Friendship Day
Organized as a lunchtime event at the Brisbane Botanic Garden in late June each year for clubs to hear a guest speaker, participate in the Wendy Wragge and share lunch time conversations..
The competition takes the form of a written trivial pursuit questionnaire on gardening issues. Attendees bring a plate of food to share for lunch which finishes the function.
Provides a method of networking clubs so they can share experiences in running clubs and discussing gardening issues.
Please encourage your club to attend this function.
Friendship Day Wednesday 28th June 2023
Friendship Day some old photos to enjoy
Aspley Garden Club Members 2012
Audience at Friendship Day Wide Shot 2012
Chermside Garden Group 2011
Green Park Garden Club 2012
Logan City Garden Club Members 2012
Logan Village Club Members 2011
Members Listening 6-12-2011
Mt Gravatt Garden Club Members 2012
Nambour Garden Club Members 2011
Noel Prior and J Costin Raffle 2011
Northern District Horticultural Society 2012
Ormeau District Garden Club 2012
Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex 2012
The Gap Garden Club Members 2012
The Head Table 2012
Friendship Day 2022
Great attendance over 120 participants
Speaker Ashley Pringle, State Emergency Service and Tom Baster
Phil Adam President reading out the questions.
Raffle Prizes. Thanks for the support
Anne Baster Checking the Wendy Wragge
Peter Starkey Camellia Society with Wendy Wragge trophy
Wendy Wragge winner Peter Starkey with Phil Adam
Trish showing the first prize
Wide shot of contestants June 2022
Caboolture Garden Club:- Ruby Peddell, Margot Lynch, Claire Mason
Bev Mulcahy and Ruth Kimber Logan City Garden Club
Delwyn Hallet presenting to Denny Barry Mt Mee Garden Club
Springdale Garden Club, Ruth Lawrence, Gwen Sinden, Kathy Graham and Anne Baster at back.
Carol Tanks, Secretary Kenmore Garden Club
Long time Judge Meg Morrow and Noel Prior past pres QCGC
Judy Howell, President, Clayfield Garden Club
Tewantin Garden Club
Dulcie vice president Dorothy treasurer and Bill newsletter
Friendship Day 2023
Tom Hayes(Vice President) and Robin Bauer(Artist/Speaker) Friendship Day 28th June 2023
Our guest speaker Robin Bauer gave a very interesting talk about her life work in Art. Pictured with our President Phil Adam.
Phl Adams (President) introducing Robin Bauer.( Artist)
Tom Hayes (VP) Dale Arvidsson (Curator) Robin Bauer(Speaker) and Anne Baster (QCGC Secretary)
3 Great to see.back to normal crowd levels after years of COVID.
Delwyn Hallett sold many Raffle tickets to all the enthusiastic Visitors.
There were colourful Plants, Books and Garden Products for Raffle prizes.
The competition for the Wendy Wragge Trophy was closely contested with The Gap and Mt Gravatt Garden Clubs tying on 29 points out of 36. Pictured with President of Q. C. G. C. Phil Adam.
There were two lucky door prizes. Won by Joy Morgan, President of Kenmore Garden Club.
Dorothy Tyrell Treasurer QCGC
What a collection of good food for attendee Friendship Day 2023
There was plenty of food enjoyed by all, and plenty left over for seconds. From left to right: Lesley Peters, Janelle Winterflood, Sheree Shannon, Pam Rose, and Lyn Brown.
Forest Lake Garden Club was represented by: Sandy Scaroni, and Jill Nason.
Members of the Clayfield Ascot Garden Club from left: Bernadette Knight, Liz Davis,Colleen Hill and Greg Cox.
The First raffle prize of many, a beautiful Mandevilla was won by Cecilia Payton from Redlands Horticultural Society Inc.
Wendy Wragg winners introduced by Phil Adams
Mt Gravatt Garden Club
And Dorothy Tyrrell from Northern Districts Horticultural Society.
7 Ted O;Donnell Jane O'Donell (Roselovers) and Heather Prior OAM (Floral Art)
Thankyou