Joan’s Tools
New member Joan brought her favourite tools to the February meeting as part of a new segment at our meetings – Member talks on anything garden related. Joan pointed out that you don’t necessarily have to spend a zillion $ on tools. She suggested to just check out the bargain bins and you might well […]
March 2021 – Justicia
Justicia brandegeeana KINGDOM: Plantae ORDER: Lamiales FAMILY: Acabtgaceae TRIBE: Justicieae GENUS: Justicia Justicia (aka shrimp plant) is from the Acanthaceae family and it is the largest genus within that family with around 700 species with hundreds more as yet unresolved. They are native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, India and Africa […]
2021 Fees Due
The next CHGC meeting (20th February 2021) is the last opportunity for members to pay their 2021 membership fees. It is a requirement (as part of being an affiliated club of the Garden Clubs of Australia) that we complete a return form with details on the number of financial members for each year. This in […]
Australian Native Plants
Grevillea Scarlet Moon If you are looking for good, solid information about Australian Natives, the Australian Plants Society NSW Ltd is the place to go. It is a non-profit, independent, incorporated community organisation with members from over 20 friendly groups across NSW and overseas. Through the accumulated knowledge and widespread interests of its members, the […]
Sydney Royal Easter Show
image Mick Shaw There will be two speakers at the 20 February 2021 meeting of Coffs Garden Club. Geoff Bell is a Councillor for the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW and he will be talking about the Committees he is a member of – Agriculture and Horticulture. Maria Bell has been a steward with both […]
Snail Siesta?
Recently a magazine article intrigued me……. apparently during extended dry periods there are some critters who shut themselves down to survive. This is called aestivation and is a state of dormancy, similar to hibernation characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate, which is in response to high temperatures and arid conditions. The common snail […]
February 2021 – Hydrangea
KINGDOM: Plantae ORDER: Comales FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae GENUS: Hydrangea Flowers of the Hydrangea are produced from early spring to late autumn, when they still look wonderful faded with ‘antique-like’ characterists. Typically, the flowerheads contain two types of flowers – small non-showy flowers in the centre or interior of the flowerhead, and large, showy flowers with […]
Waterwise Garden Speaker
image Coffs Harbour City Council Our speaker for the 16 January meeting is Melissa Hinkley from Coffs Water. Melissa will be talking about strategies on how we can make our gardens more water wise. There are currently Level 1 restrictions for the Coffs Coast Council Area and this basically means we need to follow the […]
16 January 2021 our first meeting this year
Image from the launch of the 2019 Spring Garden Competition and the 40th Anniversary of the Coffs Harbour Garden Club, held in the Shell at the Botanic Garden, Coffs Harbour (L-R Tom Ely, Julie Worland & Margaret Crawley ) Our very first meeting for 2021 is on the 16th January. It will be almost the same, […]
Growing Zucchini
This post has been made from a presentation from CHGC member Simon (aka the veggie guru). A summer squash that can readily grow to a metre in length. It’s name comes from the Italian word “Zucca”, (pumpkin/squash), and “Ina”, (little). AKA as Courgette in France, UK, NZ, SE Asia and Scandinavia. Botanically, Zucchinis are […]