Speakers – 2024
16 January – Frances Scarano and Anne Rickwood – Blue Mountains Wildplant Rescue Service ... read more
20 February – Alexandre Feliz, All about Mushrooms ... read more
19 March – Bryn Hutchinson – Flower Meadows: Why Grow Them & How to Ensure Their Success ... read more
16 April – Rhiannon Phillips, Market Gardening in the mountains ... read more
21 May – Robert Trinajtic – Water Features I was influenced by my grandparents and worked the ground for productive purposes. In Australia, my mother was creative and taught me the practice of gardening, design and the general needs and behaviour of vegetation. My father was a home designer and builder whom I would assist during my home years. I was living two lives, the white-collar professional during business hours and the gardener after hours and on weekends. Although my professional life was fruitful, it didn’t provide a deep joy and purpose. I found joy in my garden, endless hedges and perennials, and the reward of the abundance of roses, hydrangeas and liliums. I am excited by timber construction and commenced building arbours, window boxes, awnings and sheds. I love the thrill of finding the perfect piece to achieve a visual and functional result, these are the things I look forward to. The office and gardening nexus needed to break, and this became more apparent when I was continually sought out by others to create and guide the design of their outdoor spaces. People would come to take photos from the street, and those who were more persistent wanted tours. Without realising it, my home garden had become a beacon to those who dreamt or sought inspiration to create their own outdoor spaces. My vision is to renew the timeless garden in a modern world. I have taken my passion for the garden, design and construction and created Hedge & Arbour. After the talk join us for a ramble at Roz and Neil Sin’s garden followed by lunch at Lily’s Pad in Leura. 17 January – Sharon Baldwin, Author, The Gardeneers, Kids Permaculture 21 February – Robin Johnson, Propagation and Grafting 21 March – Brenda Lyon – All about Daffodils 18 April – Robert Trinajiscic from Hedge and Arbour 16 May – Robyn Bible – All about Geraniums and Pelargoniums 20 June – Michael Barnes – Irises 18 July – Matt Stephens – Tree Hollows 15 August – Bryn Hutchinson – Firdaus Gardens 17 October – Graham Jurd – In Defence of Ferns 12 December – Christmas Lunch – The Bunker, Leura
15 February – Liz Benson, Pollination
15 March – Lis Bastian, About Permaculture
19 April – Duncan Leys, My garden
17 May – Oliver Kelly, Frog Habitats
21 June – Neville Burns, Snakes of the Blue Mountains 19 July – Peter Green, Pyrolysis and Biochar 16 August – David White and Bridget Moseley, Leura Garden Festival plus Queens Platinum Morning Tea 20 September – Vicky Austin, Citizen Science 18 October – Robin Johnson, The gardener through history 15 November – Lyndall Crompton, Saving the Shipley Apple 13 December – Grandview Hotel Wentworth Falls Past Years Speakers
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