 229) has offered to make okonomyaki! Jobs for the day are : Weed water tank area Remove tiles from a edges of a couple of plots Pruning of fruit…

On the last week of August, we have had two little visitors in our gardens. A Norwegian dwarf rabbit was discovered eating our radishes, lettuce and all manner of delicacies. After much carolling Chief Rabbit catcher Mr. Peter Drinkwater lunged…