VICTORIA
August 15 & 16th
Waverley Bonsai Group Annual Show.
Venue Mount Waverley Community Centre.
Cnr Miller Cres & Stephenson's Road.
Mount Waverley (Melway Ref 70 E1).
10AM/ 4PM both days.
Large display of Bonsai & plants, wire etc for sale.
All welcome.
August 21 & 23
OSCOV's
MELBOURNE ORCHID SPECTACULAR
The largest annual orchid show in Australia, this year's show will be bigger and better than ever due to the change in venue. Thousands of orchid flowers and spectacular displays of hybrid and species orchids from around the world.
Culture and potting demonstrations will be run on an hourly basis by local and interstate experts. This year's spectacular will be run in conjunction with the Victorian International Orchid Fair.
NEW VENUE is the Springers Leisure Centre, 400 Cheltenham Road, Keysborough.
Melways 89, A10
Dates: 21st Aug - 23rd Aug
Opening times: Fri. 9am-9pm. Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun 9am-4pm
Entry $5 (Pensioners $4, Friday only)
Further info: www.oscov.asn.au
QUEENSLAND
September 12 & 13
The Barambah Garden Festival (Murgon) is held on September 12 &13 2009
The venue is Murgon Showgrounds and PCYC. Macalister Street, Murgon
Saturday 8.30 till 5 pm Sunday 8.30 till 3 pm
For more information phone 07 41686238
Our club info is
Barambah Garden Club meets the 2nd Friday of the month.
Phone 07 41686238 to find out the location along with the guest speakers subject
June 17 2009
"Gardening is a Dangerous Addiction"
The Australian Institute of Horticulture Inc. Queensland branch is proud to present The Great Debate 2009, with the topic "Gardening is a Dangerous Addiction" on Wednesday 17 June at Urban Brisbane.
Hosted by the Queensland President of the Australian Institute of Horticulture and Sub Tropical Garden Class Presenter, Linda Brennan, the debate panel will include ABC's Gardening Australia presenter and 4BC Radio personality, Colin Campbell, along with other prominent well known gardening personalities - a night that is sure to entertain.
Tickets cost $70 for AIH Members and $75 for non-members. Ticket price includes; Guest Gift Bag, Pre-Dinner Canapes, Two Course Meal, Tea and Coffee (drinks are pay on consumption). A great evening of entertainment and some fantastic prizes to be won!
Book early as seats are strictly limited!
RSVP: by Friday 5 June 2009
by email: qld@aih.org.au
post: PO Box 610, MORNINGSIDE QLD 4170
phone Yve Beard: 0400 709 498.
JULY10 - 12
Queensland Home Garden Expo.
Nambour Showgrounds, Nambour.
Queensland Home Garden Expo is the premier WEB: www.homegardenexpo.com.au
SEPTEMBER 18 - 27
Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers
WEB: www.toowoombacarnivalofflowers.com.au
PLANT FAIRS FOR 2009
Tesselaars Gardening and Rare Plant Fair
14 - 15 March 2009
Australia's Open Garden Scheme Plant Fair ACT
21 March & 22 March 2009
To be held at Huntly near Mt Stromlo, just outside Canberra.
Collectors Plant Fair at Bilpin
April 18 - 19 2009.
WEB:
www.collectorsplantfair.com
Mt Macedon Plant Lovers Market 2009
CLUBS & SOCIETIES
Click on the link below
AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETIES
BEGONIA SOCIETIES
BONSAI SOCIETIES
BROMELIAD SOCIETIES
BULB ASSOCIATIONS
CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETIES
CAMELLIA SOCIETIES
CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETIES
CLIVIA SOCIETIES
EPIPHYPHYLLUM & HOYA
FRANGIPANI SOCIETIES
FUCHSIA SOCIETIES
HEBE SOCIETIES
HIBISCUS SOCIETIES
IRIS CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
ORCHID SOCIETIES
PALM & CYCAD SOCIETIES
ROSE SOCIETIES
REGIONAL CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
GENERAL GARDENING LINKS
GARDENING ARTICLES
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NEW SOUTH WALES
July 11 & 12
NSW CAMELLIA RESEARCH SOCIETY 40th Annual CAMELLIA SHOW in the Auditorium at Ravenswood School for Girls, Henry St, Gordon.
The Show will be open to the public from 1.30 to 5pm on Saturday, and 11am to 4pm on Sunday. Admission is $5, afternoon tea and lunch are available, and plants will be for sale.
Don Burke, Founder and Host of Burke's Backyard, will open the show at 2.30pm on Saturday.
More than a thousand beautiful specimen blooms will be on display, and also Floral Art and Ikebana arrangements to show what attractive decoration can be achieved with camellias.
Members of the NSW Camellia Research Society will be on hand to help with information about camellias and their culture, and with brochures and booklets on camellias.
There is wheelchair access to the venue.
Contact us on (02) 9489 4482 or (02) 9416 8485 or check out the website www.geocities.com/nswcamellias.
September 19 & 20
ORCHIDS IN THE WETLANDS
When: Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September 2009
Time: 9-4pm both days
Cost: $8.50 Adults, $4 Children, $19 Family (2+2), $5 Concession
Where: Hunter Wetlands Centre Australia, off the roundabout, Sandgate Rd, Shortland, Newcastle
Contact: 02 4951 6466
Web: www.wetlands.org.au
October 24th
FUCHSIA FAIR
at
"Tarella" 99 Blaxland Road Wentworth Falls
Saturday 24th October:
10:00am to 2:00pm
Hundreds of named Fuchsias for sale/ Open Historic House and Garden
Exhibition of Fuchsia plants and Blooms
Expert advice
Entry $5
November 21st
FUCHSIA FESTIVAL
21st November 2009
350 Grose Vale Road Grose Vale ( near North Richmond)
From 9:00am to 1:00pm
1200 named Fuchsias and ready to hang baskets for sale
Workshops/ Plant and Blooms Exhibition/ expert advice/ morning tea.
Large Open Garden/ off street parking Entry $2
Hills District Orchids Open Days are held four times a year.
*Spring : First Sunday after October Long Weekend ( 12 th October 2008 )
*Summer : First Sunday in December [with Dark Star Orchids] ( 7 th December 2008 )
*Autumn : Last Sunday in February ( 24 th February 2009 )
*Winter : Last Sunday in July [with Easy Orchids] ( 26 th July 2009 )
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