Dads’ fair a growing success

IF THE huge attendance at the Father’s Day Plant Fair at the Noosa Botanic Gardens is anything to go by, there is going to be a whole lot of gardening going on in the region this week.
The beautiful spring sunshine brought the families out in huge numbers to enjoy Father’s Day in the picturesque Botanic Gardens on the banks of Lake Macdonald.
Visitors didn’t go home empty handed either with the back seat and boots of cars filled with plants.
Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens’ Plant Fair event manager Jill Brownlee said the support from the local community and the wider region was amazing.
“We estimate the attendance has doubled on last year’s inaugural event,” she said.
Cherry Pip coffee’s Russell agreed.
“This year we doubled our supplies of coffee and milk to last year and we still ran out by lunchtime,” Russell said.
“It’s been a huge success. We’ll have to triple our supplies and staffing next year.”
Attendees didn’t go hungry with food being available from a number of community groups including Cooroy Rotary which had billy tea, damper and a bush poet to keep everyone entertained.
Plant Fair attendees took advantage of the gardening information sessions with seats full of those interested in growing their own edible crops or keeping those pesky insects at bay.
Over at the Shade House, John Green from the Orchid Society fielded lots of questions on how to be successful orchid growers.
Noosa Beach Classic Car Club captured many dads’ attention with itsr display of classic and unique cars.
Net proceeds from the plant fair are redirected back to supporting the Noosa Botanic Gardens.