Photo credit: Tom Stewart
Events
Our in-person and online events offer industry members a chance to get together as a community, to discuss issues specific to their local area and work together to enable the wildflower industry to grow and flourish. Our members receive priority access and at a discounted registration rate.
2025 Protea Conference
The
XX International Protea Association Conference
will be taking place from March 30 – April 4, 2025 at Temecula Creek Inn in California. The theme is “United by Proteas” and preprations are well underway! The 2025 schedule will include best practices, fresh ideas, creative solutions and networking opportunities with over 100 professionals from around the world. Protea researchers and experts will come together to provide you and your team with the knowledge and tools you need to become more efficient, productive, and prepared for the future.
WildFlowers Australia Farm Visit: New South Wales
The Farm Visit: NSW will be held in the South West Slopes at the farm of Derek and Sus Bush.
WildFlowers Australia Grower Event: Western Australia
WildFlowers Australia is offering a packed 2-day event in the Perth area for wildflower growers and enthusiasts. The event offers a look into the wildflower industry in Western Australia at a spectacular time of year when wildflowers will be blooming in all their glory.
Walking on the Wildside
Walking on the Wildside is WildFlowers Australia’s popular event that focuses on florists, floral designers and floristry students and shows off the beauty of wildflowers in floral designs. The event includes both a Floral Demonstration open to all and a limited-space Floral Workshop.
Student Floristry Competition
For our 2024 competition, floristry students will design and make two pieces, a hand tied bunch and a wearable item (such as a corsage, buttonhole/boutonniere, or a hairpiece).
Sophie Wood Holmesglen- 2018 Competition
New Grower’s Webinar- Episode 3
This is the 3rd episode of a 7-part webinar series designed to help new growers understand some of the ins and outs as they plan and manage their farms.
Recent Event: New Growers Webinar Series – Episode 2
Second episode of a 7-episode webinar series designed to help new growers understand and learn about establishing a successful wildflower farm.
Recent Event: WildFlowers Australia Farm Visit: Victoria
A great day at The Wildflower Bunch, Kevin and Milusa Giles' wildflower farm in Sarsfield, East Gippsland, Victoria.
Growing a range of Australian native and South African wildflowers, The Wildflower Bunch is a tribute to resilience and the power of wildflowers. Over 15 years the Giles established a farm that had 7.5 acres under cultivation and sold 1,200 posies per week.
In August 2023, WildFlowers Australia hosted the 10th Australian Wildflower Conference in Moama, NSW.
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WildFlowers Australia is the peak industry body for growers of Australian native and South African wildflowers. Working with growers, grower organisations and related businesses, we work to enhance the profitability and viability of the Australian grown wildflower industry through industry gatherings, education, information sharing and product promotion.