Philip Townshend, Tesselaar International - review of The Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show
With the chocolate coma starting to fade, and the Easter Break well and truly over I thought it time to send a quick update on the Melbourne International Flower & Garden show which was held just prior to Easter 24 – 28th of March.
The Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show (MIFGS), held at the World Heritage Listed Royal Exhibition Building & Carlton Garden after 15 years is still an explosion of colour & design and remains the biggest annual flower & garden show in the Southern Hemisphere!
This year’s weather for the show was spectacular to say the least with mild autumn conditions showing the best Melbourne has to offer and I expect the attendance to be much higher than that of last year where 110,000 hardcore gardening visitors braved horrible conditions to attend the show.
Highlighting the creativity and passion of Australia's top floral and landscape designers MIFGS is the showcase for the Horticultural Industry to preview a stunning array of inspirational displays, as well as environmentally-friendly ideas for the eco-conscious gardener.
The Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show (MIFGS), held at the World Heritage Listed Royal Exhibition Building & Carlton Garden after 15 years is still an explosion of colour & design and remains the biggest annual flower & garden show in the Southern Hemisphere!
This year’s weather for the show was spectacular to say the least with mild autumn conditions showing the best Melbourne has to offer and I expect the attendance to be much higher than that of last year where 110,000 hardcore gardening visitors braved horrible conditions to attend the show.
Highlighting the creativity and passion of Australia's top floral and landscape designers MIFGS is the showcase for the Horticultural Industry to preview a stunning array of inspirational displays, as well as environmentally-friendly ideas for the eco-conscious gardener.
As always highlights include the floral spectacular inside the Great Hall of Flowers, the Children's Garden with its animal petting zoo and numerous show gardens created by some of Australia's most lauded landscape designers – all of which left me wondering why I never see the design opportunities the professionals do when working in my own garden.
The outdoor exhibition of garden sculptures organised by the Association of Sculptors of Victoria, all of which are for sale and range in price from a few hundred dollars to several thousands; and floral masterpieces inspired all who attended, and especially popular with a large number of visitors were the massages, facials and hair styling at Garnier World – ideal after a long day of wandering around the show. I am sure the garden designers faced some simpler challenges than the consultants working at Garnier World did is some instances.
As always we at Tesselaar International were actively involved in the show with our hosting of the media tent and first showing of our new release Fairy Magnolia’s which made for great fun with a cupcake and pink bubbly launch opportunity with the media.
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One thing that really surprised all of us was the absolute interest in the new Fairy Magnolias (not just the media, but also the public) who all loved the versatility of the plant (suitable for specimens, hedging or espalier) and how floriferous the plant was with a bud at every leaf axel.
In a nutshell the main points that people liked were the flower, light fragrance, the fact that it was a flowering bush that could be used for hedging, the year round lush green foliage and how quick the plant grows.
Anyway should you be planning a trip to Australia any time in the future try to visit during MIFGS as this is a spectacular celebration of the Australian lifestyle and our great outdoors with some of the world’s leading floral and landscape designers all in the beautiful Carlton Gardens with great food and entertainment for the whole family.
http://www.melbflowershow.com.au/ Link for further information / images.
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