HORTICULTURAL & GARDENING FESTIVAL
09 Sep 2015
Melbourne’s Horticultural & Gardening festival – Friday 9 October to Sunday 11 October. This three day festival is a feast for enthusiasts of all things growing, gardening and cooking. Book your tickets now!
The Horticultural & Gardening Festival is a three day festival focused on Growing, Gardening and Cooking. Located at the Melbourne Showgrounds, we've got everything from rare plant growers and specialist plant nurseries to gardening tools and products.
With an array of experts sharing their knowledge, this is a rare opportunity to have so many key industry figures at one event.
ABC Organic Gardener's Peter Cundall, will formally open the festival on Friday 9 October. Peter will be hosting a crop-rotation demonstration and more - only on Friday, so be sure not to miss him.
Get advice about your plants and gardens from Angus Stewart, Stephen Ryan, Prof. Tim Entwisle, Attila Kapitany, Simon Rickard, Costa and others.
Read more about our Speakers & Presentations CLICK HERE
Our display gardens will feature the best of landscape design, providing you with a host of ideas and resources. Combing support from the companies who grow plants, sell pavers, lighting, landscape materials and more, this is a must-see part of the event.
Learn more about our Display Gardens CLICK HERE
As there's great support from industry organisations, including Landscaping Victoria, Australian Institute of Landscape & Design Managers and the Australian Institute of Horticulture, visitors have a range of professional services that can be to be tapped. Come and get your questions answered!
Visit, Buy, Learn
With a range of stalls selling plants and gardening equipment, there will ample opportunities to buy new release, rare and hard-to-find plants, and get good advice to help your garden grow.
Visit our exhibitor stands to find out more, or sit and interact with our onstage panels as they answer questions and give away garden products.
Want to learn more about what to grow and how to cook it? Come along and learn from the experts.
Find out who our Exhibitors are CLICK HERE
Children's activities
There are a number of exhibitors geared towards children - including the dirtgirlworld activity centre - all geared to get kids outdoors, learning and having fun!
The Horticultural & Gardening Festival promises to be a fun experience for the entire family, from the mildly interested to the keen gardener!
2015 Horticultural & Gardening Festival
When: Friday 9 October – Sunday 11 October
Where: Melbourne Showgronds
Time: 10am to 5pm (4pm on Sunday)
To purchase your tickets – individuals or Garden Clubs/Associations - CLICK HERE
For more information visit www.gardeningfestival.com.au
To contact the event organiser email Keran Barrett at keran@gardeningfestival.com.au