The 23rd Australian Spring Time Flora Festival will run from 10th September-13th September 2009 at Mt Penang Parklands. The award winning event is one of the largest and most popular floral events in Australia. Interspersed among the floral displays and landscape garden settings will be displays by associated commercial suppliers who help provide the visitor with a total picture of outdoor garden,lifestyle and home living.

There will be over 300 displays to view one of those will be the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. This is a community owned and operated aeromedical search and rescue service, servicing the Hunter, Central Coast,Mid North Coast,New England and North West regions. Each year the helicopter service performs over 1200 omissions,rescuing people from accident scenes and transporting critically ill patients from small rural hospitals to large tertiary hospitals. The Helicopter Service provides a FREE service to over one million people covering a region of 132,000 square kilometers.

This year at the Spring Time Festival Boydita Flowers Delivered will be enhancing the Westpac Resue Helicopter Service display with beautiful floral displays be sure to call in to the site at the Flora Festival.

On The 1st of April through until the 5th April 2009, The Melbourne Flower and Garden Show will operate on Wednesday 1st  and finish on Saturday 4th april 2009. The Show is ranked in the top five flower shows in the world.

The Renowned flower show is entering its 14th year now and is regarded as the largest and most successful horticultural event in the Southern Hemisphere.

Featuring the best landscape and floral talent that Australia has to offer, alongside an extensive array of garden retail products, The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is a celebration of Australian lifestyle and great outdoors.It is a must to see for the floral enthusiast.

For more information go to www.melbourneflowershow.com.au

Enries are now open for this years 30TH anniversary  Gosford City Garden Competition .

Boydita Flowers Delivered are proud to be silver sponsors for another year, entries forms are available in store so please come in and collect one today.

There are 12 categories that you can enter in :

1: Champion Residential Garden

For the best overall garden

Class A  Gardens over 1000m2

Class B Gardens under 1000m2

2 Best Eco-Friendly Garden

Should demonstrate enviromentally friendly practices, eg. innovative water use,organic fertilising methods,use of native plants,composting,ect.

Class A : Residential

Class B : Commercial/Industrial

Class C : Primary Schools/ Pre Schools

Class D : Secondary/Tertiary schools including high schools, Tafe colleges and Universities.

3: Best Residential Front Garden

Includes functional/aesthetic features

4:Best Residential Rear Garden

Includes functional/aesthetic features

5 : Best Commercial Garden

eg . Business,Industrial Resturant , Shop, Club ect

Class A:Gardens under 1,000m2

Class B: Gardens over 1,000m2

6: Best School Garden

Class A: Primary Schools/ Preschools

Class B: Secondary/Tertiary schools including high schools,tafes colleges and universities

7:  Best New Renovated Residential Garden

For Best garden established or extensivvely renovated in the last three years.

8: Theme or Specialty Garden

Gardens that demonstrate a special theme or cultural emphasis eg native Australian,vegetable,rock, balinese,cottage ect

Class A :Non Commercial

Class B :Commercial

9: Best Feature

Specialty item that compliments garden eg bird bath,stone,water feature,seating area, ect

10: Best Patio or Balcony

For the best garedn display exhibited on a patio or balcony.

11: Best Garden Nursing Homes/Retirement Villages/Over 50s Villages

Class A :Maintained by professionals

Class B : Maintained by residents

12: Best residental Neighbour Gardens

Best residential neighbouring gardens i.e. a common garden shared by neighbours in an apartment,villa,townhouseor streetscape.

Entries close Friday September 19th 2008

Presentation Thursday October 16th held at the Gosford Regional Gallery and Arts Centre  36 Webb St East Gosford.

So come on in get your entry form and get gardening!!!!!!!!

The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is just around the corner being held from Wednesday April 2nd until Sunday 6th April at the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens. The world renowned Melbourne International Flower and garden Show is entering its 13th Year and is now regarded as the largest and most successful horticultural event in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Flower and Garden Show is staged within the world heritage listed Royal Exhibition building and surrounding south Carlton Gardens, the prestigious show is a must see event. I have travelled to Melbourne many times to attend the event and can truly recommend it . The show features the Best Landscape and Floral Designers Australia has to offer along with a large range of Garden retail products. Its a real feast for the Flower enthusiast.

The Melbourne International Flower and Garden show is renowned for attracting record visitor crowds, it is ranked in the top five flower shows in the world.  This year the show will be presented by The Mighty Helpful Mitre 10.

For more information on the show go to www.melbflowershow.com.au.

Please let us know if you do go and any of your comments we would  be excited to  hear from you.