“To create a garden is to search for a better world…”
Marina Schinz
Seeding an idea
the inspiration for australis
The evolution of ‘Mega Gardens of the World’, like Singapore’s ‘Gardens by the Bay’ and the UK’s ‘Eden Project’. Spectacular gardens, full of rich and engaging experiences both everyday and extraordinary, captivating millions of visitors, year round.
International Garden Festivals, which originated after the second world War as countries come together to support war torn cities to rebuild their Central Parks and Gardens, stimulating economic activity and urban renewal.
the fallow years
1985International Garden Festival /Queensland Zoological /Botanic Centre - Brisbane
1993International Garden Festival Brisbane ‘GROW’
1996International Garden Festival Brisbane
1996International Garden Festival Melbourne
2000‘Planet Earth 2000’ – Gosford (Sydney)
2000‘Botanica 2000’ – Brisbane
2009Australia’s International Garden Festival – Brisbane
2014Australia’s International Garden Festival – Brisbane 2014 / AIGF – Gold Coast
Could the private sector ‘step up’ to play a more significant role in supporting the Nation secure and deliver a major international event?
Australis funded the bid to secure the licence to hold a World Green Expo from the ‘International Association of Horticultural Producers’ (AIPH) and received a unanimous approval from the 26 member countries at the AIPH World Congress in Italy, in October 2015.