Melton Botanic Gardens
Event No 1 By Madelene O'Halloran & Andrew Parker Twenty members of the Gardening Interest Group had their first garden visit on Tuesday 4 th February to the Melton Botanic Gardens. After gathering at the designated meeting point, Andrew welcomed everyone and then set about organising the carpooling which went off without a hitch. Passengers contributed to travel costs which was ably collected by Bill who then compensated the drivers involved. The Friends of the Melton Botanic Gardens provided morning tea on our arrival followed by a guided tour of these very interesting gardens. John Bentley, the President of the Friends of The Melton Botanic Gardens, lead the tour and amazed us with his extensive knowledge. We were also amazed at how much had been achieved in such a relatively short time and exclusively by volunteer labour . Most of what we saw had been achieved in the past ten years. The gardens feature plants that