Flower shows or Horticultural exhibitions were a popular form of entertainment and scientific pastime in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and were widely reported on and followed. Ballarat was a major centre for nurseries and prided itself as a garden city promoting many shows at all levels including grand national exhibitions. Exhibitors ranged from professional hybridists, nurserymen and florists to amateur growers. This award represents the cottage or amateur class in flower shows and was awarded at St Andrew's Jubilee Exhibition and Flower Show. It is one of many in the Taffe family collection won by members of the family between 1899 and 2004. The collection covers three generations of amateur growers and showers across three different centuries.This collection also highlights one of the interactions between members of different religious faith communities in Ballarat in the early twentieth century as this Roman Catholic family were exhibiting at Church of England and Presbyterian functions as well as other shows across the community. Class B, No 14. 57, Six varieties of pansies, Miss Taaffest andrew's, jubilee, jubilee exhibition and flower show, ballarat, pansies miss taaffe, taffe, baxter & stubbs., roman catholic, church of england, presbyterian, interfaith.

Photocopy of a page of photographs from "The Weekly Times" July 20, 1940. A variety of activities. the weekly times, burnley horticultural college, p trevaskis, cynthia allen, hilda kirkhope, s kirby, plant potting, liliums, ploughing, pruning roses, a w jessep, e littlejohn, nursery, botany class, seed cleaning, vegetable garden, orchard

1 copy used in a display in Burnley Library Nov 1995. Note by T.H. Kneen 4 December 1991, "1922 or 3 Back Row (L to R): Fred Sala, Kath Keynes, Miss Pye (Parttime), ?,Fred Gillespie, Clara Broadhurst, Jean Borrett, Kathleen Curry, Alex Jessep. Front Row: Joan Anderson?, Violet Warren?, Miss Northcote, Mr. Rae, ?, Kathie Clark (Tas), Dorothy Allender, Mrs Hedges (Kathleen Curry married Charles Fryer ex-Longerenong student. Together they established Fryer's Nursery in Glenferrie Rd., Hawthorn." (4) 2 copies of photograph, 1 on reverse, "1922 Mr Rae Principal c.1923." Stamp, "Burnley Horticultural College Swan Street, Richmond, Victoria. Photographer was C.J. Frazer, Melbourne (embossed). This photograph appears as an illustration in, "Green Grows Our Garden," A.P. Winzenried, p68. The caption states, "Alex Jessep (sic) admiring an Umbrella Palm from Lord Howe Island near the herbaceous border along the orchard fence." Note by T.H. Kneen 11 December 1991, "Location is the pathway along the Long Border adjoining the Orchard fence. "(1) 2 black and white negatives joined. (2) The 2 negatives developed. (3) 3 copies Group photograph of Students and Staff some seated on a bench and some standing behind.. (4) 2 copies sepia photograph Mr Rae , Principal, on the Long Border (looks like the Orchard Border).On reverse of 1 copy, "1922 Mr Rae Principal, c.1923 Mr. Alex Jessep Lecturer in Botany & Chemistry."Stamp" Burnley Horticultural College Swan Street, Richmond, Victoria."students, staff, mr rae, principal, a.w jessep, lecturer, botany, chemistry, burnley horticultural college, fred sala, kath keynes, miss pye, clara broadhurst, jean borrett, kathleen curry, joan anderson, violet warren, kathie clark, dorothy allender, mrs hedges, charles fryer, fryer's nursery, hawthorn, mr rae principal, c.j. frazer, umbrella palm, lord howe island, herbaceous border, r. fred gillespie, miss northcote, orchard border

Flower shows or Horticultural exhibitions were a popular form of entertainment and scientific pastime in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and were widely reported on and followed. Ballarat was a major centre for nurseries and prided itself as a garden city promoting many shows at all levels including grand national exhibitions. Exhibitors ranged from professional hybridists, nurserymen and florists to amateur growers. This award represents the cottage or amateur class in flower shows and was awarded circa 1909.. ballarat horticultural society, j taffe, roses, bentley, fraser print ballarat

non-fictionnursery catalogue, ballarat, horticulture

Black and white photograph of John and Pauline Brooker of Lakes Entrance Garden Centre and Supplies Whiter Street Lakes Entrance Victoria 1991Black and white photograph of John and Pauline Brooker of Lakes Entrance Garden Centre and Supplies Whiter Street Lakes Entrance Victoria businesses, plant nursery

Managers of Whelans Garden Supply Joe and Judy Rourke and Lisa and Jim BlakeColour photograph of Whelan's Garden Supply plant display area previously Cox's Garden Supply Princes Highway Kalimna West Victoriabusinesses, plant nursery

Colour photograph of staff member Liz O'Donnell in Home Hardware Garden Centre Lakes Entrance Victoriabusinesses, plant nursery, hardware