Nathan and i went to the Melbourne international flower and garden show yesterday. Situated in the historic Carlton Gardens, the show is touted as one of the biggest anywhere in the world and it was certainly impressive. The inside of the Exhibition building itself looked like a giant flower shop, full of weird and wacky floral creations (including some rather bizarre floral dresses and manequins strung from the ceiling). The outside was just as impressive, with a huge garden design competition. My favourite entry (and the gold medal winner) went to a Japanese inspired garden, equipped with tea house and ponds. The commercial vendors were also out in force. My favourite nursery was there...Collector's Corner put on an impressive display with funky-coloured bromeliads, orchids and carnivorous plants. I was quite amazed that I managed to resist the temptation of not buying anything. It was nice to see so many people at the show...and not all grannies and gays either.
Nate left in the arvo to fly to Sydney for his friend's 30th. I went to the Queen Vic markets and then spent the arvo cruising the art galleries on Flinder's Lane.
Spent a marathon 12 hours sleeping. Must have been exhausted by all those flowers.
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