Coral Page was our speaker on April 27th . | |
Coral has been president of Waverley Garden Club for over five years, and she shared some tips on how to keep a community organisation thriving during tough times as well as her top three bits of advice for creating and improving your own garden--the insights might even overlap. |
The past couple of years have been a trial for many organisations in our community, with in-person meetings hampered or suspended for large portions of the height of COVID. But the Waverley Garden Club, with a long history as the pre-eminent volunteer-run garden club in the east of Melbourne, has continued to meet the needs of its members. First, the top three tips provided by Coral for gardening success:
And the club has seen similar attention and success. The garden club is 360 strong, has regular engagement activities across a number of interest areas, meets regularly and has an active member base willing to share ideas and knowledge. Thanks to Coral for her presentation, we have some great ideas about both gardening and organisational strength. |