6th Collectors Plant Fair

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,

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2010 Gardens of Spain Tour

Gardens of Spain Tour  - 22 April – 15 May 2010

Flower-bedecked balconies decorate white-washed facades along a labyrinth of narrow alleys in the old quarters of Cordoba, Sevilla and Granada. Fountains spray into mirrored pools in formal gardens designed for royalty. Spain’s spectacular gardens show a combination of influences from throughout

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WALK OF HABERFIELD KITCHEN GARDENS

The Haberfield Gardens Committee are holding their annual garden walk in conjunction with Dobroyd Point Public School. This year it will have a kitchen garden theme. The guided tour will commence at the school vegetable garden and will include 4 uniquely kept vegetable gardens. Enjoy an historical talk by Haberfield historian, Vince Crow, along

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CARNIVOROUS PLANTS

Join the Friends of The Gardens to find out about…. CARNIVOROUS PLANTS Tuesday 23 September Morning tea at 10.30, talk from 11 to 12 noon Maiden Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney

Dionaea muscipula

Greg Bourke of the Australasian Carnivorous Plants Society will introduce you to the world of carnivorous plants.

Learn what makes a

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Anton James Landscape Talk

Free Landscape Talk by Anton James, ‘Anton James Design’

Thursday 5th June, 6:15pm for a 7:00 pm Start

Sydney Home Ideas Centre

61 – 63 O’Riordan Street (cnr Doody Street) Alexandria NSW 2015

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Free Designer Talk – Dean Herald

Dean Herald ‘Rolling Stone Landscapes’ Free Talk Thursday 6th March 2008, 6:15pm for 7:00 pm

Where: Sydney Home Ideas Centre 61 O Riordan Street (cnr Doody Street) Alexandria NSW 2015

“Modern Landscape Concepts – the art of external design for practical use” Refreshments and Wines available from 6:15pm

For further details see

http://www.buildingbookshop.com/store/Dean-Talk-Invitation.htm

Seminar 3 Announced

SUSTAINABLE GARDENS – SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS – SUSTAINABLE CITIES

The Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers (AILDM) presents the third in its popular Global Warming – The Landscape Challenge seminar series.

AILDM has brought together three sustainability gurus from three separate spheres to present their individual experiences and their sustainable philosophy. The speakers will

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