On Sunday 8th November Churchill Island will host the sixth annual Garden Lovers’ Festival, a celebration of gardening that embraces the spirit of spring. The Garden Lovers’ Festival will inspire both the experienced green thumb and the blossoming gardening enthusiast whilst providing a great day out for the whole family. Landscape gardening experts Rick Eckersley from Eckersley Garden Architecture and Andrew Laidlaw, landscape architect for Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, will share their secrets on designing beautiful gardens. With more than 50 stalls, demonstrations, competitions and live entertainment the 2009 festival will be a garden lovers’ paradise. The event will also feature a range of children’s activities such as milking a cow, sheep shearing, Blacksmithing and working dog demonstrations, along with horse and cart rides, petting baby animals in the nursery and face painting. Open: 10am – 4pm Tickets: Family - $25.75; Adult - $10.30; Child - $5.15; Concession - $7.20 Free with a 3 Parks Pass! All revenue raised goes towards the ongoing sustainability and management of Churchill Island Heritage Farm.