Forbes Garden Club recently held a meeting at the Riverside Community Gardens.
President Marg Dent welcomed 38 members with eight apologies. In general business, it was suggested that the club donate $200 to the Forbes Show as this year which will be its 150th year – all members were in agreement.
Marg thanked Gail Irvine for allowing us to hold our meeting at the gardens and donating raffle prizes for the day. Gail extended an invitation to hold future meetings at the Riverside Community Gardens.
Diane Buckman then spoke on the history of the gardens. Originally owned by the Forestry Commission Department, the area was rezoned, allowing council to purchase it. A small band of volunteers formed a committee and by 2012, individual plots were started and developed into a meeting of like-minded gardeners growing their vegetables and meeting socially.
We had the largest display of flower of the month with Marie Langfield first with a Rose. Equal second went to Elvy Quirk with a Dahlia and John Browne with a Boganvillea and Pam Baass with a Bromeliad. Equal third went to Anne Reade with a Rose, Joy Hocking with a Salvia and Marion Murray with a Nerine. The raffle winners were first Jennifer Purdie, second Colleen Liebich and third Lorraine Everest.