By Alan Lander
The Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens have had a busy few weeks propagating a range of indoor and outdoor plants now just waiting to beautify your homes.
And on Saturday, April 24 from 7am, you’ll get your chance to pick up and enjoy some of the loveliest and best cared-for plants in the shire.
Yes, it’s the great Noosa Botanic Gardens Friends Plant Sale happening again, with something for everyone to enjoy and brighten their home and garden.
FNBG member Jane Darling said foliage plants like alocasias, philodendrons, and caladiums will be on sale.
“And we’re having a sale on items such as bromeliads, ferns and cordylines,” Jane said.
“We also have succulents, some Australian native plants as well beehive ginger, heliconias and bat plants, all of which are flowering now in the gardens and look spectacular on show.”
She said indoor plant interest had taken off since television’s Gardening Australia added a new segment featuring Instagram-infamous plant collector Craig Miller-Randle.
The big sale starts at 7am continuing through to 11am, and there is no longer a need to make an appointment – just turn up – but social distancing still applies.
As a special bonus, the Noosa Botanic Shade Garden will also be open from 9am to noon, and with the rest of the beautiful Botanic Gardens right on the doorstep, why not bring a picnic and make a day of it? A coffee van will also be available.
You can also visit the Shade Garden on Sunday April 4 on its regular first-Sunday-of-the-month opening from 9am to midday.
The Friends’ propagation shed is located at Noosa Botanic Gardens car park on Lake Macdonald Drive, about 4km north of Cooroy town centre.
More details can be found at www.noosabotanicgardensfriends.com.
