This year Floriade has its first satellite site, at the historic, Lanyon Homestead, in Tharwa, south of Canberra. There will be beautiful blooms and exciting events for the whole family, including their Spring Garden Display, free Weekend Garden Tours, the Grow Your Own Garden Plant Fair on 23 Sept (kids workshops, garden tours, a talk on dahlia tuber division and propagation, cooking demonstration with warrigals and native flowers, dillybag weaving workshop) and 4 short plays in a very special theatre experience on 24 Sept.  Check their website for event days and times.