Sun shines on Open Garden Day 2021

Bumper crowds enjoyed Open Garden Day 2021 after the event was cancelled last year due to COVID-19.

It is estimated more than 1,500 people took advantage of the perfect Spring weather to visit six beautiful Peppermint Grove gardens which opened their gates for the PLC Parents fundraising event this year.

Attendees were also able to purchase local handmade goods from more than 40 market stallholders which lined View Street. The Market Place was once again a hit with crowds after the Open Garden Day Committee again organised for View Street, between McNeil and Forrest Streets, to close, creating a perfect market environment.

Food trucks and a new ‘Tea Junction’ was introduced this year for guests to purchase some of the many sweet and savoury options, baked by many parent volunteers.

Funds raised from Open Garden Day are vested back into the School by PLC Parents for the purchase of goods and equipment which is not a part of the School’s normal operating budget. In the past, this has included air conditioning for the Junior School Swim and Recreation Centre, umbrellas in the Senior School Quad and branded marquees used at school events.

Principal, Cate Begbie thanked the organisers, who worked tirelessly for months to ensure the event was a great success. “I would also like to the thank the hundreds of volunteers who helped in many ways including helping at stalls, baking cakes, setting up and packing away,” Ms Begbie said.

The new Tea Junction proved to be a popular venue for many of this year's attendees.