Great looking gardens don’t just happen… have you ever noticed how the plants that you water don’t grow and the weeds that you ignore flourish? Hard as it may be, a manicured, landscaped garden holds immense reward and enhances your property invaluably.
Recognising this value, Norma Taylor and Peggy Gilmour, of Propvest Real Estate, together with Brandon Mansour (4 Seasons Group), Elmine Durandt (ECHOA) and Debbie Smit (Foxgloves Landscapes) initiated the Garden Club for Eagle Canyon Residents.
“We can’t believe that it’s been a year already! Our 32 members have been enriched and educated on fantastic topics by guest speakers - it has opened our imagination and has let our inspirations run wild,” comments Norma Taylor.
With the new year and season upon us, Propvest Real Estate and 4 Seasons Group (sponsors of the group) have handed the torch over to the members, but will maintain their support of the group.
At the monthly meeting, held on Tuesday 13 September, a new committee was chosen for October 2011 – October 2012. Greg Tosen (Stand 291) was voted chairperson and Karen Tyrer (Stand 115) as treasurer. The other committee members are Colleen Tosen (Stand 291) and Louise van Gool (Stand 35).
Congratulations! We wish them and their team all the best for the new year.
The guest speaker at the meeting was the renowned Terry Moller. When Terry retired from her nine-to-five, she had a dream to live out her passion for gardening. She consulted for Lifestyle Nursery on Public Relations and was their Marketing Manager for many years.
Terry was the founder member of the Lifestyle Nursery Garden Club as well as the Lifestyle College. She has recently been involved with coordinating the show gardens at Garden World and she shared the assessment criteria on how judges assess and evaluate a garden for a garden competition.
The presentation was so inspiring and we were reminded of all the knowledge that we’ve received throughout the year. Some of the key points to a magnificent garden are:
At the monthly meeting, held on Tuesday 13 September, a new committee was chosen for October 2011 – October 2012. Greg Tosen (Stand 291) was voted chairperson and Karen Tyrer (Stand 115) as treasurer. The other committee members are Colleen Tosen (Stand 291) and Louise van Gool (Stand 35).
Congratulations! We wish them and their team all the best for the new year.
The guest speaker at the meeting was the renowned Terry Moller. When Terry retired from her nine-to-five, she had a dream to live out her passion for gardening. She consulted for Lifestyle Nursery on Public Relations and was their Marketing Manager for many years.
Terry was the founder member of the Lifestyle Nursery Garden Club as well as the Lifestyle College. She has recently been involved with coordinating the show gardens at Garden World and she shared the assessment criteria on how judges assess and evaluate a garden for a garden competition.
The presentation was so inspiring and we were reminded of all the knowledge that we’ve received throughout the year. Some of the key points to a magnificent garden are:
- first impressions
- planning of beds
- planning of shape, vistas and focal points
- scale and balance
- suitability of style of garden to style of house
- integration of outdoor living
- use of garden accessories
- plant choice
- combination of texture and colour
- general maintenance
The Garden Club’s goal is to host an Eagle Canyon Garden competition at the end of February 2012. This will be an open competition for all homeowners of Eagle Canyon, with a variety of categories. More details will be published as the concept develops.
Terry has organised that the Eagle Canyon Garden Club be part of the Garden World Green Club, which will allow members to qualify for all the Green Club rewards! For more info – contact Propvest Real Estate. Like us on Facebook for regular updates and follow us on Twitter!
