THE 6TH COLLECTORS’ PLANT FAIR will be held on
Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 April, 2010
at Woodgreen, 27 Powells Road, Bilpin NSW, Australia
Stalls are open 9 am to 4 pm Saturday, 9am to 3 pm Sunday
Showcasing 40 SPECIALIST PLANT GROWERS selling distinctive and not-easy-to-come-by plants and garden accessories for all gardens, from coast to inland, balcony to acreage and including 10 plant growers new to the Collectors’ Plant Fair.
Visit the website for details of the plants and accessories available www.collectorsplantfair.com
INSPIRING SPEAKER PROGRAM:
DAN HINKLEY from the USA – outstanding horticulturist, plant hunter and international speaker – who will give two talks:
Exclamation, Punctuation, Accentuation
Saturday 17 April, 1.30 to 2.30 pm
Textural qualities of foliage and form, repetition of color, serendipity and surprise are three concepts of good landscape design and plant selection that are often bypassed. Using digitally altered slides to make the point, Dan Hinkley will guide us through these principles using scenes from his and other gardens worldwide.
Anointing Indispensibles, Dispensing Disappointments
Sunday 18 April, 1.30 to 2.30 pm
After gardening passionately for all of his adult life, Dan Hinkley will discuss those plants he would not be without in his new garden as well as those he would rather not enounter again.
TRISHA DIXON – much admired Australian gardening identity, photographer and author. Her two talks are:
Slow Gardening
Saturday 17 April, 11.30 am to 12.30 pm
Creating gardens that are wonderful places to be in – gardens that reflect their owner’s personality, their lifestyle and that nourish both soul and body – not just a garden for show or a ‘backyard blitz’.
Capturing Your Garden’s Beauty
Sunday 18 April, 11.30 am to 12.30 pm
Irrespective of the camera you use, Trisha shows you how to achieve that wonderful timeless quality in your images. By refining and training your eye to ‘see’ and be responsive to your environment, unafraid to experiment, embracing climatic changes and looking at changing light.
REFRESHMENTS A range of quality refreshements can be bought from Bub Grub, Cooks Delight, Sassafras Creek and the Coffee Warehouse, or contact the Collectors’ Plant Fair to pre-order a delicious lunch bag to collect on the day.
The PLANT CRECHE will look after plants and deliver them to your car or coach when you leave.
A SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE will transport you to and from your car or coach.
Entry to the Fair is $10 per person or $8 if prepaid. Children under 15 free.
Speaker Program: $35 per person per session.
For more information and prepaid bookings contact the Collectors’ Plant Fair 02 4567 2026, or use a booking form at www.collectorsplantfair.com
