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Flower & Garden Festival
Albert Hall, Launceston
21-22 September 2019
Open Garden & Bird Trails
21 September-6 October 2019
(Statewide)
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Tasmania is My Garden 2019
Held annually, the Blooming Tasmania Flower & Garden State Event is
a Tasmania-wide celebration of the beauty of this state’s gardens and
wilderness areas. This year, from 21 September to 6 October there are events
for everyone from the keen garden enthusiast to the committed nature lover
with activities for every member of the family.
Around the state visit our many open gardens, follow the Blooming Tasmania
Bird Trail, Wildflower Trail, Sculpture Trail, or take part in workshops or view
exhibitions that showcase the beauty of Tasmania’s living environment.
The flagship event is the Blooming Tasmania Flower & Garden Festival 2019
that runs over the weekend of 21 and 22 September. It is held annually in
Launceston’s magnificent heritage Albert Hall and adjacent historic City Park.
Come and celebrate the spring equinox and focus on the new beginnings this
time of year brings to our gardens and parks. Discover why Tasmania is
YOUR garden.
A special thank you to…
We have had invaluable financial support again this year from major
sponsor, Bridestowe Lavender Estate, and from the City of Launceston.
We are delighted to have the ABC Radio team broadcasting on Saturday, 21
September when Joel Rheinberger and Tino Carnevale host ABC Radio’s
regular Gardening Talkback from the Albert Hall.
We would like to acknowledge the University of Tasmania Arts Academy,
Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service and our invaluable volunteers, local
service providers, media and local businesses who have made this
event possible.
Need an extra program?
Download extra copies of this program from the Blooming Tasmania website
(www.bloomingtasmania.com.au).
Copies are also available by calling 0476 256 669.
TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019 | 3
Blooming Tasmania Flower & Garden Festival 2019
The Cocktail Party
Everyone is welcome to attend the launch of the Blooming Tasmania Flower
& Garden Festival for 2019 and state-wide event. Tasmania’s Governor, Her
Excellency, Professor the Honourable Kate Warner, will open the Festival and
an associated art exhibition, The flower show – birth, death and everything
in between, which is presented in partnership with Blooming Tasmania and
the University Cultural Collections.
Date: Friday, 20 September, 6pm–7.30pm
Address: Academy Gallery, Inveresk
Tickets: $30 pp are available online at:
https://launcestontickets.com.au/event/9738 or phone: 0476 256 669
Festival entry and ticketing
The Blooming Tasmania Flower & Garden Festival 2019 is held over the
weekend of Saturday, 21 September and Sunday, 22 September with garden,
plant and flower displays, stalls, lectures, workshops and children’s activities.
Entry: 9am–4pm both days. Tickets available during the Festival at the door
or pre-event online at launcestontickets.com.au/event/9738
Cost: Adult $10.00; concession $8.00; children (16 and under) free
Address: Albert Hall and City Park, cnr Tamar and Cimitiere Streets,
LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
Website: www.bloomingtasmania.com.au
Activities and Exhibitions in Albert Hall
Tasmania is My Garden
Included in your Festival entry is a free workshop plus activities and art
exhibitions upstairs in the John Duncan Room from 11am–3pm Saturday and
Sunday. There’s a lift for ease of access.
Exhibition of mandalas and international children’s peace drawings
Join Aboriginal community artists Aunty Dawn Blazely and Sonya Maher
to create a book. Draw, paint, write, compose and share stories about the
significance that flowers and gardens have had in your life.
4 | TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019Floral Displays in the Albert Hall Atrium
(near Victoria’s Café entrance)
Local floral enthusiasts demonstrate their skills and expertise in floral
arrangements to their peers and the community with a wonderful spectacle
of flowers, colours and designs. Come and view the displays and vote for
your personal favourite! “Floral Display People’s Choice Award” prize kindly
donated by Allans Garden Centre, Launceston.
Free Activities in City Park
Kids are welcome to enjoy the jumping castle and there are many other
activities throughout the weekend of the Festival 21–22 September.
Artentwine Sculpture Workshop in the Marquee in City Park
Theme: ‘Let’s Create Before We Grow Old’
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, 10am–4pm
Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Discovery Program
Music in the Park program
Saturday: 12noon–2pm, Dream Sister
Sunday: 10am–11am, Georgie Hillier; 11am–1pm, Him and Her;
1pm–3pm, Launceston City Band
World Peace Flag Ceremony in City Park
Held near the Conservatory. All welcome!
Date and time: Saturday, 21 September at 4.15pm
Workshops in the Conservatory
There is a lot happening in the Conservatory at City Park all weekend on
21–22 September.
Creating Patterns of Flowers – Claire Green and Barb Gardham
Bring the family to this excellent children’s activity. Flowers provided but feel
free to bring flowers to share from your garden to make it a whole experience
from picking to art creation.
Saturday: 12noon–3pm Sunday: 11am–2.30pm
TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019 | 5The Tasmanian Basket Makers – The Conservatory
Saturday and Sunday: 10am–4pm
Drop in to meet members of this state-wide group of creative souls who love
to create baskets and fibre-related wonders using natural and man-made
materials and are keen to share their knowledge of this craft.
Inside Albert Hall
Stage installation in Albert Hall: A Natural Landscaped Garden
Proudly presented by the Australian Plants Society Tasmania Inc.
(www.apstas.org.au) the stage installation for the 2019 Festival is a visual
depiction of the diverse Tasmanian environment through a natural garden
landscape. Starting on the left at sea level the planting takes you on a journey
from coastal flora through grasslands, dry forests and wet forests to the
beautiful and unique alpine plants that crown the Tasmania’s mountains.
Acknowledgements
Plants: Habitat Plants (www.habitatplants.com.au)
Photos: Roy Skabo
Blooming Tasmania Gardening Q&A Stand
This popular stand is back again for 2019 in Albert Hall. Marcus Ragus
from Verdant Way Consultancy will lead our line-up of gardening experts
throughout the weekend, who are on hand to talk and answer your questions.
If you want advice on beginning the gardening journey, indoor plants, natural
management of pests and diseases from fungal gnats to garden ‘brats’, or
have specific questions on any topic, our garden experts can help!
Plant Creche
We can look after your plant purchases at the Blooming Tasmania stand in
Albert Hall.
6 | TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019Exhibitor Listing Albert Hall
(current at time of printing – July 2019)
Ainslie Apiary Asimatree B&B and Art Garden
Australian Garden History Society Australian Plants Society Tas Inc
Blenheim Gallery and Garden Bonnie Banks Nursery
Bridestowe Lavender Estate Colours of Tasmania
Deborah Wace Fabric Design DPIPWE - Biosecurity Tas
Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden Epilepsy Tasmania
Food Plant Solutions Gardens for Peace
Government House Tasmania HeatPack from Tasmania
Homespun Succulents KJ’s Beeswax Wraps
Lalla Flower Farm Mel Hills Wild Art
Petal & Pins Robert Gower
Spring Bay Distillery Tamar Valley Hazelnuts
Tasmanian Arboretum Inc Tasmanian Made
Tassie Fudge The Diggers Club
The Succulent Store Vanessa Richardson Art
Exhibitor Listing City Park
(current at time of printing – July 2019)
Bamboo Van Diemen Fancy Plants Fancy Gardens
Fiona Wallace Ceramics Flame-n-Plasma
Hearing Australia MacroBoost
Marrawah Gold Selina’s Iris Garden
The Three Elements Tradigital with Liz
Wildseed Tasmania Nursery
Our Food Suppliers in City Park
(current at time of printing – July 2019)
Avafew Crepes and Pancakes Big Bite Dutch Treats
Coffee Buzz Eliza’s Restaurant
Lighthouse Dumpling Rotary Club of Launceston
TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019 | 7Speaker Program in Albert Hall The 2019 speaker program continues the Tourism Tasmania branding of Discover Tasmania and to take you behind the scenery and celebrating the immense knowledge that exists in the state and beyond. Free talks and demonstrations are held upstairs in the Tamar Valley Room at Albert Hall on both Saturday and Sunday. There is a lift for easy access. Saturday, 21 September 10am–10.45am ‘Urban farming with permaculture in Melbourne’ with Stuart Muir-Wilson, international lecturer, permaculture expert and sustainable architect. (See details of workshop with Stuart on page 15) 11am–11.45am ‘Creating a Honeybee Garden’ with Robert and Debora Bryan from Be Pure Honey Tasmania. Beekeeper Robert Bryan and Bee Ambassador Debora Bryan are available for questions after the talk. 12noon–12.45pm ‘Getting the most benefit from available land areas maximising nutrition from the harvest’ presented by Una Hobday, Food Plant Solutions, Rotary Club of Hobart Project. 1pm–1.45pm ‘Government House Tasmania – Estate Gardens’. Experience a photographic montage tour of the beautiful and historically significant gardens of Government House, Tasmania’s largest Victorian estate garden. Tara Edmondson, Deputy Estate Garden Manager, Government House Tasmania. 2pm–2.45pm ‘From Forest Bathing and Nature Therapy to Immersive Garden Healing’. Discover the healing power of plants and their environments. Join this journey of discovery that reveals the history, the evidence, the opportunities and the future of ‘Big Medicine’. Marcus Ragus, Verdant Way, horticultural consultant, teacher, presenter. 3pm–3.45pm ‘Tasmania’s Native Orchids’. Find out about Tasmania’s 200+ species of native orchids, where to see them, how they grow and why we should leave them in their natural habitat. Geoff Curry, owner of Eco Tours Tasmania, executive member of Threatened Plants Tasmania and lover of native orchids. 8 | TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019
Sunday, 22 September
10am–10.45am ‘Growing with Gardening’. Gardens and gardening help us to
grow and develop and also help to grow a better world. Jennifer Stackhouse,
gardening writer, editor and horticulturist.
11am–11.45am ‘Garden Tourism Potential – The Japanese Experience and
the Bridestowe Experience’ with Robert and Jennifer Ravens, owners of the
famous Bridestowe Lavender Estate.
12 noon–12.45pm ‘An Education in the Art of Pruning – Turning Ordinary
Plants into the Extraordinary with the Click of the Shears and the Snip of
the Secateurs. Much more than a trim I’m going for the full coiffeur’ with
Stan Smith, horticulturist, landscape designer and lecturer, Bendigo TAFE.
1pm–1.45pm ‘Invisible Plants’ Discover Tasmania’s native flora from alpine
to coastal. Roy Skabo spends a lot of time wandering the Tasmanian bush
looking at our beautiful flora and sending specimens to the Tasmanian
Herbarium. Roy rediscovered Hibbertia rufa, which had not been seen in
Tasmania for 120 years and was considered extinct in this state.
2pm–2.45pm ‘Success with Heirloom Seeds’ Join Jac Semmler from
The Diggers Club, who will discuss the wonder and diversity of heirloom
seeds and how to get success when sowing seeds. Heirloom varieties are a
gardener’s inheritance passed down from generation to generation. These
plants inspire with their flavour and novelty. Learn the fundamentals of
germination so your garden can produce bumper crops this season.
3pm–3.45pm ‘Tasmania is My Garden – Biophilic State’ Explore ways to
minimise the environmental impact of the built world and learn how to
reconnect people to one another and the natural environment. Tom and Jane
Teniswood, owners of Wind Song, Little Swanport, Tasmania.
TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019 | 9Blooming Tasmania State-Wide Events 2019
Open gardens, Bird Trail and Wildflower Trail
21 September–6 October
For all information on Blooming Tasmania’s open gardens and trails
download a PDF of the 2018–2019 Blooming Tasmania Brochure at
www.bloomingtasmania.com.au.
OR
Pick up a brochure from a Visitor Information Centre around the state or
from the Blooming Tasmania stand in Albert Hall during the 2019 Blooming
Tasmania Flower & Garden Festival.
OR
To request a printed brochure sent by mail, phone: 0476 256 669.
State Sculpture Trail in association with Artentwine
North
Birch Grove Gardens
Artist: Pirjo Juhola. Sculptures of recycled wood, metal and glass.
Open: 10am–4pm daily
Entry: Gold coin donation
Address: 237 Weld Street, Beaconsfield TAS 7270
Email: info@birchgrovegardens.com.au
Web: www.birchgrovegardens.com.au or follow Birch Grove Gardens
Tasmania on Facebook
Phone: 0408 092 081
Blenheim Gallery and Garden
Artists: various. Showcasing sculpture and artworks in a country
garden setting.
Open: September 2019 to April 2020, every Wednesday to Friday, 10.30am–
4pm; Saturday 10am–2pm. Other times and for groups by appointment
Entry: $10 pp (ground is undulating good walking shoes suggested). No pets;
wheelchair friendly in vicinity of the gallery not whole garden
Address: 733 Cressy Road, LONGFORD TAS 7301
Email: contact@blenheimgalleryandgarden.com.au
Website: www.blenheimgalleryandgarden.com.au
Phone: 0419 584 667
10 | TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019Gene McLaren Sculptures
Artist: Gene McLaren. A cottage-style garden given a contemporary twist
with many stand-alone sculptures made from steel, concrete, glass and
stone. Comprising several garden rooms with hidden sculptural treasures
within a typical suburban backyard.
Entry: free. Light food and wine at a reasonable cost; water, tea and
coffee (urn) free. No off-street parking. Pet friendly (strictly on leash) and
wheelchair accessible.
Address: 24 Mayne Street, INVERMAY TAS 7248
Email: gene@mclaren-bespoke.com.au
Website: www.mclaren-bespoke.com.au
Phone: 0418 187 224
Honey Tasmania
Artists: various. At the Beehive enjoy working beehives, appreciate flowers
that honeybees and bumblebees alike love, and enjoy sculptures throughout
the garden.
Open: Saturday, 21 September, 9am–3pm; Sunday, 22 September, 10am–2pm
Entry: free
Address: 124 Main Road, EXETER TAS 7275
Email: honey@honeytasmania.com
Website: www.honeytasmania.com
Phone: (03) 6331 9300
Kaydale Lodge
Artist: Flame n Plasma. The garden features more than 100 metal works,
from wrens in the Thyme Lawn to a large 3D dragonfly in the Fernery.
Open: 9am–5pm daily
Entry: $5. Morning and afternoon teas and light lunches available. Dogs on
leads are welcome
Address: 250 Loongana Road, NIETTA TAS 7315 (half an hour inland from
Ulverstone)
Email: kaydale@bordernet.com.au
Website: www.kaydalelodge.com.au
Phone: (03) 6429 1293
TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019 | 11Sculptured Gallery Artists: Roy Soundranayagam and Tasmanian artists. Collection of unusual outdoor structures, a little on the large scale, plus a gallery showcasing Tasmanian timbers, in both sculptural free-forms as well as usable household items, created by. Open: 10am–4pm (other times by appointment) Entry: free Address: 11 Clarence Point Rd, CLARENCE POINT TAS 7270 (corner of Greens Beach Road) Email: sculpturedgallery@ihug.com.au Website: www.sculpturedgallery.com.au Phone: 0419 700 655 (Peta) or 0429 656 655 (Roy) Tasmanian Bushland Gardens Artists: various, Tasmanian. Works include a dinosaur, wedge-tailed eagle and thylacine and have been selected to complement the natural surroundings. Open: always open Entry: Wheelchair friendly and dogs permitted if under control Address: Tasman Highway, BUCKLAND TAS 7190 (4km south of Buckland). Website: https://sites.google.com/site/tasbushlandgarden/ or follow Tasmanian Bushland Garden on Facebook Phone: (03) 6253 5666 The Windsor Sculpture Trail Open: daylight hours Entry: free. Pet friendly in designated areas. Dogs (and domestic pets) are to be kept on a lead at all times except in off leash areas. Please note, animals are prohibited from the reserve sporting grounds at all times. Compact gravel walking track. Email: wtc@wtc.tas.gov.au Phone: (03) 6323 9200 North East Bridestowe Lavender Estate Artists: various. Beautiful manicured surrounding gardens showcase artistic sculptures including the 2015-16 and 2017-18 JSDAS Bakhap Award Winners. Open: Daily (closed Christmas Day). 9am–5pm (September–April); 10am–4pm (May–August) Entry: fee may apply during flowering season (summer) Address: 296 Gillespies Road, NABOWLA TAS 7260 Email: info@bridstowelavender.com.au Website: www.bridestowelavender.com.au or on Facebook page at Bridestowe Lavender Phone: (03) 6352 8182 12 | TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019
North West
Asimatree B&B and Art Garden
Artists: Cheryl and Noel Sims. Cheryl creates a diverse range of pieces in
many media from printing, painting to sculpture and, with help from husband
Noel, creates larger forms for the garden.
Open: 28–29 September and 5–6 October; 10am–4pm
Entry: $5, children under 12 free. No wheelchair access. No pets
Address: 49 Bucks Road, TARLETON TAS 7310
Email: cheryl@asimatree.com.au Website: www.asimatree.com.au
Phone: 0418 517 577
Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden
Artist: various. Sculptures on display by local artists during September and
October in this uniquely designed 11-hectare woodland garden featuring
rhododendrons from around the world along with stunning lakes, gazebos
and trails to explore.
Open: 9am–5pm daily Entry: $15 adult, $12 concession
Address: 55 Breffney Road, Romaine (near Burnie)
Email: enquiries@evrg.com.au Website: www.emuvalleyrhodo.com
Phone: (03) 6433 1805
Villarett Gardens
Artist: Graeme Chugg. A sophisticated and stylish contemporary garden with striking
sculptures and water features. The garden represents 20 years of creation.
Open: September 2019–May 2020 (daily, except Monday and Friday)
Entry: $5.00 Address: 789 Railton Road, KIMBERLEY TAS 7304
Email: info@villarett.com.au
Website: www.villarett.com.au
Phone: (03) 6368 1214
State Exhibition Trail and Guided Walks
North
The flower show – birth, death and everything in between
Curatorial team: Dr Malcom Bywaters and Dr Kim Lehman
Artists: Angela Casey, Susannah Coleman-Brown, Jennifer Dickens, Leoni
Duff, Isabella J. von Lichtan, Kylie Elkington, Amber Koroluk-Stephenson,
Janet Laurence, Fiona Lehman and Paul Murphy.
Open: 21 September–25 October, 2019 (hours 11am–3pm on 21 September–22
September; 9am–5pm weekdays)
Address: Academy Gallery, McGrath Space, Inveresk (4 Invermay Road,
LAUNCESTON TAS 7250)
TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019 | 13South Frederick Mackie – Quaker Plantsman Artist: Frederick Mackie. The exhibit is based around the plants recorded in Mackie’s journal during his visit to Van Diemen’s Land when he stayed with George Washington Walker and his family at Narryna, 1852-1854. Open: 3 September, 2019–February, 2020. Tuesday–Saturday, 10am–4.30pm (closed public holidays). Wheelchair access to ground floor and garden only Entry: $10 adult, $8 concession, $4 child non-student (house entry) Address: Narryna Heritage Museum, 103 Hampden Road, BATTERY POINT TAS 7004 Email: narryna@tmag.tas.gov.au Website: www.narryna.com.au or see Narryna on Facebook Phone: (03) 6234 2791 Landslide Details: a collaboration between Tasmanian geologist Bill Cromer and Brigitte de Villiers, a South African-born surface designer living in Tasmania. Their evocative images are derived directly from Tasmanian rocks, combining the intangible with the familiar and the ethereal with the dramatic. Open: Friday, 4 October–Monday, 14 October; 10am–4pm, Address: Art Untamed Gallery, 18 Bruny Island Main Road, DENNES POINT TAS 7150 Phone: (03) 6260 6424 East Confluence Artist: John Ingleton. Works that reflect on the processes of change wrought by both man and nature. Open: 11am–2pm daily, 21 September–30 October Address: The Village Gallery, 22 Melbourne Street, TRIABUNNA TAS 7190 Website: www.triabunnavillage.com.au Celebrating 200 Years through Botanical Illustration Details: The Botaniko Art Group has recognised the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens’ bicentenary in 2018 with illustrations of significant plants grown in the Gardens over the past 200 years. Open: 11am–2pm daily, 28 September–30 October Address: The Village Gallery, 22 Melbourne Street, TRIABUNNA TAS 7190 Website: www.triabunnavillage.com.au 14 | TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019
Events and Workshops
North
FLOURISH – a wild flora sojourn in Tasmania with florist Nadine Brown
Date: 14–15 September, 2019
Cost and booking: $200 includes two night’s accommodation with adjusted
price for locals who don’t require accommodation. Book online or phone
Nadine on 0414 771 614. Please see all the schedule and inclusions on
website.
Website: wildflorastudio.com.au/workshops/flourish/
Phone: 0414 771 614
An introduction to gardening with the mycelium (mushroom) network
Stuart Muir Wilson reveals how to grow exotic mushrooms in a half-day
workshop. Take home a white oyster mushroom kit.
Date: 21 September from 1.30pm
Cost and booking: $80pp; book with Stuart at stuartmuirwilson@gmail.com
Address: The Old Stables, Windsor Community Garden, 1 Windsor Drive,
RIVERSIDE, TAS 7250
A conversation with Australian artists, Lucy McEachern and Vida Pearson
Sculpture artist Lucy McEachern and artist and print maker Vida Pearson
discuss their work.
Date: 29 September, 2pm–4pm
Cost and booking: $10pp (includes afternoon tea); bookings essential as
numbers are limited
Address: Blenheim Gallery and Garden, 733 Cressy Road, LONGFORD TAS 7301
Email: contact@blenheimgalleryandgarden.com.au
Website: www.blenheimgalleryandgarden.com.au
Phone: 0419 584 667
TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019 | 15South Estate Garden Tour Government House, Hobart, Tasmania Government House Tasmania is delighted to partner with the Blooming Tasmania Festival, Open Gardens Program with this special 90 minute tour of the historic 15-hectare garden featuring flourishing perennial borders, ceremonial plantings, extensive production garden and botanically significant mature tree plantings. Date: 17 September from 10.30am Cost and bookings: $25pp includes morning tea in the stables; bookings essential. Book online via the website. Parking available on site. Address: Government House, 7 Lower Domain Road, Queens Domain, HOBART TAS 7000 Website: www.govhouse.tas.gov.au Into the Vaults of the Tasmanian Herbarium Come to the Tasmanian Herbarium and see the world’s largest collection of Tasmanian plant specimens. Join its curators, Lyn Cave, Miguel de Salas and Matt Baker, to hear of famous sea voyages, a moss that grew from the bones of a dead bushranger, and plants as rare as orange-bellied parrots. Date: 25 September, 5.30pm–6.30pm Cost and bookings: free but bookings are essential as numbers are limited to 15 people. To book phone (03) 6165 5143 or email herbarium@tmag.tas.gov.au. Wheelchair access available Address: Address: Tasmanian Herbarium, College Road, Sandy Bay, TAS, 7005 Plant Fair – a Southern Tasmania Zone of Garden Clubs of Australia event Plant stalls and garden-related products, gardening advice, sausage sizzle. Discover a garden treasure and flora collected over 50 years by Ken Gillanders OAM from countries once part of Gondwanaland. Date: 5–6 October, 10am–4pm Cost: $10 includes tea and coffee (children free). Free parking. Cash sales only Address: ‘Woodbank’, 2040 Huon Road, LONGLEY TAS 7109 Email: irishaven@hotmail.com Website: gardenclubs.org.au Phone: (03) 6231 8493 (Heather Pryor) 16 | TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019
North West
Raptors at the Tasmanian Arboretum
An exhibition featuring Tasmanian raptors and showcasing the works of four
local bird photographers: Bert Quandt, Peter Tonelli, Mehrdad Abbasian and
Jill Colgrave.
Date: 14–15 September and 21–22 September; 10am–4pm (Education Centre)
Cost: $5 (Arboretum)
Address: 46 Old Tramway Road, EUGENANA TAS 7310
Website: tasmanianarboretum.org.au
East
Dining with the Stars
Celebrate the Blooming Tasmania launch of ‘Gardens in the Sky’, with a
candlelight dinner with a gin and whisky tasting hosted by Blooming Tasmania
members, Cam and Suzy Brett from the Spring Bay Distillery
Date: 27 September at 6pm
Cost and bookings: Bookings for dinner on (03) 6257 1080. Accommodation
packages from $109.00
Address: Spring Bay Seafood and Wine Bar, Eastcoaster Tasmania
Restaurant, ORFORD TAS 7190
Website: www.eastcoastertasmania.com.au
Phone: (03) 6257 1080
Visit the Spring Bay Distillery, Spring Beach
An opportunity to visit a single malt whisky distillery just 500m from Spring Bay
Date: 28 September, 2019; 11am–3pm
Address: Spring Bay Distillery, 6 Hoods Road, SPRING BEACH TAS 7190
Website: www.springbaydistillery.com.au
Phone: 0417 351 663
TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019 | 17Visitor, Tourist and Accommodation Information Parks and Gardens, City of Launceston When visiting Launceston, enjoy some of Australia’s oldest parks and gardens, many dating back to the 1800s. There are more 148 parks and reserves to be explored throughout Launceston and environs. More information: Visitor Information Centre, 68–72 Cameron Street, LAUNCESTON TAS 7250 (open daily) Email: travelcentre@launceston.tas.gov.au Website: Launceston.tas.gov.au Phone: 1800 651 827 Tasmanian Travel and Information Centre, 20 Davey Street, HOBART TAS 7000 (open daily) can provide information to guide you to the best gardens, parks and natural places in Tasmania or assist in the planning of your entire Tasmanian holiday. Email: bookings@hobarttravelcentre.com.au Website: discovertasmania.com.au Phone: (03) 6238 4222 Austrips is a business that offers customised private tours for gardens clubs and groups. Email: austrips@austrips.com.au Phone: 1800 777 726 The Sebel Launceston Blooming Tasmania Flower & Garden Festival Accommodation The Sebel Launceston has a special accommodation for Blooming Tasmania participants that can be booked using the 15 per cent discount code ‘Blooming Tasmania 2019’. This offer is only available via direct bookings made by phone or email (details below). The exclusive discount of 15 per cent off the fully flexible public rate is available for all room types. Email: H8766@Accor.com Website: www.accorhotels.com Phone: (03) 6333 7555 18 | TASMANIA IS MY GARDEN 2019
Flower & Garden Festival
Albert Hall, Launceston
19-20 September
22-23 September 2018
2020
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
Open Garden & Bird Trails
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