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All the Dirt – Podcast

Seasol is proud to sponsor “All the Dirt” podcast with Steve Wood Deryn Thorpe

Steve Wood and Deryn Thorpe combine decades of gardening, sustainability and environmental knowledge to create Australia’s most popular gardening podcast.

The podcast won the 2018 Horticultural Media Association of Australia award for the best audio presentation in Australia.

With 90 free podcasts, released fortnightly, the podcast is a relaxed chat with Deryn and Steve talking to horticultural, food and sustainability leaders about plants, the environment and food.

The podcast is available free on iTunes or from wherever you download your podcasts or from their website www.allthedirt.com.au.

Kings Park Festival

The Kings Park Festival celebrates the beauty and diversity of Western Australian wildflowers and is held in the Perth park during the entire month of September.

This year’s festival will be a feast for the senses with thousands of wildflowers and more than 3,000 native plant species on display. There will be dozens of free events including, outdoor exhibitions, guided walks and talks, photography displays and family activities.  The nursery, run by horticulturalists and volunteers, are growing more than 25,000 plants to augment the existing displays at the garden.

The festival attracts about half a million visitors, many from overseas and interstate who travel to the South West of Western Australia in spring to enjoy the wildflowers in one of the world’s most beautiful biodiversity hotspots.Southwest Australia is one of 25 original global hotspots for wildlife and plants, and the first one identified in Australia.

Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Fraser Ave,  Perth WA

For more information visit Kings Park and Botanic Garden: www.bgpa.wa.gov.au

South Australia Spring Garden Festival

Wander around and enjoy a great range of plant stalls, garden furniture, decor and garden-care products.

Special guest speakers Sophie Thomson and Faye McGoldrick who will demonstate how to make an insect hotel. Plus native plant expert Neville B Bonney.

Mt Pleasant Showgrounds, Melrose Street, Mt Pleasant, SA

For more information, please visit saspringgarenfestival.com.au

Canberra Orchid Show

Come and wander around the display and sale of native and exotic orchids.

Potting mix demonatratrions and refreshments for sale.

Ainsilie Football Club, 52 Wakefield Ave, Ainslie, ACT.

For more information, please visit www.canberraorchids.org.

WA Wildflowers on Show – Busselton

Come and wander around a great variety of wildflowers and blooms around September in the south west corner of WA. It’s an opportunity for people who can’t go to the bush to see orchids and wildflowers in bloom.

Uniting Church Hall and grounds, 47 Kent Street, Busselton WA

For more information please visit margaretriver.com/events/busselton-wildflower-exhibition-2

Warringal Orchid Society – Spring Show

Come and wander around orchids on show and being judged. Get great growing tips from the experts.  Plants for sale.

St Sava Community Centre, 212 Diamond Creek Rd. Greensborough.

For more information, please visit https:warringalorchidsociety.com.au or phone 0411372537,

Yarra Valley Plant Fair & Garden Expo – Wandin

Speakers.

Demonstrations.

Over 40 stalls including plant specialists and plant irrigation supplies, plus permaculture and landscapers.

Yummy food, wine & craft beers.

Special Guest: Jane Edmanson – Gardening Australia plus others, so watch this space.

Support the local CFA and rotary clubs.

125 Quayle Road, Wandin, Victoria 10am to 5pm.

For more information, visit www.yarravalleyplantfair.com.au.

Festival of Country Gardens – Bridgetown WA

Celebrating their 20th anniversary.

There will be 20 gardens open during the weekend following the opening celebration as well as a celebrity gardener and community workshop. Visit the many spectacular gardens that are open during the Spring Festival in Balingup, Greenbushes, Bridgetown, Manjimup and Pemberton. These gardens all have something unique and special to offer you.

For more information, please visit www.festival ofcountrygardens.com or email info@festivalofcountrygardens.com