Event 2 2022 Spring Park Nursery - Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens
EVENT REPORT by Leona We gardeners are a curious lot. We want to know what's going on next door, down the road, in the next town and across the globe. Thus, on the very 1st day of Autumn, accompanied by appropriate turn of the season weather, a goodly posse of U3A gardeners set off in the direction of Daylesford, armed with a desire to discover, learn, be inspired and simply to enjoy. Our 1st destination was Spring Park Nursery Eganstown , whereupon we had a refreshing cuppa before dispersing into the greenery to admire a diverse range of roses, perennials, grasses and shrubs. We then settled down to an engaging and informative talk by Nursery owner Ken. Following are some snippets from his talk. * The nursery is a family operated business, involving Ken, his wife, Dot and 2 sons, Chris and Brenton. One son has a scientific bent, the other is a mad keen propagator of plants. Handy skills indeed for a nursery. * Each year Spring Park stocks 300 to 400 rose varietie