What a busy
month was November with our 17th consecutive ‘Open Garden’.
We really
thought last year was going to be our last but Scott needed some help to get to
Norway next year to compete in the ‘World Disabled Water Ski Championships’.
We let
Scott keep all the gate takings plus there was a donation box.
585 people
came on the weekend and as usual the plant buyers were queued up at 8am.
What a
morning, we were rushed off our feet and thanks to our helpers who we could not
of done without.
Will we
open next year? That is the question.
Probably,
it’s a heck of a lot of work and the elements are usually against us but we
enjoy the weekend and we get to help someone in need. So, if our health holds
up YES we will open again in November 2019.
The garden
was still quite dry as we had no rain since mid-October and only a few mills
since.
The Black Sapote crop was quite small compared to other years but they were quite a size.
Still the
garden looked terrific and everyone who came enjoyed it and that’s what it is
all about, sharing our love of plants and gardening with others.
We had good support from the local newspapers.
On the
Wednesday prior to the opening I had a call for help from ‘Bayside Garden Club’
whose guest speaker was unavailable and asked if I could do it, so off I went
and gave the ‘Garden Journey’ presentation.
I am now
working on a new presentation ‘Fantastic flowers and Foliage’, done about 70
pictures of Aroids so far but really need a rainy day to do more.
So much
time spent standing watering the garden, it’s a job I really hate but one that
has to be done if I want to keep my plants alive.
My
Amorphophallus collection was quite slow to come up this year, probably due to
the cool spring.
