Wholesale Event Only!

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We are excited to welcome you back to the Ball Grower Trials for 2024!

It's that wonderful time of year again when you, our wholesale growers get to see options for new and improved genetics — available for the 2025 production year.
We welcome all areas of the horticultural industry to come and wander our gardens, providing endless ideas and connections.

Open Days are: Tuesday 3rd - Friday 6th December 2024  /  Open hours: 9am - 4pm

We look forward to seeing you!

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Video Archives

WHAT CUSTOMERS HAD TO SAY?

KIND WORDS FROM OUR LOVELY CUSTOMERS

"Great to see the BGT gardens looking amazing and full of colour for our visit.
Many tried and true products on display complimented with new and experimental lines- great show!
Thanks to the team at Ball and their partners."

— ALEX NEWMAN
BUNNINGS - NATIONAL BUYER

"Best garden display since being at the Skye facility.
Lots of new varieties and plenty of colour matched with the
great service from the Ball Australia team that we have worked with for many years."

— ALISTAIR PRITCHARD
ZOOM GARDENS - CEO

"Always industry leading with the presentaion and range of plants.
One of the important events on the industry calendar"

— DAVID HOWARD
BAY ROAD NURSERY - OWNER

"First time to Australia from Sakata in California,
visiting the Ball Grower Trials and what a showcase of colour
and wide range of beautifully grown products.
Excellent show quality display."

— MICHELLE
SAKATA - CALIFORNIA

"Hard not to be dazzled by the superior genetics and varieties on show.
When you see them in their display gardens it is easy to
understand why we keep developing these new and unique plants."

— TREVOR COCHRANE
GARDEN GURUS - HOST

"As a retailer selling Ball Australia product is something I can always do with confidence.
The plants are easy to grow because they are well bred.
Visiting the trial gardens gives me a real world insight into the
habit and performance of the many varieties we sell from them"

— JAMES WALL
GARDENWORLD - OWNER

"As a worldwide organisation, it is important to see how our products perform in a wide of climatic conditions.
Ball Australia puts a wonderful show together.
It is a bonus to visit Australia in the month of December to miss the cold snap in Chicago."

— MARK GROSS
PAN AMERICAN SEED - ACCOUNT MANAGER

"Visiting the Ball Australia grower trials, is a
world class display of plants, inspiring growers
to invest into new varieties and plant selections.
Our business appreciates their consistent
quality, service, support and supply they offer"

— ELAINE DUNCAN
FLOURISH PLANTS - DIRECTOR

"The gardens are beautifully set out with the various plant groupings, I am particularly taken
with the argyranthemum and dahlia display beds.
The new website showcasing an insight into how the business operates is excellent - love it!"

— LUKE FAULKS
TIBBALS NURSERY