This page aims to inform you of coming events related to plants & gardening throughout Queensland. Send in relevant event information for free publication here.
Looking for "Mt Cootha" garden shows? The correct spelling is "Coot-tha".
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Events Diary
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There may be an admission charge to any events listed below unless otherwise noted. Some may require booking in advance. Weather and other circumstances can cause late changes or cancellations, so check with organisers for most up-to-date information on scheduled events.
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21 - 24 January 2010: Ginger Flower and Food Festival
The Ginger Factory, Yandina. For more information, visit their website: The Ginger Factory
23 - 24 January 2010: Holly Cottage (Australia's Open Garden Scheme)
North Tamborine. For more information, visit Australia's Open Garden Scheme Queensland Calendar
30 - 31 January 2010: The Kerkin Garden (Australia's Open Garden Scheme)
Kingsholme. For more information, visit Australia's Open Garden Scheme Queensland Calendar
6 - 7 February 2010: Tropical Affair
Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt. Coot-tha. $3.00 entry. For more information visit www.cordyline.org
13 - 14 February 2010: Aspley Orchid Society
The Auditorium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt. Coot-tha. Orchid blooms on display and for sale. Potting demonstrations and advice throughout the weekend. Books fertilizer, orchid pots, labels and bark on sale. Floral arrangements on sale. Light refreshments available. Saturday: 8.30am - 4pm; Sunday: 9am - 3pm. Adults: $3.
26 - 28 of February, 2010: Taman Air and Hundscheidt Tropical Garden Openings
"Taman Air" - 12 Furorie Street, Sunnybank Hills
"Hundscheidt Tropical Garden" - 177 Young Street, Sunnybank
Dates: 26th, 27th, 28th of February, 2010
Times: 10 am to 4.30 pm
Admission: $7.00 to "Taman Air", $8.00 to "Hundscheidt Tropical Garden" or $15.00 p/p to view both gardens. (Children under 16 - FREE )
All the details are listed in the "Latest News" section at www.islandimports.com.au
26 - 28 February 2010: Queensland International Orchid Fair
For more information, go to Queensland International Orchid Fair
27 - 28 February 2010: Bromeliad Extravaganza
Wavell Heights Community Hall, 175 Edinburgh Castle Road Wavell Heights, Brisbane.
Sat 27th February: 8am-3pm
Sun 28th February: 9am-2pm
500+ varieties, New Releases.
27 - 28 February 2010: Queensland Begonia Society
The Auditorium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt. Coot-tha. Huge variety of begonias, cultural booklets and other plants will be on sale. Morning and afternoon tea available. Open 9am - 3pm daily. Adults: $3.
5 - 7 March, 2010: Taman Air Night Viewing.
All the details are listed in the "Latest News" section at www.islandimports.com.au
7 March 2010: Get Fresh with the Experts
Lunch at E'cco Bistro, Brisbane. Special Guest Jerry Coleby-Williams. Booking by 26th February essential. More information: Get Fresh with the Experts
10 March 2010: Get Fresh with the Experts
Dinner at The Fish Café Food and Wine Bar, Manly. Special Guest Annette McFarlane. Booking by 26th February essential. More information: Get Fresh with the Experts
13 - 14 March 2010: The Beaudesert District Orchid and Foliage Society Inc. Autumn Show
Not only will there be many species of orchids at their most majestic best on display, but there'll also be a wide variety of ferns, begonias and other foliage plants grown by local growers and growers from surrounding districts. There'll be a "Sales Table" with plants a-plenty grown by society members on sale at reasonable prices as well as "Trade Tables", at which nurserymen will be selling plants and orchid-growing accessories.
Location: Canungra School of Arts Hall, Pine Street, Canungra
Saturday 13 March: 8.00 a.m. until 3.00 pm
Sunday 14 March: 9.00 a.m. until 3.00 pm
Admission price is $3.00
Guest speaker will be Bob Moore at 9.30 a.m on Sunday. He's a well-known speaker on all matters horticultural, and his major topic will be African violets.
13 - 14 March 2010: Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia - Brisbane Group
The Auditorium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt. Coot-tha. Displays of popular and rare palms and cycads, on-hand cultivation experts, book and magazine sales, free cultivation hand outs. Huge sales area will be available offering both common and rare plants including some of the newest species and many advanced cycads. EFTOS available. Saturday 9am - 4pm, Sunday 9am - 3pm. Adults: $3. Website: Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia
20 - 21 March 2010: Queensland Dahlia Society
The Auditorium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt. Coot-tha. A competitive display showing the best dahlias from southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales. Saturday 1pm - 5pm, Sunday 9.30am - 4.30pm. Adults: $3. Queensland Dahlia Society Inc
21 March 2010 (Sunday): Create a no-dig, permaculture garden
Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt. Coot-tha. Workshop conducted by John Morahan from Growing Communities. Discussion and practical demonstration of how to build a no-dig garden. 10am - 12pm. Free, bookings essential. For more information phone 3403 2550.
26 - 28 March 2010: Queensland Orchid Society's Autumn Orchid Show
The top orchid growing talent in south east Queensland will present a most spectacular display of flowering orchids. Talk to the experts, buy easy-to-follow booklets on how to grow them, buy all the things orchid growers use, view the potting demonstrations, buy plants from a wide range of flowering orchids at reasonable prices to start you off or to enhance your collection and take home a floral arrangement or two for your loved ones. Light refreshments also available. Tour groups especially catered for by phoning 07 3800 3213.
Times: 8.30am - 3.30 pm on Friday 26th, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th March, 2010
Where: The Auditorium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt. Coot-tha.
How much: Adults $3. Children under 16 free
Website: www.qos.org.au
28 March 2010 (Sunday): Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha 40th anniversary of commencement celebration
Time: 10am - 2pm. Cost: Free. Activities include:
Native Plants for Brisbane Gardens. Tours on the half hour by horticulturalist and environmental educator Helen Henningham
Drop-in Organic Gardening Workshops. 10:30am - 1pm with Linda Brennan
Open-air forum "Botanic Gardens and Biodiversity" 11am with Dr Rosemary Murray, Jason Halford
Curator's Walk with Ross McKinnon. 10am and 12noon (Booking essential phone 3403 2535)
Look How We've Grown presentation. 1:15pm with Ray Steward, Former BCC Director of Parks
Guided tours of the Hide 'n' Seek children's trail (Guardians must accompany children)
Botanical art for kids in the Japanese Garden
Guided tours of the Freedom Wall - 10am-2pm
For more information please phone 3403 2535
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16 - 18 April 2010: Gardening Australia Expo
Visit Gardening Australia Expo Brisbane 2010 for more information and contacts.
17 April 2010 (Saturday): Society for Growing Australian Plants Queensland Region Autumn Plant Sale
Grovely TAFE. More information: SGAP Queensland Region Events
17 April 2010 (Saturday): Wondai Orchid Show
Wondai Town Hall, Mackenzie St, Wondai. Open Saturday 17th April from 9.00am to 4.00pm. Entry $3.00.
17 - 18 April 2010: Wondai Autumn Garden Expo
Wondai Sportsground and Lions Pavilion, Bunya Highway. Open Saturday from 8.00am to 5.00pm and Sunday from 8.00am to 1.00pm. Entry $4.00 per day, Children free. Parking free. (see also entry for Wondai Orchid Show above)
8 - 9 May 2010: Herb Awareness Weekend
Go to the Queensland Herb Society Inc. website for more information.
5 June 2010 (Saturday): Logan Eco Awareness Festival (L.E.A.F )
Griffith University's Logan Campus, Meadowbrook. Stimulating awareness about environmental issues and educating the community through interaction and fun. Expo showcasing eco businesses within Logan and surrounding areas, plus wildlife shows, hands on workshops, live music, roving entertainers. 10am - 5pm. Free entry. For more information, contact Logan City Council
9 - 11 July 2010: Queensland Home Garden Expo
Nambour Showgrounds, Nambour. Check the Queensland Home Garden Expo website for more information.
4 - 5 September 2010: Society for Growing Australian Plants Queensland Region Spring Flower Show and Plants Market
The Auditorium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt. Coot-tha. More information: SGAP Queensland Region Events
5 - 8 October 2010: Heritage Roses in Australia Tenth National Conference "The Subtropics: Rainforest to Roses"
A conference and four day garden tour will be held in Brisbane, Montville, Toowoomba and Mt Tamborine visiting private and public gardens. More details are available from the Heritage Roses in Australia Inc. website www.heritage.rose.org.au.
7 - 14 October 2010: Garden Lover's Tour of Victoria's Best Gardens
Hosted by Noel Burdette. Highlights include Bickleigh Vale, Cruden Farm Gardens, Cloudehill Gardens & Nursery, Heronswood Garden and Tesselaars Tulip Farm. For more information, contact Trade Travel
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