The Ferny Creek Horticultural Society

The Ferny Creek Horticultural Society The Ferny Creek Horticultural Society was established in 1932. The 10 acre Ferny Creek Ornamental Garden Reserve is developed and maintained by the Society

The Ferny Creek Horticultural Society is a self funded volunteer organisation that is constituted to:

Promote and encourage the study, practice and development of horticulture
Bring into close association members of the community having a common interest in horticulture
Provide and operate facilities for these purposes
Within the organisation there are a series of specialised sub-groups. Members

are invited to join each or all groups depending on their interests. These include:

Rhododendron & Camellia
Rock Garden
Craft
Garden & Grounds
Propagating
Photography
Each group conducts a monthly meeting concentrating on the development of their particular speciality. The monthly meetings offer interesting talks by informed speakers, discussion groups, garden visits and practical sessions. Most meetings have bench exhibits for which plants and flowers do not have to be of Show quality, nor do they need to be rare or unusual specimens. It is an opportunity to show what is growing well in your garden and to obtain help with identification of plants or advice for plants that are not thriving. All groups support the three Flower Shows and the Plant Collectors Sale and Garden Expo. Monies raised support the Society’s activities and maintenance of the garden and infrastructure. On Monday and Thursday mornings general gardening and maintenance is carried out in the garden. An extensive horticultural library is available for members to use and a newsletter is published regularly. Membership subscriptions are low cost and there is no need to subscribe before attending one of our activities. Please follow the membership link for further information on how to join. If you enjoy gardening you will fit right in. Specialist experience, whilst welcome, is not necessary.

All are welcome!General Meeting - Jun 13, 2pm – Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies: How to create a garden ...
02/06/2026

All are welcome!
General Meeting - Jun 13, 2pm – Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies: How to create a garden that attracts Australian wildlife – Speaker – Jaclyn Crupi – Do you want to help the native wildlife in your area but not sure how to start? Are you keen to grow more native plants but have a small budget? Would you like to attract native birds, bees and butterflies to your outdoor spaces? Countless Australian species of birds, bees and butterflies are in decline or threatened with extinction, but you can help. Writer and gardener Jaclyn Crupi shows us that protecting and fostering precious native wildlife starts in our own backyards. Jaclyn Crupi is a gardener, garden educator, bookseller and author.

100 Hilton Rd Sassafras and via zoom.

Please bring something for the show bench and something yummy to share.

Zoom meeting - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88112959719

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DM if any queries or email [email protected]

9th May 2pm. AGM, talk and plant auction!The AGM will be superquick, so we can hear from all about Lapagerias! With Lap...
08/05/2026

9th May 2pm. AGM, talk and plant auction!

The AGM will be superquick, so we can hear from all about Lapagerias! With Lapagerias for sale!

FOLLOWED BY RARE & UNUSUAL PLANT AUCTION!!

We will auction over 30 rare and unusual plants provided by our incredibly generous & supportive friends from these nurseries:

- Bessera elegans (Coral Bells - Mexico); Ismene longipetala (Rare South American Amaryllid) & Tonkin's Bulbs & Perennials Voucher!!!!!!

- stunning! Ficus dameropsis, Cussonia paniculata!

- rare Eremophilas, E. platycalyx, E. cuneifolia

- Lovely! Amorphophallus dunnii, Elaeocarpus sylvestris

- RARE! Chinese bred Rockii peonies

- team from AP! - Wow! Podophyllum pleianthum 'The Giant', Tetrapanax papyrifer Rex!

- from Steve, an incredibly hard to source Cercis Floating Cloud! And more, including Ziziphus jujuba (Chinese Date)!

As well as plants from , and more!

All are welcome to join via zoom, where you can bid online.

Zoom - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85854732361
Meeting ID - 858 5473 2361

Or come in person and take your plants home with you!

All proceeds to Ferny Creek Horticultural Society with thanks!

100 Hilton Rd Sassafras

Please bring something yummy to share!

See you there!

Sat May 2nd, 2pm. Rock Garden Group. Come along to hear from Jill Weatherhead about Swiss mountain flowers. Please bring...
01/05/2026

Sat May 2nd, 2pm. Rock Garden Group. Come along to hear from Jill Weatherhead about Swiss mountain flowers. Please bring something for the show bench and something yummy to share. 100 Hilton Rd Sassafras.

Sun May 3rd 1pm. Butterfly Group. A visit to the Dandenong Ranges community nursery to hear about and buy food and habitat plants for local butterflies. Birdland Reserve, Mt Morton Road, Belgrave South.

fchs.org.au

DM any queries or send to [email protected]

Thank you to Chloe, great grand-daughter of our FCHS member Marion, who once again laid a wreath on behalf of FCHS at th...
25/04/2026

Thank you to Chloe, great grand-daughter of our FCHS member Marion, who once again laid a wreath on behalf of FCHS at the ANZAC service today (pictured with DR RSL President Bob Richards).

And THANK YOU to the team of budding florists at FCHS who made the wreaths to support our local Sassafras Ferny Creek CFA, and Ferny Creek Primary School. The wreaths were beautiful!

The Dawn service at the Ferny Creek Memorial is always a moving service, with a Lone Piper, and horses and birdsong to be heard as the dawn breaks.

Lest we forget.

Our AGM will be over before you can say LAPAGERIA!All are welcome to hear from Gilberto Ceroni, a Lapageria afficianado!...
24/04/2026

Our AGM will be over before you can say LAPAGERIA!

All are welcome to hear from Gilberto Ceroni, a Lapageria afficianado!

'Lapagerias - trekking in Southern Chile'

Join us for a fascinating presentation from , who has just returned from a month searching for lapagerias in the wild. He will speak about his recent trip as well as how to grow these stunning treasures!

Gilberto will have dozens of plants for sale, in a variety of colour variations!

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE - RARE PLANT AUCTION

We will have a number of rare plants; shrubs, trees, bulbs etc from our friends at , , , , and more - that will be auctioned off. Join in for some competitive fun and elbowing to take home a sought after beauty!

See you there!

Just some of the happy faces and stalls you'll see at FCHS today! Day 2 - starts at 10am today, 19th April.45 vendors in...
18/04/2026

Just some of the happy faces and stalls you'll see at FCHS today!

Day 2 - starts at 10am today, 19th April.

45 vendors in our 10 stunning garden, 410 show entries in our Autumn show in Flower hall.

PLUS ikebana exhibition and denonstration, stunning bonsai exhibition from and

Guided garden walks, Speakers tent
Raffle prizes, yummy food!

Alan Ayton rare alpines
Alpine Garden Society Vic Gp


Barefoot Gardener
Botanipedia Plants Collector
Butterfly Collective with Yvonne Duke

Cell It, veggie seedlings
Colourful Succulents
Chrysanthemums with Jenny Coates
David Hoskin Rare plants
Diamond Valley Violets & Lavender
rare, unusual trees & shrubs
FCHS plant stalls x 2
FCHS book stall
FCHS Craft stall
FCHS Cut flower stall



Garden and Stone Craft - John Champion
G&M rare bulbs
Gilles Lardy
Ikebana international with
Ironstone Park Nursery - native plants
, floral artist
Lorraine Forrester 'I am someone' plants
Miffy Gilbert Botanic artist
Nishiki nursery

PBM nursery
Peter Haeusler Clivias
Rootzone Travis Parker
Salvia study group of Victoria
Plant tags
rare bulbs and seeds

Urban Foliage

Vanderbyl rhododendrons
Wildrose nursery


Huge stand of cut flowers & stunning and unusual plants propagated from our own 10 acre garden for sale.

100 Hilton Rd Sassafras.
Only $9 for adults, kids under 18 free.

fchs.org.au

18/04/2026

See you at Day 2 - starts at 10am today, 19th April.

45 vendors in our 10 stunning garden, 410 show entries in our Autumn show in Flower hall.

PLUS ikebana exhibition and denonstration, stunning bonsai exhibition from and

Guided garden walks, Speakers tent
Raffle prizes, yummy food!

Alan Ayton rare alpines
Alpine Garden Society Vic Gp


Barefoot Gardener
Botanipedia Plants Collector
Butterfly Collective with Yvonne Duke

Cell It, veggie seedlings
Colourful Succulents
Chrysanthemums with Jenny Coates
David Hoskin Rare plants
Diamond Valley Violets & Lavender
rare, unusual trees & shrubs
FCHS plant stalls x 2
FCHS book stall
FCHS Craft stall
FCHS Cut flower stall



Garden and Stone Craft - John Champion
G&M rare bulbs
Gilles Lardy
Ikebana international with
Ironstone Park Nursery - native plants
, floral artist
Lorraine Forrester 'I am someone' plants
Miffy Gilbert Botanic artist
Nishiki nursery

PBM nursery
Peter Haeusler Clivias
Rootzone Travis Parker
Salvia study group of Victoria
Plant tags
rare bulbs and seeds

Urban Foliage

Vanderbyl rhododendrons
Wildrose nursery


Huge stand of cut flowers & stunning and unusual plants propagated from our own 10 acre garden for sale.

100 Hilton Rd Sassafras.
Only $9 for adults, kids under 18 free.

fchs.org.au

18/04/2026

If you missed FCHS hort extravaganza today, you have another chance tomorrow!

45 vendors in our gardens, 410 exhibits in our Flower Hall!
Bonsai exhibition and practitioners at work!
Ikebana exhibition with demonstration!
Garden tours, Speakers tent, Raffle prizes and so much more!

See you there! 100 Hilton Rd Sassafras

18 & 19th April 10 am to 4 pm

Alan Ayton rare alpines
Alpine Garden Society Vic Gp


Barefoot Gardener
Botanipedia Plants Collector
Butterfly Collective with Yvonne Duke

Cell It, veggie seedlings
Colourful Succulents
Chrysanthemums with Jenny Coates
David Hoskin Rare plants
Diamond Valley Violets & Lavender
rare, unusual trees & shrubs
FCHS plant stalls x 2
FCHS book stall
FCHS Craft stall
FCHS Cut flower stall



Garden and Stone Craft - John Champion
G&M rare bulbs
Gilles Lardy
Ikebana international with
Ironstone Park Nursery - native plants
, floral artist
Lorraine Forrester 'I am someone' plants
Miffy Gilbert Botanic artist
Nishiki nursery

PBM nursery
Peter Haeusler Clivias
Rootzone Travis Parker
Salvia study group of Victoria
Plant tags
rare bulbs and seeds

Vanderbyl rhododendrons
Urban Foliage

Wildrose nursery


AND Our Autumn Show is always an extravaganza, our flower hall full of hundreds of exhibits, the scent and sight is just divine.

Huge stand of cut flowers & stunning and unusual plants propagated from our own 10 acre garden for sale.

Guided garden walks with Don Teese and Keith Ross.
fchs.org.au

Address

Ferny Creek Ornamental Gardens Reserve
Melbourne, VIC
3787

Telephone

+61387196924

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