2016 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
This major event in Melbourne's calendar is one that is usually a must-do for me. However, I wasn't expecting to find time to make this year's show as we had a visitor staying with us and we were doing a roadtrip that spanned the 2 or 3 days of this year's show.
And then....unexpected....on Sunday, DH and I found ourselves in the city with about 90 minutes to kill and we decided a dash to the Exhibition Building was in order.
The Melbourne International Flower and Garden (MIFG) Show is held over 4 days at the Exhibition Gardens and Exhibition Building.
With only 90 minutes, this visit was always going to be a bit of a quick snap around MIFG. But better 90 minutes than none at all!
Under the Great Dome is exactly where we thought we would spend the bulk of our time.
Yes, we made a beeline for the Flower part of the show.
Seems like 'Pink' is the in-hue this year.
As always, the commercial florists were out to prove bigger is better where their displays were concerned.
Whilst I'll be the first to admit that the florist displays are stunning, I always prefer checking out the little details.
It was nice to see Asian touches in some of the displays.
A number of the florists went with the green jungle look this year, Somehow, I don't think I'll be converting my garden to follow suit.
This was the stand that took my fancy. It had all the hallmarks of a market garden roadside stall. So well done in it's simplicity!
Chep pallets were all the rage last year for a quick and cheap means of creating a vertical garden. Looks like the horizontal platform might be in vogue this year. Again, not a trend I'll be following too much.
I did say that "Pink" looks like the in-vogue colour this year, didn't I?
I liked the concept of the baobab-like trunk vase; complete with branches as the floral display.
I have to say that I liked the diamante attention-to-detail!
Aside from pink, it looks like the rustic brown wood outdoor shed was also in fashion.
Believe it or not, I could see this in my backyard!