Southern Blooms/Bonnie Banks Nursery

Thanks for having us . We are now officially taking a break as we await the arrival of our little babe any day now. We look forward to starting events again next Spring.
If you'd like to stay updated on our mail order/offerings you can sign up to our newsletter via our website (link in bio). We're thinking about doing a rare plant and dahlia mail order as well as our usual tall bearded iris mail order due to request - it'll be small and subscribers will be the first to know.
Thanks to all our customers for your support! 🌿 🌼 🙏

It's a bit over a week until we'll be at A Taste of the Huon again this year @ Ranelagh Showgrounds (10th-11th March).

This will be our last southern event for a while as we prepare to shift our focus onto family life and nestle in for the cooler months ahead. 🌿

Noel will be at Westbury Garden Clubs Summer Show this Saturday with a selection of plants for sale.
Please note we won't be at Gardenfest at Entally Estate this weekend. 🌿

This week we've been getting ready for the Launceston Horticultural Society's Summer Show @ Evandale Memorial Hall Sat 10th - Sun 11th.
There'll be lots of dahlias to admire and plants to purchase from a variety of growers.

Paris flowering in the garden at Bonnie Banks

Thankyou to everyone who has ordered our tall bearded iris this season.
Our mail order will close tonight as we're starting to get orders ready to ship & for local pick-ups.
If you've chosen local pick-up as an option, we'll be in touch soon to arrange a convenient time for you to collect your iris.
Thanks again, we appreciate you supporting a small family business!
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Australia Post delivery with local pickup options for West Tamar (Gravelly Beach) & Huon Valley (Cygnet) 🌿

Gardenfest at Entally Estate is on this weekend 2nd-3rd December 10am-4pm.
Some of the plants we'll be taking; Hostas, iris (including tall bearded, water, Japanese), hellebores, Oriental Poppies, Romneya, potted Dahlia tubers.
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Nearly setup for Longford Blooms this weekend. You'll find us at Kilgour House opposite the Village Green 🌿

First photo: Japanese Iris 'Peacock Dance'

Our Tall Bearded Iris mail order is now live ✨

We have nearly 60 varieties on offer this year with local pickup options for West Tamar (Gravelly Beach) & Huon Valley (Cygnet) available.
https://www.southernblooms.com.au/shop 🌿

Our mail order Tall Bearded Iris is coming!
I'm hoping to get it finalised today whilst Noel's at the stall for the last day of . Or at the latest tomorrow let's see how we go!

Thanks to everyone who's already visited us at the Craft Fair. We couldn't keep doing this without your support 🌿
We may be a little tired but also looking forward to next week's Late Spring Show Memorial Hall and the following weekend.

Setup for day 2 . You can find us at Venue 2 Showground Nursery. We've restocked a few sold out items from yesterday. Plenty of iris, hosta, oriental Poppies, trillium hybrids, hellebores, rhodohypoxis on offer.

Packing for this Sunday 11-3.
You can find us in the Port Hole Garden
We'll be bringing a selection of;
Water, Japanese & Siberian Iris
Trillium hybrids
Oriental Poppies
Woodland anemones
Hosta
Arisaema
Hellebores
Podophyllum
Geraniums
Billy Buttons & other perennial goodies

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The Trillium house at Bonnie Banks in bloom. Trillium hybrids will be available at Cygnet Garden Market 29th Oct and the Tasmanian Craft Fair 3-6 Nov.
Also, next year for mail order - if you'd like to know when it's out please sign up to the mailing list on our website (link in bio). Other woodland lovelies will be available to order too 🌿

Kingston Beach Handmade Market is on this Sunday 8th @ the Kingston Beach Community Hall. We'll be out the front with a selection of our perennial plants. 10-3pm 🌿

UPDATE: We've decided to postpone having a stall at Cygnet Market tomorrow due to the forecast. We'll be back again on the 15th October!
Some of the plants we'll be taking to Cygnet Market this weekend. We have a few Trillium hybrids in white and pink for the Trillium lovers out there. Some podophyllums, anemones, fritillaria, Billy Buttons, and assorted extras 🌿

Our upcoming events for this season 🌿

*Please note market dates are weather dependent.

Some goodies available at this weekend's Launceston Horticultural Society Early Spring Show @ Evandale Memorial Hall 🌿

This week we're getting ready for the Launceston Horticultural Society's Early Spring Show @ the Evandale Memorial Hall.

Saturday 2-5
Sunday 9-4

🌼 PLEASE remember to bring a bag/basket/box for your plants

We'll post our other upcoming spring events in the coming days 🌿

Some winter garden treasures at Bonnie Banks

Hellebores, Galanthus & Eranthis

This weekend 🍂

We'll have a few plants available tomorrow @ Cygnet Market 10-2pm 🌻

Thank you to everyone who came and supported us at A Taste of the Huon. Your feedback is so appreciated!

We're looking into getting some local (Huon Valley) events/markets in place and we'll post on our socials when we do.
Happy gardening 🌿
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We're here for our second day of A Taste of the Huon
The sun is out ☀️

Our next event is A Taste of the Huon @ Ranelagh Showgrounds Sun 12th - Mon 13th March.

We'll have a selection of perennials available.
Including poppies, iris, hellebores, hydrangeas, epimediums, & erythroniums.

All set up for Evandale Market today.

Sadly, Gardenfest has now been cancelled. Please share the news!
We'll be ready for Evandale Market this Sunday instead.

We have lots of plants available. We hope to see you there 🌿

A few plants available this weekend at Gardenfest @ Entally Estate.