NGIV PRECINCT

This area is 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 Tree & Shrub Growers of Victoria’s 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 and learn how bees make honey and pollinate our food crops. There’s sure to be a hive of activity and the experts from the Wheen Bee

Foundation will be on hand to explain what the bees are getting up to.

» Discover the plants that pollinators can’t resist and pick up a planting guide to create a pollinator-friendly garden. Rotarians for Bees will be buzzing around answering any plants » Get their hands dirty potting an edible plant to take home with the help of volunteers from the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Quick-Pick

Seedlings, Garden City Plastics, Grow Better and Takasho are supplying all the goodies to make sure everyone gets to pot a plant.

» Learn about the good, the bad, and the bug-ly, when it comes to other garden insects with the help of Urban Plant Health Network.

» Search high and low as they turn detective and take part in a fun pollinator and pest scavenger hunt around the Show.

The Emergent Gardens proudly sponsored by All Green Nursery and Garden

The Emergent Gardens was introduced to MIFGS in 2019 and sets out to support the growth of our younger designers, who have graduated from the Achievable Gardens. Celebrating the passion and growth of these designers, as they carve out a name for themselves and evolve their own unique garden design styles.

In 2022 the Emergent Gardens will have the theme Pollinating and Pollinators to inspire our young designers.