Thousands of roses in full bloom plus numerous stalls including plant nurseries, jewellery, craft & local produce & wines. Woolmers Art Exhibition, Antique Fair, vintage cars, penny farthing display & special guests include Gardening Australia’s Jerry Coleby-Williams & Doug Hawkins in the Men’s Spot. $10 entry, U16 free.
Woolmers Estate, Longford, Tasmania
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National Tree Day, Australia
National Tree Day is when we celebrate our lifelong relationship with trees. Nature elevates the human spirit. It ignites passion, inspiration, creativity and purpose. And it’s the driving force behind why more than a quarter of a million people participate in National Tree Day each year.
There’s no better time to bare your heart and soil than National Tree Day. We want everyone to know the inspiration that nature can bring.
Find a National Tree Day event near you HERE
Garden Releaf
Independent garden centres across Australia will be holding Garden Releaf Day 2017 on Sunday March 19. Amongst other things there will be loads of fun, COLOUR themed activities and focusing on the benefits of plants and gardens to enrich our lives. Garden centres will be exploding with beautiful plants and informative displays.
Established in 2014 by Garden Centres Australia (GCA) Garden Releaf is an innovative program to help people understand the benefits that; spending time in a garden, being surrounded by living plants and enjoying healthy fresh produce can have on a person’s health and wellbeing. The program aims to provide the community with ideas and inspiration, information and events through its supporting Independent Garden Centres about how they can get involved with immersing themselves in plants and gardens; whether they are apartment dwellers, city block residents or on the land. The Garden Releaf program also focuses on raising money to support selected charities, such as beyondblue
Check out the program at your local independent nursery HERE
Flower & Garden Show Launceston
Blooming Tasmania 2016 Flower & Garden Show is a first for Launceston. Interstate and international speakers, show gardens, massed flower displays, wilderness displays, Gardens for Peace, Launceston Horticultural Society, 40 stallholders selling plants and garden and botanically themed products.
Albert Hall and City Park, Launceston, 9am-5pm Saturday, 9am-4pm Sunday. $5 entry
Plus associated open garden trail, sustainable fashion show and a program of talks.
Tasmania’s Koonya Garlic Festival is a pungent delight
I recently had the pleasure of attending the Koonya Garlic Festival. Where is Koonya I hear some of you asking? Set in Tasmania alongside a picturesque inlet of Norfolk Bay on the Tasman Peninsula, this small settlement hosts a thriving horticultural festival in February each year. 2016 was its third year, and it has grown steadily over that period. Continue reading “Tasmania’s Koonya Garlic Festival is a pungent delight”
Macquarie Island cabbage at Tasmanian Botanic Gardens
I stumbled upon a weird leafy vegetable in the Subantarctic Plant House in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). On an already chilly day I made my way into the still colder environment of the Subantarctic Plant House for a glimpse of the native vegetation of Macquarie Island. This special growing environment is kept chilled below 15ºC but above freezing Continue reading “Macquarie Island cabbage at Tasmanian Botanic Gardens”
Tasmanian garden shopping
We’ve long harboured a desire to live in a beautiful house and garden in Tasmania. It seemed like a dream – not something that would actually ever happen – but recently several things changed in our lives and we realised a big move could be a reality. Continue reading “Tasmanian garden shopping”
Tasmanian garden tour
Just back from a week looking at gardens in Tasmania, I am trying to decipher my scribbled notes. But maybe I don’t need the notes to tell you about it. Because certain aspects of the landscape there – designed and natural – come straight to mind. These are, in order, water, rock, plants. Continue reading “Tasmanian garden tour”