	{"id":94184,"date":"2023-10-21T04:45:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T17:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=94184"},"modified":"2023-10-20T20:46:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T09:46:58","slug":"gardens-get-greener-for-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/gardens-get-greener-for-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardens get greener for fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IF the gardens precinct wasn\u2019t green enough, the area will be even more lush in five weeks\u2019 time.<\/p>\n<p>Avalon Nursery are bringing a garden zone to life at SpringFest\u2019s Market Sunday on 26 November as one of the event\u2019s sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Director Luke Noether said the nursery\u2019s staff members will be on site, and as they\u2019re all plant and gardening enthusiasts, they\u2019re keen share that passion with more members of the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe everyone should have an opportunity to have plants in their life in some way, shape or form,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe plants enrich a person\u2019s environment and all members of the community should have access to quality products and advice&#8230; from garden design and plant selection to planting and ongoing maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also feel our services and products go hand in hand with a festival that celebrates all things spring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the garden zone, Avalon Nursery staff will have a large variety of plants of products on show and for sale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will have a focus on colour and beautiful spring flowering,\u201d Mr Noether said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBesides our extensive store, we will have pot-a-plant activities for the kids, displays from some of our product partners including specialty plant suppliers, turf and lawn solutions, and garden equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A mini garden where festival goers can chill out is also planned as part of the business\u2019 activations.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Noether said running the nursery in a community-focused manner is also paramount to him and his management colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of our core values is to ensure we actively engage and give back to the community in which supports our business,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpringfest is an iconic event in Ballarat and when the opportunity to be involved arose we had no hesitation to come on board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are lucky enough to be able to support and promote a large number of local groups within the wider Ballarat community and we see Springfest as an opportunity to do this on a larger scale.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IF the gardens precinct wasn\u2019t green enough, the area will be even more lush in five weeks\u2019 time. 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