A gardening festival for the family

Logie winner Costa Georgiadis, from ABC’s Gardening Australia, will host the Spring into Gardening Festival.

Whether you have a tiny balcony garden, a sprawling backyard jungle, or you dig all things green, Spring into Gardening is the perfect event for inspiration and tips on gardening and sustainable living.

Most Popular Presenter Logie winner Costa Georgiadis, from ABC’s Gardening Australia, returns to host the family friendly festival on Sunday October 13.

Held at Prahan’s Victoria Gardens, the event will feature free workshops, expert demonstrations and market stalls to help you start planting and preparing your garden for summer.

There will also be a load of hands-on children’s activities including:

– Flower crown making with The Sage Garden

– A Native Bee hotel workshop with Emma Grace sustainable Crafts

– The ever popular Bike and Blend

For top tips on gardening and sustainable living, don’t miss the speakers on the main stage.

The speakers include MasterChef series 7 contestant Sara Oteri who will present Changing the World from Your Kitchen: Steps to Reduce Food Waste and Save Money. Passionate about reducing food waste, Sara will go through some keep tips that decrease food waste in the kitchen.

Organic gardener and author Penny Woodward will share her knowledge on Growing Heirloom Tomatoes on the main stage. She will also speak about Harvesting and Curing Garlic at a stall based presentation.

The festival will also feature roving entertainment, live music and eco-friendly food trucks.

A full program will be available closer to the date at stonnington.vic.gov.au

Spring into Gardening

Sunday 13 October 2019

11am-3pm

Victoria Gardens, Prahran