Garden bed revamped

The garden bed behind the white tee on the 7th hole has been revamped will the weeds and stray plants removed. This area has been mulched with 3 deciduous trees planted that should provide some shade when mature and reduce the maintenance of this area.

The Thursday volunteer group stocks are dwindling with a few regulars turning up. If you would like to volunteer some time to help out on the course there are regular groups on Tuesday and Thursday each week or provide some help sitting on a mower for a few hours. Contact myself, Cam or Warren if you are interested in helping out.

A couple of the boys hard at it last Thursday

The Casuarinas behind the 9th tee are getting to a height where they are starting to provide a wind break to the dam and tee. These were propagated many years ago from seeds collected on the course. I have spoken to Alwyn and he is not sure what variety they are but from observations over the last 10 years they appear to be a low/slow growing variety. You will notice that there are 2 distinct plants in the rows. One has a redish colour and the other has masses of seeds. These are apparently the male and the female variety of the plant. With the prevailing wind coming from the NW these were planted to provide a wind break to the dam to help reduce evaporation from the surface of the dam.