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Melbourne, noted for hosting a broad variety of events and festivals also hosts the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show which is a must see for all plant lovers! It is celebrating its 12th year and has rightfully been adjudged as one of the best horticulture shows in the world. The show is held in Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens. About the Event: The show goes on to bring out the best in the floral world. Bringing together the leading pioneers in floral designing, the show attracts large crowds every year. The event is patronized by stalwarts in the industry like LIAV, NGIV, AILA, Flowers Victoria and many more! Support is also garnered from various educational centers throughout Australia. The show hosts a wide variety of events, which are as follows: - Garden Design
- Floral Design
- Great Hall of Flowers
- Fleming’s Students Design Competition Brief
- Affordable and achievable Gardens (a show that displays types of garden designs by students of horticulture.
- Prue Metcalfe Gardens and Design Melbourne Flower House. For more information on the event please refer to the following website:
www.melbflowershow.com.au/
Venue: Exhibitions Buildings and Carlton Gardens Time: Held in April each year in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) Date and Time of this year’s event: Wednesday 28th March –Sun1st April, 2007. 9am-5pm. Tickets: Adult (daily entry)-$19.50
Concession (daily entry)-$15.00
Children ($5.00)
Family Ticket ($45.00) Transport: All visitors can reach the destination by availing either the tram services, bus services or the train services connecting travelers to all parts of Melbourne. Taxis are also available.
Accommodations: All those wishing to stay at Melbourne in order to visit the show can consider the wide array of hotels: - Hotel Langham
- Hotel Crown Towers
- The Windsor Hotel
- Stanford Plaza Melbourne
- Ibis Hotel
- Royce Hotel. Thus all those wishing for that long needed break, can visit the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show to uplift their spirits! Happy flower watching!
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