Find out what herb aids digestion at this month's Gully Gardeners

Do you know which herbs are good for promoting good skin? Or which herb aids digestions?  Or which herbs make great teas?

Carol Hooper is very knowledgable about herbs and will encourage you to make medicines from your garden. Plus you will be given free hardouts.

This month's Gully Gardeners will meet at Coonara House, 20 Willow Road, Upper Ferntree Gully.

Refreshments provided
When: Thursday 1st March 2:30pm
Where: Coonara House, 20 Willow Road, Upper Ferntree Gully
Cost: Gold coin donation appreciated
Bookings essential phone 92948140

Cheers, webgurl

Gully Gardeners - Ann Creber discusses relishes, chutney, jams & sauces

Ann Creber is one of Melbourne’s most knowledgeable and passionate foodies. She is an acclaimed author, food writer, food stylist, restaurant reviewer, food consultant and radio announcer.

Ann will discuss ways to cull your plentiful food crops to create wonderful relishes, chutneys, jams and sauces.

Join us to launch Gully Gardeners for 2012. 


When: Thursday 2nd February 2:30pm
Where: Ferntree Gully Library, 1010 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully
Cost: Gold coin donation appreciated
Bookings essential phone 92948140or book online - Ann Creber

Cheers, Maryanne

Hop on the Gully Gardeners annual bus trip to visit an amazing garden

Join us on our annual bus trip - this year we are going to visit the incredible garden of Karen Meeuwissen, a finalist in the Gardener of the Year for ABC Gardening Australia. Antique roses are her passion, but her enthusiasm for constructions, whether pergolas, archways or pathways shows in her property.  Karen is only too happy for us to take cuttings from any of her many plant series. Karen spoke to our group about salvias in July 2010.

• BYO picnic
• secateurs and plastic bags for cuttings

When: Monday 24th October 10am
Where: Meet at Coonara House at 10.00am - 22 Willow Road, Upper Ferntree Gully 3156 - Mel Ref: 74 D7
Cost: Free event
Bookings essential phone 92948140

Cheers, Maryanne

Gully Gardeners presents Gardens for wildlife in Knox

Irene Kelly is a very keen member of the Knox Environment Society. Her areas of interest include Gardens for Wildlife, Transition Knox and Biodiversity. Join us for this very interesting talk with a slide show presentation.

Refreshments provided.

When: Thursday 6th October 2:30pm
Where: Ferntree Gully Library, 1010 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully
Cost: Gold coin donation
Bookings essential phone 92948140

Cheers, Maryanne

Gardening photos across the globe with Gully Gardeners

This month's Gully Gardeners presents Paul Lucas showing his stunning gardening photographs from around the world. Paul and his wife Maureen are well known in gardening circles and are members of the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria and the Knox Garden Club. This session should appeal to all gardeners as well as those who just like to look!

All welcome. Refreshments provided

When: Thursday 1st September 2:30pm
Where: Ferntree Gully Library, 1010 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully
Cost: Gold coin donation please
Bookings essential phone 92948140 or book online - gully gardeners

Cheers, Maryanne

This week at Gully Gardeners there's a seeds, seedlings and produce swap

Have you packets of vegetable and flower seeds hidden in a dark cupboard? Have you surplus seedlings that you would like to share? Why not come to our fun gardening day and share your surplus seeds and seedlings with other people. Also why not share your surplus winter vegetables.

Refreshments provided.

When: Thursday 7th July 2:30pm
Where: Ferntree Gully Library, 1010 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully
Cost: Gold coin donation please
Bookings essential phone 92948140 or book online - Gully Gardeners

Cheers, Maryanne

Winter gardening with Gully Gardeners - find out what to plant now

The keen gardener never stops gardening - not even in Winter. In fact Winter is the time to rug up, put on the gloves and gumboots, and start preparing and planning for Spring. Darren will help to keep you inspired with suggestions of what you can plant now - new varieties of roses, fruit trees, flowering ornamental trees - and how to prepare for Spring planting of new annuals, perennials & vegetables.

Refreshments provided.

When: Thursday 2nd June 2:30pm
Where: Ferntree Gully Library, 1010 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully
Cost: Gold coin donation please
Bookings essential phone 92948140 or book online - Gully Gardeners

Cheers, Maryanne

First meeting of Gully Gardeners & Growville Growers this week

Two of our gadening groups start back this week with meetings of the Gully Gardeners and Growville Growers.

Gully Gardeners

Lee Morris is our local permaculture expert. Lee will be talking about her adventures in the last few years in Upper Ferntree Gully and northern Victoria. Afternoon tea will be in the shady surrounds of Coonara House.

When: Thursday 3rd February 2:30pm
Where: Coonara House, 20 Willow Road, Upper Ferntree Gully
Cost: Gold coin donation
For further information, please contact either Tracy at Coonara House on 97587081 or Julie at FTG Library on 92948140

Gully Gardeners - February

Growville Growers - Ripponlea Gardens

Phil Tulk, National Trust of Victoria's head gardener, is coming to Rowville Library to take us on a virtual journey of discovery around the many varied and beautiful gardens that can be found at Ripponlea. All welcome.

A small number of free passes to Ripponlea will be awarded on the day.

When: Friday 4th February 2pm
Where: Rowville Library, Stud Park Shopping Centre, Stud Rd, Rowville
Cost: Gold coin donation appreciated
Bookings essential phone 92941300 or book online - Growville Growers

Cheers, Maryanne

Gully Gardeners growing heirloom vegetables

Graeme George from Earthcare Permaculture, will talk about the advantages of growing tradition heirloom vegatables in the home garden, rather than the hybrid commercial varieties. These are the hardy, tasty varieties that have stood the test of time, that are still around because home gardeners prefer to grow them. Varieties suitable for our cool temperate climate will be emphasised. There will also be seeds available for purchase.

When: Thursday 4th November 2:30pm
Where: Ferntree Gully Library, 1010 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully
Cost: Gold coin donation
No need to book, come along, all welcome.

Cheers, Maryanne

Gully Gardeners - visit Australian Garden at Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne.

October's Gully Gardeners will be a bus trip to Australian Garden at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. BYO lunch or enjoy a meal at the Boonerwurrung Café, with enticing views over the Australian Garden.  Approximate time of arrival back at Coonara House is 3.30pm.

When: Monday 25th October 10:30am
Where: Meet at Coonara House, 22 Willow Road, Upper Ferntree Gully at 10.15am
Cost: $13.55 (entrance & 1 hour tour of the garden)
Bookings essential phone 97587081

Cheers, Maryanne

Gully Gardeners - Learn to create a 'No Dig Garden'

Meryl from Pakenham Garden Club will demonstrate how to create a no dig garden.  No dig gardening or a raised garden bed, consists of layering organic materials on top of the soil to create a nutrient rich environments for your plants.

When: Thursday 7th October 2:30pm
Where: Coonara House, 22 Willow Road, Upper Ferntree Gully, 3156
Cost: Gold coin donation
Bookings essential phone 9294 8140

Cheers, Maryanne

Gully gardeners

Meet at Ferntree Gully Library for a tour of Lees Harmony's permaculture garden.

When: Thursday 4th October 1:30pm
Where: Ferntree Gully Library, 1010 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully Ph: 9294 8140

Cheers, Maryanne