MULCH

Much Useful Learning Concerning Horticulture

VOL.21 No.7, July, 2015

Castlemaine & District Garden Club Inc.

30th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION EDITION

Dampiera (Dampiera diversifolia)

Castlemaine & District Garden Club

P.O. Box 758, Castlemaine 3450

cdgardenclub@gmail.com

http://castlemainegardenclub.wordpress.com

http://castlemainegardenclub.wordpress.com/

COMMITTEE

President

Judy Uren 5470 6462

Vice-president

Position vacant

Secretary

Sally Leversha 0437 683 469

sal.leversha@bigpond.com

Treasurer

Judy Hopley 5472 1156

Committee Members

Marion Cooke

Jan Gower

Philip Hopley

Heather Spicer

Sue Spacey

Newsletter Editor

Tom Comerford 5470 6230

tomchris@mmnet.com.au

Webmaster

Judy Hopley 5472 1156

judyandphilip@gmail.com

NOTICE

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday, 28th July

7.00pm

Wesley Hill Hall

149 Duke Street, Wesley Hill

Castlemaine 3450

6.00pm for 6.30pm meal

Soups & Sweets

30th BIRTHDAY

CELEBRATION

SEMINAR PROGRAM

9.15am Registration 9.30am Welcome

Information

9.40am GROUP ACTIVITY

Sharing our Knowledge and Expertise

10.30am Morning tea

11.00am MICHAEL MCCOY

Game -changer Gardens

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm JULIAN BLACKHIRST

Growing Heirloom Organic Vegetables

2.40pm Seminar Close

2.45pm for 3.00pm

AFTERNOON TEA CELEBRATION Video “Celebrating 30Years”

Presentations

Cutting the cake

3.30pm Close

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President’s Message

Once again greetings from the very

rocky hill in Castlemaine on what must

be the frostiest morning this year. A

friend rang this morning to inform me

that under her verandah here in

Castlemaine the temperature was minus

4°. Notwithstanding the cold it is

amazing what a little sunshine can do:

last Tuesday morning on my usual walk

around the garden I thought ‘a lovely

day, a little sunshine, time for a little

gardening’. 6 hours later, with time out

for lunch and morning tea, I had to ask

David if he could bring the wheelbarrow

up for me because I could hardly get

myself back to the house. All gardeners

I believe are a little bit mad.

This a very special issue of MULCH

given it is our 30th birthday edition. My

history with the Castlemaine & District

Garden Club does not go back 30 years,

it goes back 15 years. My introduction

to C&DGC was through Marion Cooke

sometime around 2001. Marion and

Cookie had recently moved to

Castlemaine. Marion and I were old

workmates and I had previously lived in

Castlemaine so any invitation to visit

was accepted with alacrity on my part.

It was during one of my visits that

Marion invited me along to a Garden

Club meeting and I loved it. At the time

I lived in a ground floor inner

Melbourne apartment, with a garden that

was a right angle strip 22ft across the

front and 36ft along the side of the

building. I was very proud of that

garden. I had trees, climber roses and a

big cactus gifted from my sister when

she fled the cold weather and moved to

Cairns.

Even though my father and grandfather

were very keen gardeners, I really knew

nothing about gardens except I loved the

idea of having one. It was one of my

visits to the C&DGC that I found out

that two of the trees I had planted, and

was so proud of, had invasive roots and

would likely damage the building I was

living in sooner rather than later. So

began my relationship with C&DGC.

Over the years I have had the

opportunity to meet some wonderful

people and listen to some fascinating

speakers on all manner of subjects. I

have visited some sublime gardens and

learned that I could do things I never

thought possible like building a dry

stone wall, make no dig gardens and

have a pond with plants and fish, all

inspired through my involvement with

Castlemaine & District Garden Club.

I would like to take this opportunity to

thank all of those wonderful people who

have put the time and effort into making

the C&DGC garden club what it is

today and I look forward to celebrating

40 Years in 2025.

Judy Uren

1978 -1981

Foundation Members Jo Bayle Audrey Bruton Stan Bruton Dot Bransgrove

Lloyd Bransgrove Joyce Chapman Heather Harcus Jack Harcus

Lin McDonald Miss McPherson Miss Mills Mrs Mills

FROM THE MINUTES

17th September 1981

. . . owing to a decrease in members attending our meetings, it was decided that unless we could improve members by Christmas, we would have to disband the Garden Club. There is to be an inaugural meeting of the Orchid Club on 20th October 19981 and we thought perhaps the Garden Club members could join this Club

19th November 1981

It was decided that this would be the last meeting due to insufficient support

1979 Convenor Geoff Sitch 1980 President Max Winterbottom Vice-president Lyn Stuchbree Secretary/Treasurer Lloyd Bransgrove 1981 President Max Winterbottom Secretary/Treasurer Lyn Stuchbree

Geoff Sitch

From the Minutes

A feature of all meetings was the contribution made by members in general gardening discussions and the specimens displayed by members.

1985 – 1989

FROM THE MINUTES 25th June 1985

♦Gary Sobey moved and Brian Willis seconded that Castlemaine & District Garden Club be formed.

♦Gary moved a regular meeting to be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

23rd September 1985 First Annual

General Meeting

22nd October, 1985 ♦Moved John Turner/seconded Brian Strange “that the Club become an incorporated body and adopt the model rules subject to necessary alterations

24th June 1986 ♦Sub-committee headed by Gwen Davey was formed to handle the details for the open gardens that are to coincide with the State Festival

President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer

1985 Gary Sobey Wendy Campbell Mollie Maddox

Margaret Willis Lloyd Curtis Lyn Stuchbree Mollie Maddox

1986 Margaret Willis Lloyd Curtis Lyn Stuchbree Mollie Maddox

1987 Lloyd Curtis Barbara Maund Don Davey

1988 Lloyd Curtis Margaret Rigg Barbara Maund Don Davey

1989 Margaret Rigg Merryn Jones Elsa Kelly Don Davey

1990 – 1994

President

1990 Margaret Rigg

1991-92 Carlyn McGufficke

1992 Carlyn McGufficke

1993-94 Peggy Munro

1994 Peggy Munro

Vice–president

1990 Robin Hamblin

1991-92 Jean Lorenz

1993 Carlyn McGufficke

Secretary

1990 Elsa Kelly

1991-92 Dorothy Jenkins

1993-94 Elizabeth McKenzie

Treasurer

1990-91 Enid Hall

1992 Lisle Freedman

1993 Mollie Maddox

1994 Jennie Walker

FROM THE MINUTES

23rd July, 1991

Very interesting talk was given by Helen Vellacott in “Down the Garden Path” [title from a book of Beverley Nicholls]. Mrs Vellacott’s theme was books written about gardens, real and imaginary, that ad achieved great

success

1995 – 1999

President Vice-president Secretary Treasurer

1995 Jenny Howe Leanne Farrell Barbara Maund Lachlan Anderson

1996 Jenny Howe Leanne Farrell Barbara Maund Lachlan Anderson

1997 Jenny Howe Leanne Farrell Leanne Farrell Lachlan Anderson

1998 Ross Shimmen Peggy Munro Merlyn Pritchard

1999 Beverley Forsyth Marion Cooke Faye Barker Ross Shimmen

2000-2004

President

2000 Beverley Forsyth

2001-02 Graeme Watson

2003-04 Jan Mollison

Vice-president

2000 Beverley Forsyth

2001-02 Jan Mollison

2003 Graeme Watson

2004 Judy Uren

Secretary 2000-01 Peggy Munro

2002-03 Marion Cooke

2004 Heather Spicer

Treasurer 2000-01 Ross Shimmen

2002-03 Rae Hawkins

2004 Barbara Watson

FROM THE MINUTES

26th June 2000 General Meeting

June’s Outing – A Social Gathering

What a re-FRESH-ing evening we enjoyed at our inaugural FCV (Fish

Chips & Video) night held in the Market Building on

Wednesday June 27th

2005 – 2009

President Vice-president Secretary Treasurer

2005 Judy Uren Peter Morris Heather Spicer Barbara Watson

2006 Judy Uren Peter Morris Elaine Speight Janet Fitzwater

2007 Peter Morris Shelley Cutlack Jane Buck Janet Fitzwater

2008 Peter Morris Shelley Cutlack Jane Buck Trish King

2009 Judy Uren Jenny Howe Sandra Blamires Trish King

2010 - 2015

President

2010 Judy Uren

2011-12 Tom Comerford

2013-14 Peggy Munro

2015 Judy Uren

Vice-president

2010 Jenny Howe

2011-12 Judy Uren

2013-14 Philip Hopley

2015 Vacant

Secretary

2010 Sandra Blamires

2011-12 Marion Cooke

2013-14 Sue Spacey

2015 Sally Leversha

Treasurer

2010-11 Maxine Tester

2012-13 Helen Morris

2014-15 Judy Hopley

Encouraging the Next Generation

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

COMMITTEE MEMBERS 1985 - 2015

Merryl Adams, Lachlan Anderson, Sandra Blamires, David Carver, Ian Christie-Johnson, Marion Cooke, Christobel Comerford, Jenny Cordy,

Alison Cunningham, Shelley Cutlack, Don Davey, Gwen Davey, Sue Dimozantos, Susanne Edwards, Suzanne Ellis, Leanne Farrell, Janet Fitzwater, Beverley Forsyth, Neil Gibson, Jan Gower, Helen Grainger,

Sue Grimes, Betty Hall, Robin Hamblin, Betty Henchman, Mary Henderson, Betty Holden, Judy Hopley, Philip Hopley, Sheila Horlock,

Jenny Howe, Ian Huxley, Rosalie Kallini, Elma Kelly, Ilsa Jenkins,

Gill King, Trish King, Dawn Jones, Merryn Jones, Joy Lovelace, Robyn McConville, Norma McKenzie, Barbara Maund, Mollie Maddox, Jan Mollison, Helen Morris, Peter Morris, Maree Munday, Peggy Munro,

Julie Odgers, Lana Osterfield, Merlyn Pritchard, Margaret Rigg, Joy

Robertson, Ross Shimmen, Dorothy Smith, Sue Spacey, Heather Spicer, Maxine Tester, David Thomas, Dianne Thomson, Margriet Thyssen, Judy

Uren, Marilyn Warne-Smith, Barbara Watson, Graeme Watson, Margaret Willis, Mary Willis, Meg Worth, Alison Young

As the records do not always clearly indicate elected committee members

apologies to those whose names may not be listed. Ed.

Committee 2015

DISCOUNTS

Members are reminded to continue

to support the businesses that

support us in the form of discounts:

You will need your 2015

membership card for

identification

All Stone Quarries (ASQ)

5% off gravel, mulch etc.

15% off pots and plants

Beard’s Hardware

10% on most garden related

products

Gardens Etcetera 21-25 Main Street Maldon Tel:

5475 2339

Discount of 10% excluding items

on consignment and sale items

www.gardenetcetera.com.au

Sociana’s Plant Stall Wesley

Hill Saturday Market

10% discount

Sociana’s ‘The Green Folly’

10% discount

Stoneman’s Bookroom

10% on all purchases over $10

Taylor Brothers

5% on garden related products

MULCH is printed with the

assistance of

LEGION OFFICE WORK

http://www.gardenetcetera.com.au/

TREASURER’S REPORT – JUNE 2015

Main Account Income Expenditure Balance as at 1/06/2015 3,002.87 Income to 30/06/2015

Memberships 60.00

Raffle 22.00

Seminar registrations 285.00 367.00

3,369.87

Expenses to 30/06/2015

Marion Cooke – seminar expenses 117.50

Tom Comerford – seminar expenses 58.41

Philip Hopley – stationery 22.95

Maxine Tester – raffle prize 9.85

Legion Office Works 231.00 439.71

Less difference in opening/closing balances for

Petty Cash 19.90

Income Expenditure Balance at 30/06/2015 2,910.26

Bank Reconciliation

Income Expenditure Balance at 30/06/2015 2,910.26

Add unpresented cheques

Maxine Tester 9.85

Tom Comerford 58.41

Add Petty cash payments 39.80

Less Raffle income transferred to Petty Cash 40.20

Add difference in opening/closing balances for

Petty Cash 19.90

Less donations banked in Bursary Account 316.00

Bank Balance at 30/06/2015 2,682.02

Student Bursary Account Bank Balance at 01/06/2015 316.00

Donations Nil

Bank Balance at 30/06/2015 316.00

Cash at Hand Petty Cash 27.80

Trading Table Float 25.00

Raffle Float 10.00 62.80

Fixed Assets Digital Data Projector 349.00

PA System 1,208.00

Gazebos 458.00 2,015.00

MINUTES OF MEETING – JUNE 2015

Castlemaine and District Garden Club

Minutes of General Meeting

Tuesday 23rd June 2015

“Fish n Chip Night”

Castlemaine Health Auditorium

1. Present: Judy Uren, Sally Leversha, Christobel and Tom Comerford, Judy and Philip Hopley, Heather Spicer, Alex Allen, Gill King, Edward Gollings, Judy

Eastwood, Alex& Marion Cooke, Juliana Hart, Peggy Munro, Maxine Tester, Gwen

Davey, Barbara Maund, Elaine Geraghty, Jayne Kelly, Peter McDonald, Jenny

Nuske, Jean Lorenz, Alan & Pam Isaacs, Jo Welsh, Gill King

2. New Members: Nil 3. Apologies: Eileen Park, Jan Miletic, Jan & John Waldie, Lorna Anstey, Jeanette

Adams, Barry & Jennifer Lacey, Sue & Mike Spacey

4. Minutes of General Meeting – Tuesday 26th May as printed in Mulch, 2015 moved as a true record.

Moved: Phil Hopley Seconded: Peggy Munro Carried.

5. May Correspondence: Moved: Phil Hopley Seconded: Maxine Tester

6. Correspondence for June: Moved: Marion Cooke Seconded: Edward Gollings.

6. Reports

6.1 Treasurer: The Treasurer proposed that the report published in the June edition of

MULCH be accepted with the following amendment “that the report submitted for

publication showed an end date of 31 May 2015 rather than the date of 30 May 2015

published in MULCH”.

Moved: Judy Hopley Seconded. Sally Leversha Carried.

6.2 The Treasurer advised that she now has online access to bank accounts in order to

monitor payments made by bank transfer.

7. Business:

7.1 List passed around for attendance at 30th Birthday

7.2 Potting up: at Peggy’s place- those interested discuss with Peggy

7.3 Mushroom Compost: As the waiting list is nearly full Philip will order another 100

bags.

7.4 An email account has been setup for the Club: cdgardenclub@gmail.com. The

account is being used to take Seminar enquiries/registrations but could continue after

mailto:cdgardenclub@gmail.com

the seminar. It was agreed that the email address be included in MULCH and on the

webpage.

7.5 Agenda item 4.7- A proposal by the Treasurer to increase the amount charged for

posting MULCH from $5.00 to $11.00 to take effect in 2016, was discussed. The

Treasurer advised that this was necessary because of the increase in Australia Post

charges to take place later this year.

Moved: Judy Hopley Seconded: Maxine Tester Carried

7.6 Nomination Forms for upcoming AGM- Sally has forms for those wishing to

nominate

7.7 Change of plans- now soup & dessert for upcoming AGM - NOT BBQ

8. Raffle: won by Edward Gollings

9. Speaker:

Heather Spicer- National Parks & Wild Flowers

Heather gave a wonderful talk about her travels to America- Landing in Las Vegas and

touring through Arizona & Utah to Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Archers & Monument

Valley National Parks.

She discussed the challenging temperatures & minimal rainfall and the survival

techniques & ages of some of the plants which manage to survive in such extreme

conditions.

She showed beautiful photos of all areas, trees & flowers.

The Quaking Aspen Trees- “Pando” – one plant covering over 100 acres- one of the

largest & heaviest living organisms- which continues to throw up new shoots.

It was a wonderful informal evening spent socializing, munching on our fish and chips

then followed by Heathers wonderful presentation.

Closed at: 930pm

FROM THE EDITOR

I hope you have enjoyed this

edition of MULCH, which

celebrates our thirty year of

reincarnation, as much as I have

enjoyed compiling it.

In the initial planning stage it was

suggested that there would not be

any Minutes for June, given the

Fish ‘n’ Chip Night. That decision

allowed the inclusion of an extra

two pages of illustrative material.

Things changed, and as you can see

there are Minutes for June included

in this edition. Allowing two pages

for the record of the Minutes this

gave the opportunity for another

two pages of material to illustrate

our thirty years of activity which I

am sure you will find of interest.

I hope that you all enjoy the

festivities associated with the

celebration of the 30th Birthday.

Christobel and I shall travelling

from Santiago de Compostella to

London on that day, so we are

going to miss what I am sure will

prove to be a wonderful

celebration.

Tom Comerford

DISCUSSED

June Committee Meeting

30th Birthday Celebrations

Mushroom Compost

Treasurer Tenure

Treasurer - online access to

check direct debit payments

Membership List Manager - new

manager to be appointed

Wesley Hill Hall - change from

key to key code

Cost of postage

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NEXT MEETINGS

Tuesday 28th July, 2015 Annual General Meeting

6.00pm - 6.30 pm start

Wesley Hill Hall.

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Next Committee Meeting: Friday, 14th August, 2015

at Judy Uren’s home

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The Castlemaine & District Garden Club meets at 7:30pm on the fourth

Tuesday of each month from February to October at the Wesley Hill Hall, Duke Street, Wesley Hill.

Membership of the Club is open to all and costs $20 a year per household

($25 if you want a paper copy of Mulch mailed to you). Mulch (in colour) is available via email on

request. Subscriptions are payable at the beginning of each calendar year.

New members are very welcome. The Club distributes this monthly

newsletter to all members and other like-minded organisations.