The F-Troopers really worked hard today as we had a lot of tasks on the list and not a huge amount of helpers. Those that I saw were Geoff Bridge, Martin Gallagher, Peter Martin, Des Wilson, Arthur Verlander, Warren Gray, Bert Brink, Garry Trigg, Jan Walker, Di Beechey, and Yvonne Wilson. It was worth coming though as our chef Nick excelled himself this morning by providing us with fresh scones with Jam & Cream for morning tea. Yum! Thanks Nick!
We started the morning shortly after 7.00 am by putting in place the new table & chairs donated by Peter & Margaret Davidson which Peter delivered this morning. We were very impressed with the quality of the donation and decided that it was too good for use out on the course & should be used for the Members comfort under the covered area in front of the clubhouse. A coat or two of protective varnish will bring it up a treat and I noticed this morning at morning tea time that the table was already in use. Thanks Peter & Margaret on behalf of all the Members.
The F-Troopers then all scattered to their various tasks.
Warren Gray, Bert Brink, Arthur Verlander, Di Beechey and myself transferred out fertilizer and mulch to the gardens at the 12th, 13th and 2nd & completed spreading the gardens for protection from the summer heat. Warren & Arthur picked up timber & rubbish from around the course. Di Beechey raked the paths around the 2nd.
Martin Gallagher and Geoff Bridge connected the auger to the tractor & dug 22 holes at the new "Camelia Way" (the path that leads from the 17th green to the 18th tee) so that we can mass plant camelias. We purchased a metre of good garden soil to give the camelias a good start & Peter, Di Beechey & I planted & watered the plants in. Hopefully the rabbits will not eat them before Anne Burgess can get there with some protective fencing. The 20 odd camelias we did plant were donated by Anne Burgess from her own garden. If we can get these to grow we will have a lovely avenue of camelias down each side of the path that join with the existing camelias in that area.
Martin & Geoff then went to the 15th fairway - left hand bunker and dug an area to plant some Lomandra grass that had been donated to us by Matt Snelson. The purpose of planting the grasses there is to prevent excess water rushing into the bunker area, eroding the soil & washing out the sand. When we had finished the camelias Peter, Di & I picked up the 19 pots of grasses, some more good garden soil and planted them in place using some good soil to help them along. We still have some more work to do here to complete the job of water erosion prevention.
Peter Martin, Des Wilson & Bert Brink transferred fertilizer and mulch to the gardens at the 6th. There is still a lot more mulching to be done as these gardens are so big.
Garry Trigg was on the rough cutter.
Jan Walker raked & cleaned up around the 1st & 10th tees.
Yvonne Wilson worked on the gardens at the front step entrance to the club, fertilized the gardenias & later, she & Des worked on her various gardens at the course including mending the hose at the front of the clubhouse.
We still have a lot more mulch to move out to the various gardens but I think we made a bit of a dent in the pile today. We have purchased a couple of Mandevilla plants to replace the bouganvillea that was removed at the 18th. Hopefully they will grow well there flowering for about 8 months of the year. They will be planted in this week sometime.
It was hard work but we did achieve some major projects with the camelias and grasses now ticked off the list.
YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
No comments:
Post a Comment