HUNTER VALLEY

SPRING 2025

MAITLAND SHOWGROUND

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

18-19 OCT 2025

Join us in October 2025 for our amazing Collectors' Plant Fair, Spring Hunter Valley, at the Maitland Showground. Join our Collectors' Club below and stay up to date with announcements leading up to the event.

It's 4 days till our Spring Plant Fair. Do you have a question? Looking for a certain plant? Looking for a particular nursery? Need to know more about the plant fair or parking?

Ask us here! Remember, our friendly staff and horticulturists can help you at our Information booth 👩🏽‍⚕️🌿🩺🪴all weekend long.

We have over 50 stalls showcasing the largest array of plants ever seen in the Hunter. Happening October 18-19 at Maitland Showground

🎟 Tickets are selling fast → collectorsplantfair.com.au/tickets

🌸 Collectors’ Plant Fair ~ Spring 2025
🗓 18-19 October 2025
📍 Maitland Showgrounds
🐾 wheelchair, pram, Dog & family friendly

⏰ Opening hours:
Saturday 8am–4pm
Sunday 9am–3pm
💸 Entry from $18 | Kids under 15 free

#collectorsplantfair2025 #savethedate #carnivorousplants #plantunicorns #CollectorsPlantFair #20YearsOfPlants #MaitlandShowground #plantloversunite
#information #askus #lookingforsomething

Struggle to grow peonies in NSW? Meet your new garden obsession: ITOH peonies. Peony lovers, rejoice!

ITOH are also known as intersectional peonies, these beauties are a cross between herbaceous and tree peonies—offering the best of both worlds: lush, ruffled blooms, strong stems (no staking needed!), and excellent disease resistance.

Even better, they’re more heat-tolerant and have a longer flowering season, making them perfect for NSW gardeners.

We’re thrilled to report success growing ITOHs locally in Sydney —and even more excited that you can snap them up at the Drewitts Bulbs stall at the Plant Fair. With 40+ varieties, this is your chance to add a showstopper to your patch!

Join us at Maitland Showground Oct 18-19 for a garden lover’s dream weekend—packed with inspiration, rare plants, and plant-loving people! #itoh #itohpeony #peony

Sydney Wildflower Nursery is bringing up an absolute cornucopia of native plants to join seven other native plant specialists at the @collectors.plant.fair this weekend! 🌿🌸

Expect hundreds of flannel flowers ready to plant straight into your garden — plus plenty more wildflower favourites and a great selection of tube stock if you’re keen to save a few dollars while filling your garden with colour. 🌼🌱

📍 Maitland Showground
🗓️ 18–19 October 2025
💚 A celebration of Australia’s incredible native flora!

#collectorsplantfair #maitlandplantfair #sydneywildflowernursery #australiannatives #flannelflowers #wildflowergarden #nativeplants #gardeningaustralia #plantfair #buylocalgrowers

Find unicorn plant you’ve been dreaming about — the one you’ve saved, stalked, and sighed over — might just be waiting for you under twinkling lights of our Heritage Pavilion at the @collectors.plant.fair!

It’ll be brimming with indoor plant specialists, each bringing their rare, unusual, and utterly irresistible treasures. Think glossy aroids, velvety leaves, rare philodendrons, begonias, hoyas, and collector’s gems you’ll only find when you buy direct from growers like @gotchaplants

🌿 Go on — find your unicorn and take a little treasure home.

📍 Maitland Showground
🗓️ 18–19 October 2025
🎟 Tickets → collectorsplantfair.com.au/tickets
💚 Over 50 specialty nurseries, plant talks, and botanical bliss all weekend long! Plus delicious food trucks and a picnic area.

#collectorsplantfair #maitlandplantfair #indoorplantsaustralia #aroids #rareplants #hoyalovers #begonialove #philodendronaddict #plantunicorn #planttreasures #houseplantcommunity #buylocalgrowers

Buying straight from the grower means extraordinary choice — and better prices too. 🌸 When you cut out the middleman, you get access to top-quality orchids at grower prices, along with expert advice straight from the source.

This beauty came from Orchid Mania, purchased a couple of fairs ago, and it’s been lighting up the sky garden ever since. 🌿✨

Next weekend at the Maitland Collectors Plant Fair, orchid lovers will have their pick from seven specialist orchid growers — each offering rare, beautiful plants and insider growing tips.

📍 Maitland Showground
🗓️ 18–19 October 2025
💚 Don’t miss it!

#collectorsplantfair #maitlandplantfair #orchidmania #orchidlove #australiangardening #plantfair #rareplants #orchidaddict #buyfromthegrower

📢🌿 Hey plant lovers!
Join us at the Growers Hub Speakers Stage next weekend for expert talks on all things green – happening both Saturday and Sunday!

Head there once you’re inside for garden tips, plant know-how, and plenty of inspiration all day long. 🌸 Be inspired by local knowledge and passionate growers! Topics include indoor plants, wildflowers, roses, dahlias and bees. @gilligang2292 @lindarossgardens @leaf_an_impression @humblehivecollective @wattlebird_garden_designs @susanssucculentsnsw

#collectorsplantfair #growershub #gardenspeakers #planttalks #plantfair #gardeningaustralia #gardeninspo #plantlovers #greenthumb #aussiegardeners

Flowering today! I picked up this cascading Cymbidium ‘Doo Wop Dark Cherry’ from @collectors.plant.fair last year and it's surprised me with 6 flower spikes — stunning. I’m a big fan of the pendulous types — perfect for hanging baskets and always a showstopper when in bloom.

💬 Don’t miss orchid grower David Fripp on stage Sunday 19 October at 10am in the Growers Hub at the Maitland Collectors Plant Fair, sharing his tips on growing cymbidiums — especially the smaller, more delicate varieties that are such a joy to grow.

📍 Maitland Showground
🗓️ 18-19 October 2025
🌿 choose from 7 orchid nurseries
🌺 50 stalls, talks, and rare plant treasures to explore

Is this the best yellow rose ever? 🌼
Spotted today in a garden at Lake Mac — Graham Thomas, is pure sunshine ☀️

A true David Austin classic, with rich buttery petals that glow in morning light and a soft tea fragrance that feels timeless. No wonder it’s one of the world’s most-loved roses. 💛

Did you know? It was...
🌼 Named after the great British plantsman Graham Stuart Thomas — a close friend and collaborator of David Austin.
🌹 Crowned World’s Favourite Rose in 2009.
☀️ Colour chameleon — blooms shift from golden yellow to soft apricot with the light.
🌿 Strong grower — in warmer Aussie gardens, it’s often trained as a short climber over fences or arches.
📹 @lindarossgardens
#davidaustinrose #yellowroses #gardenjoy #rosegarden #australiangardens #flowerlove #growbeautifulthings

🌮🌿 Shop, snack, repeat!
Don’t miss our Food Truck corner bringing delicious savoury bites and sweet treats to keep you fuelled while browsing rare and beautiful plants. Plenty of picnic areas and shade. Plus a plant crèche to mind your plants while you continue to enjoy your day.

🌿Agape Organic- Asian street food
🌿Expresso 2U - Coffee and refreshments
🌿Citrus and Sugar - Fresh Lemonade
🌿Two Rivers Winery - The Upper Hunter Valley's best loved winery
🌿Pantastic - Authentic Turkish Gozleme
🌿Stay Ground Coffee - Coffee and refreshments
🌿The German Grillhouse - Authentic German sausage - crowd pleaser
🌿Naked Flame Cruisine - Wraps, falafel & bacon/egg rolls
📅 October 18–19, 2025
📍 Maitland Showground
🎟 Tickets 👉 www.collectorsplantfair.com.au

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Want to be a Collectors' Plant Fair Stallholder?

We are always seeking amazing new growers to join our Collectors' family.

If you are interested in being a part of either our Autumn fair at Penrith or Spring fair at Maitland, or both, click on the button below and make your application today!

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Our plant hunting weekend is the best opportunity for discovering rare and interesting plants long forgotten or never sold at nurseries. When you buy direct from our growers, you’re not just skipping the middleman — you’re backing local, small & family businesses in tough times.

We are a one-stop-shop to fill your garden full of flowering favourites, or add a new indoor plant to your indoor jungle or add a awesome orchid to your collection - theres something for everyone.

Every year we discover a raft of interesting plant breeders & hybridisers for your plant hunting pleasure. Collectors’ Plant Fair features unique plant breeders and growers from all over Australia.

Everyone is welcome - we are an ALL AGES gig - the big day out for plant lovers!

Meet up with your plant buddies,

grab a coffee, chat plants, have lunch,

find a treasure...

it's like Disneyland for plant lovers!

Talk with plant experts

Be inspired

Find your unicorn!

Make a day of it!

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS

Collectors' Plant Fair would like to acknowledge the generous support from our amazing partners.

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If you are interested in partnering with Collectors' Plant Fair for any of our upcoming events,

we would love to hear from you. Please Contact Us Here for more information.

WATCH US ON TV...

A couple of years ago, Gardening Australia visited us at Collectors' Plant Fair. They captured a beautiful story on our fair, the growers and plant lovers.

AWARDS

We are honoured to have won the Green Space Events & Engagement Award awarded by the Australian Institute of Horticulture.

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"I went on my birthday last year and had the BEST time wandering around looking at everything, what a treat! Everything I bought from that weekend is flourishing still but I still need MORE."

Kate Booth