2010 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is a celebration of gardening, plants, landscapes, flowers, fruits and gardeners. Since 2005 the savewater!® Alliance have enjoyed a showcase site at the show to help gardens and gardeners adapt to water shortages, restrictions, climate change and changing community expectations.

For the 2010 event, City West Water, South East Water, Yarra Valley Water and Melbourne Water joined forces through the savewater!® Alliance and The Garden Gurus to provide plant solutions to the community.

“savewater!® Plant Solutions” promoted a position whereby gardens can still survive in dry times by encouraging water efficient gardens through the use of drought tolerant plants, mulching, wetting agents and rainwater.

The Garden Gurus built three demonstration gardens each day of the show, with each garden based on water efficient principles such as mulching, water restrictions and water efficient technologies.

• The Garden Gurus
• Yarra Valley Water
• South East Water
• City West Water
• Melbourne Water
• BlueScope Water
• Davey Water Products
• Home of Garden Lovers
• Vic Deaf
• MPS Paving Systems Australia

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  The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

Launched at last year's display were five savewater!® gardens, which are drought tolerant plant lists for a backyard, cottage, formal, mediterranean or subtropical style garden.

• 2009 - Green Gardens in Dry Times
  Find out what was on the site in 2009.
• View the MIFGS photo gallery from 2008