Our April & May Working Bees

April

Saturday Bee:  After inducting new member George, by Dave, our Saturday Supervisor, everyone headed to the terraces below the native garden in the south-west corner of the Garden. There was loads of weeding, along the pathways and on the terraces by Toni, Louise, Lee, George, Chris M and Dave.  Our smiling gardeners, Brandon and Jess, worked tirelessly with Paul, our Council gardener for the day, to gather fallen palm fronds and load them onto the truck.  Chris M added the bags of weeds gathered by the rest of the team.

 

Wednesday Bee:  It was a grey day, marked by a small drizzle but as we worked the sun emerged..  We were joined by two new members, Brooke and Margaret.  Afte their induction by Liz, they joined the rest of the team – Kerrie, George, Chris M (Wednesday’s Supervisor), and Toni on the central lawn to weed the Fernery and Mound.  After dropping off the bags of weeds and foliage ready for collection by Council gardeners, the team assembled in the Scout Hall to join Ishbel, the Bee Supervisor to wash up, enjoy a cuppa and Lamington and celebrate a job well done!

 

May

 

Saturday Bee:  A cooler day but we soon warmed up – Tony, today’s Supervisor,  and Lee got into the newly planted garden to continue Council’s work with additional clean up and weeding. Toni weeded the perennial garden.  Brandon hunted around the garden and picked up a binful of rubbish left behind by Garden visitors.  Jess helped gather fallen palm fronds and foliage while Paul, our Council gardener for the day, cleared the beds of Canna Lily which have overgrown our other plantings. Ishbel manned the desk ensuring everyone signed in/out as well as ensuring tools were returned at the end of the Bee.  We then gathered in the Scout Hall where The Bakehouse Lamingtons awaited as well as a welcome treat from Ishbel – plunge coffee.

 

Wednesday Bee:  A sunny day emerged after a couple of rainy days and that meant damp ground.  And that makes weeding much easier, so the team got stuck into it, working in the new garden bed, in the beds alongside the stairs and pathways, as well as picking up fallen palm fronds.  Our team today:  Ron serving as our Receptionist, and our gardeners:  Jane, Chris M (Supervisor), Margaret, Lee, Kerrie, and Brooke.

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