The Farm Visit: NSW will be held on the South West Slopes at the farm of Derek and Sus Bush.  Derek and Sus established Bush Roses in 1984 where they predominantly grew roses for cut flowers. In 2018, an infestation of western flower thrips drove them to diversify into Australian natives, annual and perennial plants.  Five years down the track they have a sizeable planting of Australian natives grown in the field, in greenhouses, in soil and trialling some native plants hydroponically. 

Peter Ollerenshaw, an expert in propagation with 20-years’ experience at the Australian National Botanic Gardens and owner of Bywong Nursery with his wife Jennifer, has been an integral part of Derek and Sus’s diversification, helping them decide what to grow where.  He will provide a talk on his development work with some genera of Australian Native plants for the past 30 years, some of which will be showcased during the tour. 

Farm Visit Details:

Date:                  Saturday 26 October, 2024

Time:                  10am – 4pm

Includes:           Talk by Peter Ollerenshaw, lunch and farm tour

Cost:                   $80 + GST - WFA and WIN Members w/ discount code*

$115 + GST - Non Members

Non-refundable after 22 October

Registration closes 22 October 2024

*WFA and WIN members must use discount code.  Contact events@wildflowersaustralia.com.au if you have not received the code.