North Shore - Group outing - Native Garden in Westleigh

September is a prime time to see many Native Plants at their flowering best, so we are lucky that Brian Roach will make us welcome to visit his beautiful Native Garden in Westleigh this month.

Brian can give great growing tips and advice on what he has observed for many years as the best way to plan your garden and choose plants for it, depending on your conditions, soil, aspect etc. He is also an accomplished plant propagator and has a variety of his propagated plants for sale. He may even show us the Bower Bird bower that a bird has constructed in his garden.

He is happy if we arrive at 10am and soon after that he will give our group of visitors a run-down. Your punctual arrival will mean that Brian is not having to repeat himself too many times! Hopefully we can leave him in peace to get on with his day by 11.30am. Some of us will then head to Ruddock Park for a bite to eat and a relaxed get-together and chat. Note that Westleigh café, nearby in the shopping centre, offers great coffee take-aways.

When: Sunday 10th September 10am

Where: Garden of Brian Roach in Westleigh. Contact Sue for address (see below).

What to bring: Weather appropriate clothes e.g. rain gear, umbrella? Some change in case you decide to purchase plants, whatever you’d like to bring for yourself foodwise if you decide to join the gathering in Ruddock Park afterwards e.g. morning tea or early lunch food, keep cup for take-aways.

Contact person: Sue Fredrickson. Phone 0401362921 paulandsuefreddo@bigpond.com. It is necessary that  you contact me to let me know that you plan to come,  so that we can give Brian an idea of numbers and for me to be able to contact you if for some reason (weather?) it is necessary to cancel, and also for the address.