Show continues to bloom
After 35 consecutive years of presenting the much-admired and iconic Pomonal Native Flower Show, visitors might expect Australian Plants Society Grampians Group members to have run out of ideas.
But the group, at the 36th show at Pomonal Hall on Saturday and Sunday, will present a display of endangered ecosystems, featuring grasslands and rainforests.
This type of presentation has not been done before at the show so it will be quite an achievement.
The show will run on Saturday from 9am until 5pm and on Sunday from 9am until 4pm and visitors will be able to see a display of hundreds of named native flower species. All these flowers will be picked from members’ gardens.
Visitors will also be able to buy native plants, many of which are rare and collectable, gardening and botany books and also refreshments.
They will also be able to visit some excellent district native gardens free of charge with their flower show entry ticket.
Adding to the show, at the back of the hall, will be two displays. One display, championing rainforests, will feature the work of Ellis Rowan, an award-winning Australian female botanical artist from the 19th century. The display will provide examples of many rainforest plants suitable for gardens or pot culture.
The other display will be an interactive grasslands presentation by members from a Jallukar Native Grasslands Project. The presentation will include plant specimens, photographic displays and details of hands-on experiences that highlight one of our most undervalued but beautiful ecosystems.
Entry is $5 for adults and free of charge for children.
Visitors can take the opportunity to visit the grand, picturesque and botanically significant Grampians National Park on the same weekend.
There will also be a village market during the weekend and a Pomonal Primary School Compost making competition.
People can find out more by emailing dlhand scombe@bigpond.com, apsgrampiansgoup@ gmail.com or calling 0407 700 843. They can also visit website easterngrampians.com.au.