This year we decided to visit the Melbourne Art and Garden show, during the Easter long weekend. It promised to be a place which showcased everything related to gardening. It was a visual treat!
We started off with the main displays of the nurseries. We did not intend on buying anything, but saw some amazing plants and arrangements.
We also saw a commercial wicking bed product by Green smart. It was a plastic tub, with a false bottom which had the tubes for the wick. It was a pretty cool idea and the fact that it was pre-built was extremely tempting! But we do not need one as we have a garden, this was meant for apartment dwellers.
Next up, were the gardening landscape entries. These gardens were meant to be outdoor retreats for entertaining.
The backyard entries came next. The contestants had been given a very small backyard space to work with. The varied styles were good for ideas in our own backyard.
Finally, we came to the hanging baskets. There were many traditional ones with trailing plants. But I liked the fairy ones the best, with little scenes depicted on the basket.
It was a fun experience and we came back with an armload of pictures for our own garden!
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| Tulips |
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| Hyacinth |
We started off with the main displays of the nurseries. We did not intend on buying anything, but saw some amazing plants and arrangements.
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| Collection of Bromeliads |
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| Bromeliad |
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| Bromeliad |
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| Sinningia Bullata |
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| Collection of succulents |
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| Collection of Terrariums |
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| Terrarium |
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| Concept of wicking beds |
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| Green smart wicking bed |
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| Japanese garden |
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| Modern look |
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| Another modern look with a sunken fire pit |
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| Extremely modern |
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| Cement pipes as style items |
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| Entry 1 |
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| Entry 2 |
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| Entry 3 |
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| Entry 1 |
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| Entry 2 |
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| Entry 3 |
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| Entry 4 |
It was a fun experience and we came back with an armload of pictures for our own garden!
