Kyabram Garden Club opens member gardens

Kyabram Garden Club secretary Margaret Mason said the gardens were well worth a visit.

“We have four gardens belonging to members as part of the open garden weekend and they are definitely worth seeing,” she said.

“They are lovely gardens, and it is in conjunction with the 150th birthday of Kyabram.”

Admission is $2 per garden, or $8 for all four.

“At one garden, they are having Devonshire tea,” Mrs Mason said.

“At another, they are having a trading table with plants and preserves and there will be a raffle.”

One highlight is member Gwen James's garden.

“It is a huge garden,” Mrs Mason said.

“She has garden beds which are all one colour, so if she has yellow roses, she will have yellow other flowers, and if the next garden bed is red, she will have red roses and red coloured flowers.”

Mrs James also has magnificent clematis and grows fruit and vegetables.

“You will need a while to walk around that garden,” Mrs Mason said.

The Kyabram Garden Club meets on the fourth Friday of each month at the Kyabram Bowls Club rooms and has 85 members, with 61 attending last month’s meeting. Membership costs $10 per year.

At each meeting there is a raffle sponsored by Morocco Cafe, and a lucky door prize donated by Fab Flowers, both as vouchers.

The club also runs a monthly competition table with 11 categories.

“Everyone wants to win the floral art, which changes every month,” Mrs Mason said.

“At the end of the year, we have a grand champion, who is the person with the most points and they get prizes.”

To find out more, including more information about the Open Gardens Day, search Kyabram Garden Club on Facebook.