IMAGE: Forbes Garden Club will be having a break and will be looking forward to the next meeting which will be our AGM in February 2024.
Our final Garden Club meeting for the year was held in the garden at the home of Kingsley and Helen Green. A beautiful garden of trees shrubs and more recently sculptures made by Kingsley Helen gave us an outline of years spent experimenting with different gardens and plants to suit the climate and over the years have seen many changes President Elvy welcomed 23 members to the meeting as well as visitors Angela Dent and Lorraine Everest Therese Davis read the minutes of the previous meeting Correspondence was a thank you from the Arts Society.
Annie Mooy gave us a comprehensive treasurers report announcing she will not be nominating for the position next year. Elvy said she was “delighted with the two day open gardens recently held with eight gardens open for inspection”. There were many visitors who came from local and regional towns and enjoyed the opportunity to wander around. Each raising money for their designated charity.
Our members were encouraged to vote for a charity. as it was decided to donate the $3000 to different charities following such a successful year.
This Saturday November 11th at 12pm we will be celebrating 70 years of the Forbes Garden Club at the Town Hall Members will be enjoying a 2 course dinner with a special guest Sue Mowle from Gardening Australia catered for by Eat Your Greens We hope you have all bought your tickets for this special event
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