Garden Show fever

The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show kicked off today with a real bang. Actually there was an air of triumphance about it.

Cactuses growing inside dessert dishes - Yay, Ross

Lots of examples of sustainability and gardening exultation. The possums had been dive bombing and having a good masticate by the looks of things on our Sustainable Gardening Australia silverbeet, beetroot and chard (bio-diversity themed) display. Fantastic garden walls vegetated doubling as rain-water tanks, and tonnes of vertical gardens sprouting with herbs and flowers.  The promenade with outdoor sculpture was really inspiring.

Actually I feel really bad as one of our study mates asked us for help with his entry as a finalist in the Student Category of the Show, (see top 4 photo images) but low and behold, despite most of us being too busy to help, he won the Gold Medal. Top stuff, Ross Uebergang. I always called Ross 'Mighty Multi-Media Man' as Ross' work always stood out with his incredible 3-dimensional designs, now realised here in real 3D.

Have been a bit busy these last few weeks to post anything on this blog, finalising my book - Green Spin - Promoting the Green Message, and the cover is finally coming along, thanks to a wonderful artist friend.

Ross' winning design

One of SGA's displays - gorgeous