Spring has sprung and the forecast is rosy for the grounds of Werribee Park. You won’t want to miss the blooms at this year’s annual State Rose and Garden Show. The free Wyndham City event will take place over one huge weekend on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 November at the Victorian State Rose Garden.
With a line-up of Australia’s most respected gardening experts, including Gardening Australia’s Jane Edmanson OAM, Channel 9’s ‘Garden Angel’ Melissa King, fellow Gardenette and Garden Guru’s Chloe Thomson and SBS’s plant and produce guru Vasili Kanidiadis, this year’s event is guaranteed to be the biggest yet.
Stop and smell the roses with two days of live music, plant care demonstrations, guided tours of the gardens, and refreshments in the shade of the garden’s grand pine trees. A fun and relaxing day out for devoted horticulturalists and families alike, with kids lawn games, face painting and garden workshops running across the weekend.
Celebrating it’s fth year, the State Rose and Garden Show will also feature delicious food trucks, plant stalls, lively exhibitors and nurseries bursting with owers at peak bloom.
Dust off the picnic rug, roam through the 5000 + technicolour roses which span over more than six acres and take in the sights, including the exquisite manicured grounds of the iconic Werribee Mansion.
Located just 30 minutes West of Melbourne’s bustling CBD, there is no better excuse for a Spring picnic amongst the shade of the blooming rose vines with family and friends.
Thanks to the support and enthusiasm of the local volunteers, the State Rose and Garden Show has become the unique destination for garden and outdoor lovers. Recognised internationally by the World Federation of Rose Societies, the rose garden is considered to be among Australia’s best rose gardens. Gates open at 10am Saturday and Sunday.
Please visit www.stateroseandgardenshow.com.au for the full program guide.
