Growing Friends Spring Plant Sale – 12-13 October – Plant lists now available!
The Growing Friends Spring 2024 Plant Sale will be held on Saturday/Sunday 12 and 13 October, 2024 between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm. The Plant Sale will be held at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, at the Ian Potter Precinct, at the northern end of the Australian Garden.
Plant lists for this sale are now available, so please CHECK THEM OUT:
Come along and select from a range of small and large plants many of which you will find in the Australian Garden.
Choose from grasses, climbers, border-plants, ground-covers, small & large bushes and trees, plants for wildlife. Prices start from $3 for grasses and $5 for small pots. Larger pots $10 or as individually priced.
Special items will be available
Dendrobium kingianum – Rock Orchids
Lagarostrobos franklinii – Huon Pine
Bonsai Starters
We also have a small number of Bonsai Starters. Small pots with mini trees or shrubs selected from our nursery. A few of the Bonsais are planted into small traditional unglazed Japanese pots. Prices range from $8.00 to $50.00. For more information refer to bonsairesourcecenter.com
Leaflets about the above plants available at the Plant Sale.
What other things are happening?
You may find a few Christmas gifts here, as the Botanical Fabricators and Botanical Illustrators will once again share space at the plant sale. Fabricators have a range of items and the Illustrators a rack of cards. Both groups are inspired by our native flora and fauna. There will also be a book stall featuring second hand garden and plant books for sale.
Well known plant guru Angus Stewart will be at the plant sale on Saturday offering tips, suggestions and advice. He is a great advocate of Kangaroo Paws and many other wonderful Australian plants.
Current roadworks – Getting to the Gardens
Entry through Ballarto Road west is from Cranbourne-Frankston Road at the intersection including Pearcedale Road.
If coming from the direction of Cranbourne along the South Gippsland Highway, drive past the usual (Ballarto Road) entrance and turn right at Craig Road (note brown Botanic Gardens sign). In Craig Rd, make an almost immediate right turn into Arcade Ave to Junction Village shops, then turn left, then turn right into Houlder Ave . Follow this to the T junction, turn left into Ballarto Road and proceed into the Botanic Gardens. A diagram can be found here.
