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The Mediterranean Garden Society—MGS

Just one of the many beautiful wild flowers that are indigenous to this island.

The MGS is a non-profit making association founded in Greece in 1994, and acts as a worldwide forum for everyone who has a special interest in  the plants and gardens of the Mediterranean climate regions; -found in the Mediterranean, and parts of Australia, South Africa and California.
The society publishes a quarterly journal with a wide variety of articles accompanied by delightful black & white drawings. It also maintains a garden at Sparoza, on a dry hillside in Attica, close to the new Athens airport. Membership of the Greek branch costs 20 euros per year. The website is www.mediterraneangardensociety.org which includes a notice board for the Greek branch, as well as news of the other branches around the world.  It also gives links to useful specialist garden centers in Greece and abroad.

The goal of the MGS is to encourage the Mediterranean way of gardening; the use of drought resistant plants which are native to the Mediterranean climate, and the careful use of water in the summer months.
Last year, the Cretan members of the MGS started their own local group, and two meetings were organized; one at Villa Estia Maroulas, and the other at the White Mountain Retreat overlooking Souda Bay.
The next meeting of the group will be hosted by Valerie Whittington at 3pm. on Sunday May 6th. 2007 at Pontikorma, Drapanos, Vamos[6978596045], which is approx. 20 kms east of Xania. Members are encouraged to join in a plant exchange.

For further details please contact the society or Bob Wright at :
Villa Estia, Maroulas, P.O. Box 7791, Rethymno 74100.
Telephone 0030 28310 71221

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CIC Coffee Mornings

The Rethymnon branch of the Cretan International Community meets on the first Thursday of every month at SVEA Swedish Coffee Shop, from 11 a.m.  Regardless of membership status, everyone is welcome to attend.  Coffee mornings are a good opportunity to meet friendly people living in your area, and to find out about local events. 

Coffee mornings are also a lot of fun—and you don’t even have to drink coffee!

The local coordinator for the Rethymnon branch of the CIC is Anna Capernaros.  Please contact her for directions to SVEA, details of upcoming CIC events and for any membership queries that you may have.

Anna may be reached on 28310 57305

Further information about the CIC organization itself may be found on their website: www.thecic.eu

CIC newsletters are free to members.  Non-members may purchase them from News Stand, 31 Plateia Agnostou Stratioti (Square of the Unknown Soldier) Rethymnon