AGM for 2022 at Jennifer Knaggs’ Garden The Garden Club of Trinidad had their Annual General Meeting on Saturday 11th June, 2022 at the beautiful home and absolutely FLAWLESS garden of our treasurer and friend, Mrs. Jennifer Knaggs. This meeting was particularly lively, with a mixture of AGM business along with our regular meeting activities, save the photo […]
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Meeting at the Augustus Home Down the Islands What a fabulous morning we had at the beautiful home and garden of Brent and Jen Augustus on Gasparee Island. A picture paints a thousand words and you can see from these photos just what I mean. Jen (and Brent) have spent long hours in the garden
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Repotting A Cattleya Orchid by Sandy Gibson Notes taken during a practical demonstration by Sandy at the Garden Club meeting at his home in Santa Cruz in 2006 A cattleya needs repotting when one or more pseudobulbs have grown over the edge of the pot, or when the lead bulb is smaller than the one
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Lemon Grass sent in By George de Verteuil Note: Lemon Grass is also known as Citronelle or Citronella in the Caribbean and is used in cooking, and preparing a refreshing drink. Fresh Lemon Grass “A Discovery of a Cancer Patient” Llave, suggested that I try lemon grass for a drink, a tip she got from
A 12 month diary of gardening tips kindly prepared by Judith Procope Click on a month below to go directly to that month FEBRUARY | MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER In JANUARY the Trinidad gardener can enjoy her garden to the fullest. It rains just frequently enough to keep the lawns green and foliage luxuriant and yet, with increasingly drier weather, many trees,
Warszewiczia coccinea cv. “David Auyong The DOUBLE CHACONIA by Johnny Lee “Stop the car! Stop the car!” Grace Mulloon must have exclaimed excitedly when she spotted a magnificent, large, scarlet inflorescence among a group of wild Chaconia (Warszewiczia coccinea) down a steep precipice alongside the narrow Blanchisseuse road that meanders through Trinidad’s northern range. The
Meeting at Jennifer & Brent Augustus’ Garden Talk about eye candy! What a splendid garden! Congratulations to Brent and Jennifer Augustus on this delightful creation. Every plant and accent piece so carefully considered and placed, not just with such style but also with an evident wide and deep knowledge of the requirements of their chosen
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Katy Bennett’s informative talk on Amaryllis Lilies How to time flowers for a special occasion (approximately 6 weeks) 1. a) Leave bulbs to dry out for 3 months in a dry place with no direct sunlight b) Sprinkle Sevin powder around them to prevent worms and caterpillars. c) Do not cut off leaves, they give strength
Meeting at Donna & Douglas Bennet’s Garden The heavens opened early on Saturday afternoon – effects of the feeder bands from a tropical storm. Lots of phone calls – should we cancel the meeting? Is the meeting still on? The food was collected in the midst of heavy rain and the decision taken
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Meeting at Lyn Murray’s Garden The Club had the lofty pleasure of having the October meeting at the home of everyone’s head girl, Lyn Murray. And what a wonderful meeting it was! The sky was grey but everything else was so cheerful and bright. Lyn has done a SUPERB job of updating her patch of
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