Garden Shows Melbourne and Victoria
Melbourne has a number of Garden shows and Plant Fairs, and of course the Open Garden Scheme. We list the major events forr the year. Specific dates are listed on our “National Garden show page as they are set.
Every year Melbourne features the following major events
- Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (March)
- Tesselaars Plant Fair (april)
- Ferny Creek Horticultural Society Rare Plant Fair (March)
- Gippsland Rare Plant Fair – Jindivick (April)
- Australian Open Garden Schemes Plant Fair (March)
- Pakenham Garden Club expo (September)
- Mt Macedon Horticultural Society Plant Fair.(September)
- Baw Baw Garden and Home Expo (October)
As well as these, a number of seasonal events
- Ferny Creek Horticultural SocietySummer Show, with the emphasis on Liliums and Vireyas (January)
- Mt Macedon Horticultural Society Autumn Competitive Show (March)
- Ferny Creek Horticultural Society Autumn Show, featuring hydrangeas and autumn foliage (April)
- Ferny Creek Horticultural Society Spring Show, featuring daffodils and camellias (September)
- Ferny Creek Horticultural Society Flower Festival,featuring rhododendrons and Azaleas (October)
Orchid Shows are held from March through to December
- Yarra Valley Orchid Society – Winter Miracles (July)
- OSCOV Show – Melbourne International Orchid Spectacular (August)
- Cymbidium Orchid Society of Victoria (September)
- Australasian Native Orchid Society VIC. Group (September)