Calendar of Events for 2025
If anyone has Salvias in their garden or their neighbour’s they don’t know the name of or plants they can’t identify, please take a photo and email it to lgarnett844@gmail.com. Let us help you with identifying those plants..
Welcome to another fantastic year for growing Salvias.
As always we have the major Gardening Events, lovely private gardens and other interesting places to visit. So please come and join us on our journey throughout 2025.
Send me your Salvias and plants to identify, place your orders early and enjoy the colour and the wonder of Salvias within your garden.
What's coming in 2025
What's happening in October
The Growing Friends Plant Sale
Oct - Sun 26th - Visit Terry Ashton's gorgeous Garden
Where: 2 Lily Street, Glen Waverley
Time: 11am
This is a gorgeous cottage garden filled to the brim with beautiful plants set out thoughtfully. See terry’s Roses, Salvias, her stand of trees and veggie garden.
A perfect spring garden to lift the spirits – Roses, Salvias and other perennials, all beautifully grouped.
Tea/ coffee will be provided. Bring a plate for lunch to share and a chair.
Ring Lyndi if coming Ph 98034534
What's on in November
Open Garden Birchwood near Benalla
When: November Sat 1st & Sun 2nd – 10am – 5pm
Where: 653 O’Dea Rd, Molyullah. Entry $10.00
So much to see: Salvias, Iris, peonies, spring bulbs, all in a lovely shady garden setting. Lunch and afternoon teas available
Yarra Valley Spring Plant Fair
When: November 8 & 9th – 9am-4pm. Where: 125 Quayle Rd, Wandin
We will have our Spring Collection of Salvias ready for sale. A wonderful array of Spring colours, with oranges, pretty pinks, yellows, blues and purples and everything in between.
Salvias for all aspects of the garden, those for a sunny area, shady nooks, tough and hardy Salvias for frosty spots.
Lots of tall Salvias for screening , hedging salvias and those little ones to brighten up the garden.
Salvia books and cards will be for sale.
Place orders early, don’t miss out . Email your wish list, these can be put away to pick up on the day.
Bring Salvia flowers and plants to be identified.
Email: lgarnett@gmail.com. Phone Lyndi: Ph98034534
Annual Salvias at Nobelius. Our Annual Salvia Sale.
When: Sun 16th November – 10am until sold out.
Where: Salvia Display Garden, Nobelius Heritage Park, Emerald, beneath the Packing Shed, below the Puffing Billy Line.
Queries: Phone Lyndi Ph 98034534. Email: lgarnett844@gmail.com
Lots of Salvias, all shapes and sizes and colours.
Be early, as the plants just walk off the tables.
Visit the Garden earlier, gather plant names while you wander, place an order to pick up on the day.
Salvia books will be available to purchase
Helen Smith's Garden Visit
When: Sunday 30th November at 11am. Where: 286 Mahars (Mahers) Rd, Bungaree
This is a beautiful garden full of interesting plants. Although fairly young, Helen has managed to fill her garden with a huge array of plants that are hardy, tough and full of colour.
Please contact Lyndi if coming. Ph 98034534. Only courteous to let Helen know numbers of people likely to come
Bring a plate to share and a chair and your camera for some beautiful shots.
AGM & Christmas Lunch
When: Sunday, December 7th, 11am, AGM at 12 noon.
Where: 36 – 38 ‘The Eyrie’/ 3 The Panorama / Outlook, Eaglemont.
Phone: Jane Crone – 0409571675 if you are coming.
Come and wander around Jane’s garden, enjoy the wonderful views, not forgetting to visit the plant treasure table for swapping and plant donations for others.
Admire Jane’s beautiful historical Federation style home. Then inside, admire Jane’s artwork, the views from the windows, her concert room for our AGM, all while sipping a cuppa.
After the AGM, we can indulge in our Christmas feast and wander around the garden again, thanking Jane for her kind hospitality