More than a century of horticultural history returns to Mount Macedon on Saturday and Sunday, March 15 and 16, with the annual Autumn Flower and Produce Show.
The show is open to all residents in the Macedon Ranges, with no charge to submit exhibits. Entries from children are especially welcome, with separate categories available for different age groups.
This year the Autumn Flower and Produce Show will be held in the Mount Macedon and District Horticultural Society’s Hall at 583 Mount Macedon Road, Mount Macedon, where it co-locates with the Mount Macedon Golf Club.
The show will be held over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, March 15 and 16, with visitors welcome on Saturday afternoon from 3pm, and on Sunday from 10am when Devonshire teas will be available.
The Mount Macedon and District Horticultural Society was formed in 1922 and has held autumn shows almost every year since.
However, the spirit of the show dates back even earlier with a competitive show held to show off flowers and produce from many grand gardens in the area, several of which had teams of gardeners employed on a full-time basis.
While those times have gone, there are many large and small gardens in Mount Macedon and surrounding towns where the owners continue the tradition of growing a wide range of flowers, plants and produce.
The full list of categories, together with details for entering, can be found at mountmacedonhorticulture.org.au or on the Society’s Facebook page.
