Buderim Garden Club deputy president Michael Sax and President John Lyons are looking forward to this year’s Festival and Open Garden Program featuring Michael’s Island View Court garden
The best Buderim gardens, garden sculptures, plants and flowers will all be showcased at the anticipated annual Buderim Garden Festival in October.
The Festival, from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th October, is the showcase event of the Buderim Garden Club, which has been a Buderim institution since 1946, and the Festival itself dates back to 1975.
Buderim Garden Club president John Lyon said this year’s festival was coming together better than ever, with a busy three-day schedule including Open Gardens, the Garden Sculpture Exhibition, the Spring Flower Show and Photographic Display, the Church Floral Display, as well as the always popular plant markets.
“The Buderim community has always had an affinity with gardening, and the Festival attracts visitors from around the state,” Mr Lyons said.
“The Open Gardens includes six very different but all beautiful gardens that showcase the diversity in size and style of gardening in our area.”
The Buderim Garden Festival program runs from Friday 13th October to Sunday 15th October and includes:
- Twilight Plant Market, outside on the green at Buderim War Memorial Hall (corner of Main and Church Streets, Buderim), on Friday from 3-7pm. This will include a sausage sizzle and coffee & cakes available from the adjacent Craft Cottage.
- Spring Flower Show and Photographic Display, inside Buderim War Memorial Hall, on Friday 4-7pm, Saturday 8am-4pm, Sunday 8am-2pm
- Open Gardens – exclusive access to six different but beautiful gardens across Buderim, on Saturday 8am-4pm and Sunday 8am-3pm
- Plant Market, outside on the green at Buderim War Memorial Hall on Saturday 8am-4pm and Sunday from 8am-2pm
- Garden Sculpture Exhibition, at Buderim Craft Cottage – from Saturday 7th to Sunday 23rd October, 10am-4pm
- Floral Display at St Marks Anglican Church on Saturday 8am – 4pm and Sunday from 8am – 2pm
The Festival is made possible with the support of its volunteer members and the following sponsors: Manawee Garden Centre, Buderim Bendigo Community Bank and TM Estate Agents.
Tickets are $20 per person for a weekend ticket with access to the Open Gardens and Flower Show, or for the Flower Show only $3 per person, $5 for a family of 2 or more, with school children and students free. Discounts are also available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets and more information are available online at www.buderimgardenclub.com/festival or from the Old Post Office, Manawee Garden Centre, Buderim Newsagency or Buderim Bendigo Bank.
