Garden Group Springs to Life

A new garden group is flourishing in the Fleurieu Peninsula thanks to the ACH Group Social Links program.

Garden2Garden is a rotating series where garden lovers meet at a different garden each week to learn from and be inspired by one another.

The group is the brainchild of volunteer and keen gardener Jane Mattner who thought it would be a nice way to bring people together.

“It’s a great social activity because we share cuttings and seeds from one another’s gardens and from community gardens that we visit,” she says. “People enjoy getting out and seeing other gardens and hear about what works for them. Each garden is unique with its own challenges, depending on its aspect and soil type.”

This week the group visited Marie Weller, at Wirra Cove, who has glassed in her garden to protect it from strong winds, sea spray – and snakes.

“I call this my ‘survival garden’,” Marie says. “We get high winds here and everything grows slowly, even with a drip system.”

Set high in the hills with spectacular ocean views, Marie’s garden features a range of succulents, native sedges, bougainvilleas and low hedges.

As part of the visit, the group visited Marie’s studio which is full of her own paintings and pastel drawings.

Garden2Garden is held each Thursday from 10.30am to 12pm. If you are interested in gardening or gardens, enjoy pottering or planting, have a vegie patch or a few favourite potted plants, this group is for you.

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