Meeting at Paul Duval’s Garden “I’m on the top of the world, looking down on creation.” That lovely song, sung by the amazing Karen Carpenter, comes to mind at Mahagony Ridge, where we are level with the clouds. Perched high in the lush Northern Range of Trinidad, Paramin offers breathtaking views of the Caribbean Sea, […]
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Meeting at Moira Hamel-Smith’s Garden January and February are arguably the prettiest months of our gardening year. The days are crisp and clear with deep blue skies, and the nights are cool. These conditions make for vivid colours of the plants, particularly the cordylines, exemplified beautifully in Moira’s magnificent garden. The garden that The Garden
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Meeting at Sophia Dillon’s Garden Nestled between the hills of Trinidad’s delightful northern range is a lush valley, blessed with good soil and abundant rainfall. In this valley too, is the home and magical garden of Sophia Dillon. The venue of the Garden Club’s first meeting of 2025. Oh, what a meeting! The meeting
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Garden Club’s Christmas Party (Dec24) Christmas time really is a wonderful time of the year! So many places are beautifully decorated and there is a tangible joy in the air. Could this joy be because The Garden Club of Trinidad’s Christmas Party is nigh? Once again the party was held at Paprika Bistro at Westmall.
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Meeting at Nigel and Monique Hosein’s Garden The meeting for October took place on Saturday 12th. On entering towards the front door one steps past the the quiet flow of running water alongside the entrance, bringing us to the lovely sight of the Sexy Orange Heliconia (Heliconia platystachys) in all its glory, as the centerpiece of the
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Meeting at Chan Johnson’s Garden The sky was a threatening grey but by no means was the mood of those heading to Freeport, to visit Chan’s garden, in any way darkened. Even the maxi taxi (minibus) ride was stimulating. We were not sure whether we had taken flight as we seems to be crop-dusting the
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Meeting at Mille Fleur (Aug24) The Garden Club had its August 2024 meeting on Saturday, 17th, at the Great House, Mille Fleurs, on the western side of the Savannah. This Great House is full of romantic history and its name conjures up, more than anything else, a beautiful and romantic garden with, of course lots of
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AGM at Sonia-Lisa Ross’ Home & Garden The Garden Club held its 31st Annual General Meeting at the beautiful home and garden of Sonia-Lisa Ross. Despite the rainy weather there was a very good turn out of 42 members. Highlights of the AGM The President’s Award went to Sophia Dillon and Sonia-Lisa Ross. Congratulations ladies,
It was a very welcome rainy Saturday after a harsh dry spell of some weeks. This threatened our May meeting in Malibar but, as one of our members said, “Rain only stops cricket!” Nothing would dampen the spirit of our club! And as it turned out, the rain held up and the afternoon was cool and the light very soft, allowing the saturated colours to a photographer’s delight.
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Meeting at Lorraine Agostini Apr24
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