Welcome to Ipswich Horticultural Society Garden Club Inc. QLD.

Celebrating 160 years of 'Friendship Through Flowers' in 2026.

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Ipswich Horticultural Society Garden Club Inc. is a small friendly club holding monthly meetings featuring a guest speaker and a plant and flower show judged by a Horticultural Judge. Our motto is: ‘Friendship Through Flowers’.

May is the month for our Autumn Show and Market Day! This year it’s being held on Saturday 2nd May. In consequence there will be no normal meeting on the second Saturday of the month, instead, we hope to see you at our Market Day.

There will be the usual plant bench showing for judging plus a Floral Art competition with one the following themes of your choice:

– Mother’s Day

– Green is Fine

– Reflection

Judges for the day will be Amanda Meads and Shirley Took.

There will also be a photo competition with the themes:

– My Favourite Place in the Garden

or

– Autumn in an Ipswich Garden

Photos to be in 8″x6″ format with your name and photo title on the back.

Set up for plant benching and photo entry will be from 4:00pm Friday 1st May

Scroll down for further details.

Ipswich Plant and Lifestyle Fair

Ipswich Horticultural Society will be at the Ipswich Plant and Lifestyle Fair on Saturday 6th June 2026. Click here for further info to a downloadable PDF brochure with all the details. We’d love to see you! Why not come along and say hello, have a chat and learn more about us.

You can check out our latest newsletter (March 2026) now by clicking here. Also, you can check out previous newsletters dating back to January 2024 by clicking on “Our Newsletters” from the main menu at the top of the page.

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For information, queries or concerns about this website please email Colin at ipswichhortwebsite@gmail.com