NURSERY & GARDEN INDUSTRY VICTORIA

Simon Gomme

President, NGIV As joint owners of the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS), the Southern Hemisphere’s largest horticultural event, we’re delighted to see its return in 2022!

Founded in 1903, Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria (NGIV), is the peak industry body for the state’s horticultural sector.

Victoria’s horticulture industry, made up of growers, allied businesses and retailers, utilise their expertise, experience and hard work, to ensure Victorians have access to the finest plantlife, something that has experienced unprecedented demand throughout the pandemic.

They also play a key role, each year, in delivering an outstanding MIFGS and this year’s no different; our grower and allied businesses generous donation of plants and gardening materials to help young designers visions come to reality or bring show gardens to life, whilst our retailers delight attendees with the latest offerings of plants and products for their gardens.

And so, from Wednesday 30th March through to Sunday 3rd April 2022, we invite you to enjoy this wonderful horticultural event, at Carlton Gardens and the Royal Exhibition Building, celebrating the beauty of greenlife and the many benefits of gardening.

Each year, NGIV deliver our own Precinct at MIFGS with the help of our industry partners, sponsors and members. This year we’re delighted that property developer Mirvac is our Precinct major sponsor.

I want to take the opportunity to share some of the highlights of our Precinct this year, and with a range of activities, As well as learning about pollinators, Urban Plant Health Network will be on hand to teach little ones all about the good, the bad, and the bug-ly when it comes to other garden insects.

exhibits and displays, I’m confident there’s something for every garden enthusiast.

NGIV PRECINCT

Proudly sponsored by Mirvac

Key Activations

Bee Inspired

This area provides a fun and engaging learning space for all ages. Populated with interactive activities and displays celebrating the wonderful world of pollinating and pollinators.

The Bee Inspired space will host:

Victorian Schools Garden Program

(VSGP) which aims to inspire school communities to make the most of their outdoor spaces and promote a lifelong connection with the natural environment. Along with the Urban Plant Health Network and the Emergent Gardens.

The Kids Discovery Patch brought to you by VSGP offers hands on activities to inspire children to explore the world of pollinators and their role in the garden and the health of our planet.

Children will get to: » Take a close-up look at an observation beehive » Discover the plants that pollinators can’t resist » Get their hands dirty potting a plant » Take part in a pollinator scavenger.

The Emergent Gardens

sponsored by All Green Nursery and Garden Supporting the growth of young designers, who have graduated from the Achievable Gardens.

In 2022 the Emergent Gardens is partnering with the Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers (AILDM) who will help mentor the designers throughout the design phase and during the construction of the gardens.

The young designers will create gardens showcasing plants from Tree & Shrub Growers of Victoria members and will have the theme Pollinating and Pollinators to inspire them.

REVEALED

An exhibition designed to showcase plants and plant products soon to be released or just new to the market. This year’s REVEALED exhibitors are:

» Ball Australia

» Touch of Class Plants

» Haars Nursery » Hoe, Hoe, Hoe

Turn to page 18 to discover this year’s latest plants and plant products.

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INDUSTRY PARTNERS

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Be Plastic Smart

Garden City Plastics and Norwood will be on hand to inspire and educate consumers about closed loop packaging and plastics recycling of horticultural waste. They are part of a group of businesses who are striving to encourage horticulture businesses and consumers to ‘Be Plastic Smart’.

Their exciting new program provides you with a recycling solution for your used plant pots, stakes and tags.

The Resilience Show Garden

The Resilience Show Garden delivered by Steve Day will focus on the health and wellbeing benefits of plants in the urban landscape, and how every garden has a part to play for the whole community. It will be a physical demonstration of how an urban garden can essentially ‘Excellence Award’. It’s a great learning experience for students, allowing them to go through the process from concept design and project coordination to construction of a show garden.

The Precinct and the Achievable Gardens will provide a wonderful focal point to celebrate our great industry and connect with one another and the public. On behalf of NGIV, I hope to see you there. It promises to be a wonderful event and no doubt you will come away feeling inspired by the incredible designs, the knowledgeable experts, and the innovative products on offer.

be good for our wellbeing which in turn improves our resilience.

The garden will be situated on the edge of the lake to provide a stunning backdrop and present a relaxing and harmonious garden within an urban context.

Stepping out of the Precinct you’ll find the Achievable Gardens.

Achievable Gardens

Now in its 15th year, the Achievable Gardens Design Competition offers students and educational institutions the opportunity to showcase their design skills and horticultural knowledge, promote achievable gardening and encourage the use of diverse, high-quality plants in the landscape.

The nine students compete for the honour of winning the prestigious

Simon Gomme

President, NGIV