Australia's Open Garden Scheme

Queensland Special Events

As well as our extensive and exciting program of open gardens, which can be found here, Australia's Open Garden Scheme also has an exciting range of Special Events throughout the year.
Some events require pre-booking and as numbers are strictly limited we urge you to book well ahead of time to avoid disappointment.

Shooting Stars
Atherton

Sunday 30 November
Sessions: 9.30am-11.30am or 3pm-5pm

Booking details:
Bookings are essential for these events as places are very limited.

$35.00 includes talk on bamboo growth and harvesting, tour and refreshments.

You can book online via our secure site here or phone (07) 3395 8919 during business hours.

Sample delicious bamboo shoots in marinade and learn the secrets of bamboo production.

Picturesque Asper Park is a working farm with over 20 varieties of bamboo including many rare and unusual varieties. The bamboo grove appears like an ethereal living sculpture: wind whispers through skyward-shooting stems; peeling sheaths balance delicately. An avenue of jacarandas leads into the garden, which features shady mature English oaks, plane trees and a palm grove. Shingle-roofed summer houses and weathered pine dwellings evoke a European air.

Enjoy a guided tour of the bamboo grove and gardens, followed by refreshments.

Yesterday's Treasures, Living Pleasures
Northern Brisbane suburbs

We regret that this event is now sold out.

Plant Fair at Joncia Gardens
Logan Reserve

Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 March
(No bookings required)

Queensland's third Plant Fair will be held in the stunning Joncia Gardens at Logan Reserve, just south of Brisbane.

Garden lovers will have the opportunity to purchase a wide array of plants, including many not readily available, directly from the specialist growers. Superb garden furniture and items as well as books and waterwise products will also be available.

Leave your purchases at the plant creche while you wander through the exquisite award-winning gardens that reflect the influence of many cultures.

Address: Lot 35 Derby Rd, Logan Reserve
Directions: UBD Brisbane 281:H4. Parking in paddock.
Open: 28-29 Mar 2009. 8.30am-3pm. $8.00, no charge for children under 18

Low Carbon Gardening with Jerry Coleby-Williams
Wynnum, Brisbane

Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 May 2009.
Sessions: 9am-noon or 1pm-4pm.

Booking details:
Bookings are essential for these events as places are very limited.
Tickets: $55.00 includes talk, garden tour and morning tea or afternoon tea.

You can book online via our secure site here or phone (07) 3395 8919 during business hours.

Knowledge and passion are the key ingredients at Bellis, Jerry Coleby-Williams' abundant organic garden in Brisbane.

Learn how to reduce your carbon footprint when gardening and how to run a 21st century household.

Enjoy a personal tour of Bellis and discover the secrets of Jerry's soil preparation which ensures a rich bounty of delicious seasonal crops. The house is solar-powered and, maintained by solar-powered equipment, even the lawn is sustainable! Rain and storm water are harvested, and sewage and greywater recycled, all on an urban allotment.