BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.8//EN TZID:Australia/Sydney X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17602@dev.rydedistrictmums.com.au DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180826T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180826T170000 DTSTAMP:20180821T053021Z URL:https://dev.rydedistrictmums.com.au/events/wildflower-art-garden-festi val-st-ives/ SUMMARY:Wildflower Art and Garden Festival\, St Ives DESCRIPTION:See Sydney in full bloom! Australian natives are some of the mo st striking flowers in the world. The 50-year-old Ku-ring-gai Wildflower G arden in St Ives is home to thousands of beautiful native wildflowers.&nbs p\;\n\nThe Garden is at its botanical best each Spring. To give everyone t he chance to see the visual splendour of the change of season\, the Garden hosts the Wildflower Art and Garden Festival in August each year. \;\ n\nEscape from the city for a fantastic day of floral admiration at the Fe stival! \;\n\nWhen: Sunday 26 August\, 9am to 4pm.\n\nWhere: Ku-ring-g ai Wildflower Garden\, 420 Mona Vale Road\, St Ives (entry off Richmond Av enue).\n\nFree parking on site or catch the 197 Forest bus from Gordon sta tion. \;\n\nAdmission is free.\n\nMore info here. \;\n \;\n201 8 Festival highlights\nTake in the hues and views and experience these oth er Festival favourites:\n\n Huge native plant sale - a range of affordabl e plants on sale\, cultivated by Australian native plant specialists.\n W ildflower growing expert advice - The Australian Plant Society (North Shor e Group) volunteers will be on hand to offer plant-specific tips to help y ou grow your own Australian natives at home.\n Wildflower bouquets &\; posies - with their vivid blooms and textured leaves\, Australian natives are a knockout. Welcome some Spring into your own home by grabbing a stun ning arrangement of waratahs\, banksias\, gum blossoms\, kangaroo paws and more.\n Guided walks through the gardens - soak up some of the Wildflowe r Garden’s history and best-kept secrets.\n Feast on food from fabulous local vendors.\n Enjoy browsing unique gifts such as clothing and jewell ery from hand-picked stall holders.\n Sculpture Walk- as you roam the bea utiful bushland surroundings\, see impressive art sculptures created by ta lented local artists in the Festival’s public art competition. Each year \, the sculptures visually reflect the uniqueness of the Australian bush l andscape by using sustainable materials.\n Snap your favourite sculpture on Instagram for your chance to go in the running to win $500\n Family fu n - children can enjoy free pond dip netting\, craft workshops and see liv e native animal presentations.\n Live music performances from community g roups.\n More activities to be announced soon!\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.rydedistrictmums.com.au/wp-content/u ploads/2018/08/wildflower-and-garden-festival-kay-watson.png CATEGORIES:What's On LOCATION:Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden\, 420 Mona Vale Road\, St Ives\, Aus tralia GEO:-33.7077361;151.1771787 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=420 Mona Vale Road\, St Ive s\, Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden:geo :-33.7077361,151.1771787 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20180401T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR