TRADE DAY REPORT

By Nan Cleven

March Trade Day report

Our March Trade Day turned out to be the busiest in recent months, with lots of returning stand holders fuelling the demand from eager buyers. The quality of plantlife was exceptional and the first colours of the new season were on show.

Welcome back to our interstate friends

As restrictions continue to ease, it was great to welcome back several of our regular nurseries from New South Wales.

Gale Citrus

Chris from Norwood sharing a well-deserved Kit Kat break with Andy Kaupp after a busy morning for Gale Citrus who sold out of all stock in just 48 minutes! Their large variety of citrus trees including lemons, oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, cumquats, lemonade and calamondin were in high demand from buyers. Batlow Nursery

Robert Love from Batlow Nursery made the long journey south, across the NSW border, to return to Trade Day. He enjoyed a busy day of trade, with his beautiful rhododendrons stealing the show. Solomons Nursery

It was a pleasure to have the boys from Solomons arrive with plenty of quality plants and shrubs. There was no time for them to take a break, with buyers swarming their stall.

Contact: Dave 0425 298 769

Jen from Norwood got proceedings underway with an enthusiastic ringing of the bell. Buyers were in good spirits as they rushed in to see what was on offer and secure their stock.

«Piggy Back Farm

The ever-popular Shaun Koster was back with a bang this month and excited to see catch up with his peers at market. With Kit Kats being his chocolate bar of choice, he was more than happy to take a break with Christine. Here they are amongst plenty of fresh potted colour, including Osteospermum and some quality blueberries.

Contact: Shaun 0437 699 128 With the horticultural industry experiencing an unprecedented demand for greenlife, Jen and Chris from Norwood, welcomed attendees to have a break, have a Kit Kat – there was no shortage of takers including NGIV CEO Craig Taberner.

Trade Day Updates

Please note that our next Trade Day will be on Wednesday 7th April to allow for the Easter break.

Our May Trade Day will have the theme ‘Think Pink in May’ for Mother’s Day; we encourage all members to support this theme and fund-raising efforts for Breast Cancer Network and Cuppa for Cancer. We welcome any special pink promotions, raffles, or other ideas you have – please do share your plans in our Trade Day eNewsletter beforehand.

It is also possible that our May Trade Day will be our last at Caribbean Gardens after a long and happy tenure. We would love to see as many familiar faces to say goodbye in style. If you have a favourite Trade Day memory please share it with to be used in a future Groundswell article.

March Trade Day was proudly sponsored by Platinum Industry Partner: Norwood

NGIV Footy Tipping competition kicks off again for Season 2021

Our coffee cart was proudly sponsored by NGIV’s Silver Industry Partner: Humphris

It’s fantastic to welcome the footy back into our lives. With supporters back in the stands, there are the usual big hopes and expectations for the season ahead. Make this the year you get involved in our footy tipping competition – join up before the official season kicks off on Thursday 18th March with Richmond vs Carlton. Go to www.footytips.com.au/comps/NGIV2021 Competition Name: NGIV2021 First Prize: Four (4) Tickets to the MCC Members Reserve at the MCG excluding Finals Series or Anzac Day, in Season 2022. Generously donated by Garden City Plastics. Generously donated by Garden City Plastics. Second Prize: an official AFL footy jumper of your choice Contact the NGIV Office if you’d like to donate a prize.