Natalia turns 30
Members are asked to take sandwich fillings in May and June towards the Bluff school’s sandwich ministry.
NATALIA Garden Club will celebrate its 30th birthday on Thursday, 9 April with the cutting of a cake by honorary member Beryl Coetzee.
The AGM in March was well attended with three new members Beryl Smale, Penny Kuik and Jeanette Nienaber who joined.
The club also welcomed Marlene and Russell Jones onto the committee. The plant sale will take place at the April meeting. Members are asked to take sandwich fillings in May and June towards the Bluff school’s sandwich ministry.
Speaker for the April meeting on the topic water-wise gardening will be Pieter du Plessis.
Competitions will include decorative, a floral Easter arrangement with accessories; cultural, a yellow flower or spray; best bloom or spray, orchid, pot plant from my garden.
Competition results for the year ending February 2015 in first, second and third positions were:
Decorative:
- Gwen Barnes,
- Karolina Kotze,
- Lettie van Jaarsveld.
Cultural:
- Karolina Kotze,
- Nora Brown,
- Joyce Huygens.
Best bloom:
- Joyce Huygens,
- Nora Brown and
- Karolina Kotze,
- Lettie van Jaarsveld.
Best orchid:
- Karolina Kotze,
- Lettie van Jaarsveld,
- Nora Brown.
From my garden:
- Joyce Huygens,
- Karolina Kotze,
- Lettie van Jaarsveld.
Best pot plant:
- Nora Brown,
- Karolina Kotze,
- Joyce Huygens.
Overall points:
- Karolina Kotze,
- Nora Brown,
- Joyce Huygens.
Tea duty for April as follows: J Strathdee. J Taylor, P and P Theeruth, N Venter, Lvan Jaarsveld and L van Schalkwyk.
The club looks forward to its visit to Illovo Nursery on Thursday, 28 May. New members and visitors are welcome at the next meeting at the Pigeon Club, Tara Road, Bluff.
Call Monica at 031-461-3038 or 072-795-4427.
