Gardening Club

The next meeting of the club is on Wednesday 15th February at 7.30pm.  Our speaker will be Phil Watson (from Top Turf Landscaping) who is going to give us some hints and tips for a luscious, green lawn.
Our March meeting is the Annual Members Bulb Competition.  There are several classes including Daffodils, Tulips, Hyacinth and Crocus, the prizes for which will be hotly contested. 
Over the coming months we have speakers entertaining us with talks on Deeside and Highland Charm, Birds in the Garden and the Scottish Open Gardens Scheme.

The next meeting of the garden club is on Wednesday 19th October at 7.30pm.  The club always meets at Trinity Hall, Westhill and the evening usually ends by 9.30pm, after refreshments and a raffle.  The speaker this month is Chris Wardle from Crathes Castle who will give a talk on the castle and the trees on the estate.  Visitors are always welcome.
 
 

The Inter-Club Quiz is being held on Wednesday 21st September 2011 at 7.30pm at the Village Hall, Kemnay.

The will not be a club meeting in September but we will be submitting a team at the Inter-Club Quiz being held on Wednesday 21st September, 2011.  The annual quiz takes place between garden clubs from Westhill, Kemnay, Newmachar and Dyce, each club taking it in turn to host the quiz.  This year is the turn of Kemnay and everyone is invited to the Village Hall, Kemnay to support their team and enjoy the tea and home bakes afterwards. 

The visit to Cruickshank Botanical Garden was a revelation for many of the members - we had never realised what was behind the lovely old stone walls surrounding the Zoology Department of the University.  The garden is open every day and entry is gained by using the gate in the Chanonry.  There you'll find an alpine garden, rose garden, herbaceous border and beautiful specimen trees, all carefully labelled.  Do pay them a visit and see for yourself.

Garden club members are visiting Cruickshank Botanical Garden on Wednesday 15th June starting at 7pm. We will be shown around the gardens by the head gardener and are hoping for a warm, sunny evening.