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..

Date Claim June 24 Wednesday Friendship Day 2026

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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.

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What a wonderful QCGC Friendship day at Mt Coot-tha Auditorium. We shared this day with 140 guests from 31 Garden Clubs. Our guest speaker was Landscape Gardener, Jonathon Gregory and of course stiff competition for the Wendy Wragge Quiz. Lots of raffle prizes and a shared lunch made this a great day. Each guest received a decorated pot of colour. Big thanks to Delwyn, Sheree and Kelly for this effort. Jiĺian was in charge of table decoration and all looked beautiful.

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QCGC Friendship Day 25 June 2025

Dahlia photo by Linda Brennan, Chelsea Flower Show

Floral arragement for the tables were magnificient.

Friendship Day 126 attendees from 29 clubs.

Jill Mahoney Bayside, Prue McGruther BCC and Sheree Shannon Stafford

Prue McGruther BCC Curator and Linda Brennan Speaker Friendship Day

Linda Brennan Speaker for Friendship Day

from Ecobotanica https://ecobotanica.com.au/

Linda Brennan arrived with a fabulous bunch of Torch Gingers from her garden

Linda Brennan arrived with a fabulous bunch of Torch Gingers from her garden

Table 1 solving the horticultural maze called Wendy Wragge.

Forest Lake Area Garden Group.

Stafford Club in deep thoughts about Wendy Wragge questions

The Mt Gravatt Garden Club team L to R - Lesley, Ken and Ros, Denise and on the other side Jan, Valerie and Boyd

Table pot plants one for each attendee

Redlands Horticultural Society. Wendy Wragge winners with QCGC President Phil Adam

Elva Nicolson, Patricia Nicolson, Barbara Rissman, Pat Beiers, Peter Rissman and Janet Richter.

Joy Morgan Kenmore Garden Club and Christine

Brian Heath Dahlia Society and Lyn Turton

Helen Banks Indooroopilly and Jane Weis Roselovers

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Dulcie Adam, Sandra Logue and Delwyn Hallet sorting out the ticket for the raffles.

Thanks for the donated raffle prizes. What a collection?

Raffle prizes. Thanks to the participating garden clubs

Joy Morgan President Kenmore Garden Club Raffle winner

Linda Male Perennial Poppies raffle winner

Joy Morgan President Kenmore Garden Club Raffle winner

Prize flowers at Joy Morgans Kenmore Garden Club

Raffle winner Betty vander Poorten Eagleby Garden Club

Raffle winner

Anne Baster QCGC Secretary raffle winner

Jill Lind Stafford Garden Club raffle winner

Raffle winner Clayfield Ascot Garden Club

Raffle winner Jillian Mahoney Bayside Garden Club

Raffle winner Christine Siemon

Raffle winner – Elva Nicholson from Redlands Horticultural Society

Raffle winner Christine Siemon Queensland Herb Society

Raffle winner Jan Costin from Mt Gravatt Garden Club

Raffle winner Bernadette Knight Clayfield Ascot Garden Club

Sandra Logue Ipswich Horticultural Club raffle winner

Raffle winner Persis Ranasinghe The Society for Growing Potted Plants

Raffle winner

Raffle winner Carol Lloyd (L) from Forest Lake Garden Club and Robyn O’Brien (R) from Ascot-Clayfield Garden Club.

Raffle winner Lesley Myer Mt Gravatt

Raffle winner Vice President Kenmore Garden Club

Raffle winner Carol Lloyd

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Friendship Day 2024

Friendship Day 26 June 2024 Outside of Auditorium at 9:30 am

Tremendous response. Over 150 attendees from 33 clubs

Dale Arvidsson (Curator) talked about the updates to the Brisbane Botanic Gardens.

Welcome to Arno King outside the Auditorium

Landscape architect Arno King talked about Singapore's Gardens.

Our Guest Speaker for the day was Arno King who always gives a very interesting talk and was presented with a beautiful bowl of Fruit by Vice President Tom Hayes.

Phil and Dulcie Adam checking the Wendy Wragg details

Delwyn Hallet organised the raffles

What a Collection of Plants for the raffle

The Wendy Wragge winning team - Mt Gravatt Garden Club with Arno King Val Portley, Denise Sixsmith (President), Arno King, Jan Costin, Barbara Messinbird, Sandra Thomas and Ken Dixon.

Phil presenting the Wendy Wragge trophy to the Mt Gravatt Garden Club - Denise Sixsmith and Jan Costin

The Wendy Wragge Trophy was won by Mt Gravatt Garden Club and accepted from QCGC President Phil Adam by President Denise Sixsmith, and Jan Costin.

L to R: Part of the Mt Gravatt Garden Club team -

Val Portley, Denise Sixsmith, Roslyn and Ken Dixon

The other members of the Mt Gravatt Garden Club team

L to R. Sandra Thomas, Barbara Messinbird and Jan Costin

There were many beautiful Raffle Prizes. Committee Member Sheree Shannon is pictured below with just a few.

John and Sue Keays from Roselovers Association

Happy Guests were Members of the Oxley and District Garden Club Inc. Back Row from left: Lyn Brown, Shirley Brann, Christine Meston, and Pam Kelly. Front Row: Lorelle Palaszczuk, Vivienne Dixon and Kathryn Tofoni.

The Albany Creek Garden Club was well represented by Lesley Campbell,Jean Johnson, Secretary,Dulcie Adam, President and Louise Lester.

The first Raffle Prize Winner was Patricia Nicolson from Redlands Horticultural Society Inc.

The Second Prize Winner Below was Carol Egan from Mt Mee Garden Club.

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Friendship Day Wednesday 28th June 2023

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.