New South Wales Events

Blue Mountains - Nepean

 Friday, 18 May, 10.00am.

Pam Poland’s house, Wentworth Falls. Theme; Pam will speak about: “At home with English gardens”. Members' participation to be invited.

  Friday, 15 June, 12.00 noon.

Norma Longmuir’s house, Blackheath. The lunchtime meeting will include a bowl of home made soup prepared by Norma. Activity to be decided at the May meeting.

 Friday, 20 July.

Winter luncheon, to be held at either Waldorf, Leura Gardens Resort Restaurant or The Mountains Heritage Restaurant. Majority choice of venue to be decided at the May meeting.

Illawarra- Southern Highlands

 Saturday, 28 July

 at ‘Birchbeck’, the wonderful garden of Pat and Judy Bowley, in Wildes Meadow.

Orange-Central Tablelands

Heritage Rose Garden of the Orange Botanic Gardens: The working bees are held on the first Monday of the month from 9.30am till lunchtime.

Anyone is very welcome to attend.

 Monday 28 May

  Shirley Wills' exquisite garden at Greenthorpe; cuttings day.

Sydney

16 June 2:00pm

Geoff Davis to show NZ DVDs on Heritage Roses.

Venue: Diana Learoyd’s home. Ph 9437 6025
Please let Diana know if you are coming, and bring afternoon tea.

1 July 10:00am

Annual pruning working bee at Rumsey Rose Garden, Parramatta.
Enter main gates at cnr Pitt and Macquarie Sts. Go left and you will see a parking area next to some offices. Rose garden is behind the offices. BYO morning tea, lunch, chair and tools.

11 August 2:00pm

Roger Mann will talk on ‘The Naming of Roses’.
Venue: Robyn Coupland’s home. ‘Rose Cottage’.  Ph 9979 9583. Please let Robyn know if you are coming, bring afternoon tea and collect your Neutrog orders.

8 Sept.  2:00pm

Dianne Herbert will talk on her visit to the conference in Japan.
Venue: Helen Carroll’s home. Ph 9144 6393.
Please let Helen know if you are coming, and please bring afternoon tea.

14 Oct. 10:00am

Rose Festival, Rumsey Rose Garden, Parramatta Park.

20 Oct. 2:00pm  Visit to Janet Sefton’s garden in Dural.

November National Conference.

Rookwood working bees: Mondays;  74 June, 2 July, 6 August, 3 September, 1 October, 12 November - all commencing about 10:00 am. 

Please bring your own lunch and tools. Park in car park opposite Anglican Chapel; garden is behind the car park.