Welcome
to the home of the Sunshine Golden Age Garden Club.
The club was founded in 1921 as the Sunshine Horticultural Society and continues to meet regularly. Our aim is to create a convivial social atmosphere which fosters the pleasure of sustainable home gardening and improves the skills of the amateur gardener.
to the home of the Sunshine Golden Age Garden Club.
The club was founded in 1921 as the Sunshine Horticultural Society and continues to meet regularly. Our aim is to create a convivial social atmosphere which fosters the pleasure of sustainable home gardening and improves the skills of the amateur gardener.
Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7 pm unless another time is given by prior notice. Meetings are held each year from February through to December. No meeting in January. Visitors and new members most welcome.
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Monthly club meetings, guest speakers and events for 2024 are here. |
Club Meeting, 7 pm Wednesday 9 April
Glengala Community Centre
Message from the President
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April meeting
Regrettably our guest speaker Peter Bloem (carnivorous plants) is unable to attend but is happy to come at another time. We will undertake a review of our 104th Annual Show. Please have your say .
It will be my last meeting (my apologies for the AGM) as our Club President and Show Manager. I remain as your President till all positions are called vacant at our AGM. There is a lot to do till then.
President's Humble Plea
Please consider nominating and joining our committee .It would be great if some of us also steps up to take the baton to lead our club into the forthcoming seasons as our President and Vice President and equally important as our Show Manager.
The right people to undertake this are always the ones that do it with pleasure as in love affair and not the ones that have to be coerced. If you decide to undertake this you will be supported fully by the existing long serving members and the outgoing ones as well.
Thank you for your consideration on this matter and if you're considering to serve our club I respectfully thank you in advance.
I will hand my final Presidents Report as well my integral contribution for our website, Facebook and newsletter next month.
On behalf of our committee, members our sincerest best wishes for any of you or your loved ones that are not doing it well or comfortably in their daily life, congratulations for those celebrating happy occasions. Happy 65th Birthday Jim and Alph 85 + Rosemary, Wanda, Helen and myself we are too young to mention our Birthday Ages.
And all travelers enjoy and come home safe.
Please contact me if you require support either be physical or emotional.
Happy Healthy Month
Chris
Regrettably our guest speaker Peter Bloem (carnivorous plants) is unable to attend but is happy to come at another time. We will undertake a review of our 104th Annual Show. Please have your say .
It will be my last meeting (my apologies for the AGM) as our Club President and Show Manager. I remain as your President till all positions are called vacant at our AGM. There is a lot to do till then.
President's Humble Plea
Please consider nominating and joining our committee .It would be great if some of us also steps up to take the baton to lead our club into the forthcoming seasons as our President and Vice President and equally important as our Show Manager.
The right people to undertake this are always the ones that do it with pleasure as in love affair and not the ones that have to be coerced. If you decide to undertake this you will be supported fully by the existing long serving members and the outgoing ones as well.
Thank you for your consideration on this matter and if you're considering to serve our club I respectfully thank you in advance.
I will hand my final Presidents Report as well my integral contribution for our website, Facebook and newsletter next month.
On behalf of our committee, members our sincerest best wishes for any of you or your loved ones that are not doing it well or comfortably in their daily life, congratulations for those celebrating happy occasions. Happy 65th Birthday Jim and Alph 85 + Rosemary, Wanda, Helen and myself we are too young to mention our Birthday Ages.
And all travelers enjoy and come home safe.
Please contact me if you require support either be physical or emotional.
Happy Healthy Month
Chris
Chris Michalopoulos
President and Show Manager, Sunshine Golden Age Garden Club Inc
chrismichalopoulos1719@gmail.com
0418 543 649
President and Show Manager, Sunshine Golden Age Garden Club Inc
chrismichalopoulos1719@gmail.com
0418 543 649
CULTURAL NOTES
Autumn watering, fertilizing, pruning, seed collection and bulb planting and the task of tidying up your garden and your (shed, garage spare space used for gardening)
Citrus and olive trees are a priority area now with fertilizing and servicing in preparation to cropping.
Empty beds consider a green crop.
Dahlias would benefit greatly with Sulphate Potash and trace elements liquid fertiliser and broad-spectrum fungicide spray to deter powdery mildew or decrease the severity.
I have planted my sweet peas as well sowed silver beet and lettuce seed.
A good time now to sow your mustard crops for salad leaves and bok choy for your stir frying. Bok choy is delicious in salads also.
Plan ,order and purchase for your future winter and spring gardening.
Visit your favourite green grocer or market to take home seasonal fruit and vegetables for that that roast and heart-warming soups.
Good gardening is about visual inspecting and making decisions to have that healthy balance for your pleasure and the environment.
Practice safe gardening and lowering the height of your trees is a very positive move.
Another cooler weather is visiting garden nurseries, checking paper catalogues and online ones for that special something.
Compost making at home will reap you great dividends if properly made and correctly utilized, I recommend the Trench method of covering compost instead of surface spreading.
Finally, a pleasure to view Nerines and snapdragons in my garden consider growing some of the lost favored plants like stock .
Wear gloves and eye protection and if spraying choose a non-windy day and cover well including putting a mask on.
Autumn watering, fertilizing, pruning, seed collection and bulb planting and the task of tidying up your garden and your (shed, garage spare space used for gardening)
Citrus and olive trees are a priority area now with fertilizing and servicing in preparation to cropping.
Empty beds consider a green crop.
Dahlias would benefit greatly with Sulphate Potash and trace elements liquid fertiliser and broad-spectrum fungicide spray to deter powdery mildew or decrease the severity.
I have planted my sweet peas as well sowed silver beet and lettuce seed.
A good time now to sow your mustard crops for salad leaves and bok choy for your stir frying. Bok choy is delicious in salads also.
Plan ,order and purchase for your future winter and spring gardening.
Visit your favourite green grocer or market to take home seasonal fruit and vegetables for that that roast and heart-warming soups.
Good gardening is about visual inspecting and making decisions to have that healthy balance for your pleasure and the environment.
Practice safe gardening and lowering the height of your trees is a very positive move.
Another cooler weather is visiting garden nurseries, checking paper catalogues and online ones for that special something.
Compost making at home will reap you great dividends if properly made and correctly utilized, I recommend the Trench method of covering compost instead of surface spreading.
Finally, a pleasure to view Nerines and snapdragons in my garden consider growing some of the lost favored plants like stock .
Wear gloves and eye protection and if spraying choose a non-windy day and cover well including putting a mask on.
A typical monthly meeting...
centres around a guest speaker followed by supper. Members can, and do, have a cuppa at any time. Meetings take place in first class community facilities generously provided by Brimbank City Council. There is ample parking and disabled access.
The ingredients that make up a typical meeting are:
The ingredients that make up a typical meeting are:
The monthly newsletter
Distributed free to members at the start of the meeting.
Gardening problem solver session
Here members can ask questions and get advice on how to solve their gardening problems.
A guest speaker
The club works hard to find engaging and knowledgeable guest speakers on a wide range of topics ranging from the cultivation of particular plant species, to floral art design, to local history - and everything in between.
The competition table
Provides a showcase for members to exhibit flowers, succulents, vegetables and other plants from their garden as well as flower arrangements and other floral art creations and handicraft and cookery items. The best exhibit wins a prize and an award.
The trading table
Is crowded with plants and cuttings donated by members for sale at bargain prices.
Raffle
$1 a ticket gives you a chance to be a lucky prize winner.
Supper
The evening finishes with a mouth-watering supper of savouries and sweets.
Annual membership subscription
$2 per year. The cheapest subscription of any garden club in Australia!
Where and when
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Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month (except for January) at 7 pm in the Glengala Community Centre (Castley Hall) at the corner of Glengala Road and Simmie Street, Sunshine.
*SGAGC INC ACKNOWLEDGES THE TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS OF THIS LAND AND PAY OUR RESPECTS TO THE WURUNDJERI PEOPLE.
OUR CLUB WELCOMES ALL CULTURES, NATIONALITIES, AND RELIGIONS, OUR COMMITMENT IS TO BE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE.
OUR CLUB WELCOMES ALL CULTURES, NATIONALITIES, AND RELIGIONS, OUR COMMITMENT IS TO BE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE.