Planthood was born with the desire to offer bespoke potting mixes that are ethical, nutrient rich and completely cruelty-free. Our mixes are created to make you a confident and conscious plant parent.

All our mixes are made without blood, bone or fish fertiliser and instead use sustainable organic or vegan amendments.

Founded by Lila and based in Melbourne, where all potting mixes are handmade with love.

Founders of The Plant Runner Dom & Duncan are horticulturalists and leading experts in indoor plant care, being regularly featured on The Block and major publications across Australia.

The Plant Runner are on a mission to make plant care easier and more beautiful with their curated selection of functional accessories, good quality materials and easy to understand info. The Plant Runner will be there with their iconic Plant Runner Truck so be sure to check them out!

Kinya Lerrk is an 100% Aboriginal owned and operated business that creates design and art to make homes and offices come alive with products which celebrate Aboriginal culture and respectfully acknowledge traditional owners of land.

Aboriginal visual artists Emma Bamblett (Wemba Wemba, Gunditjmara, Ngadjonji and Taungurung) and Megan Van Den Berg (Dja Dja Wurrung, Yorta Yorta and Boon Wurrung) from Kinya Lerrk will be bringing botanic inspired homewares and art.

Backyard Botanist was born from a love of all things green and good. Nothing makes us happier than delivering gorgeous new greenery, or the perfect present.

We stock a range of quality care and kit products to help your plants and garden thrive, as well as handpicked local wine, chocolate and candles to help you build the perfect gift.

tinker.garden specialises in innovative moss poles, trellises and plant accessories. They are the inventors of the stackable Tinker Moss Pole and Tinker Trellis concepts, to make sure the support can grow with your plants!

Terratopia is here to offer you a daily dose of tranquillity. Perfect for home or office these miniature wolds under glass have low care needs and will bless you with daily invitations to get lost in a little pocket of nature, captured just for you. 

Terratopia terrariums are created on Wathaurong land and 10% of their Melbourne Houseplant Festival sales will be donated to Djirra, an organisation supporting Aboriginal women. 

Wy Plants is a family run nursery that loves indoor plants as much as you do! You'll find Wy Plants in Tecoma at the foot of the beautiful Dandenong Ranges.

Plant Collector Melbourne (PCM) was established in 2020 by Sam Roxas after following her passion for plants, love for people and enthusiasm of bringing people together to create community. PCM specialises in rare, tropical plants, care and accessories and is based in Brunswick (soon to be Richmond).

She has a soft spot for Anthurium and Philodendron so she’ll be bringing lots of rarities and is always eager to chat about all things plants!

Melbourne Candle Co. specialises in candles and indoor plants, which go together perfectly! Each smell is named after a historical Melbourne place based on the influence that area had on the city.

Melbourne Candle Co. was founded in 2014, and all of their candles are handcrafted in Melbourne by creator Edward Pascoe.

We are a Melbourne based retailer and wholesaler of pots and other homewares and accessories. We have a forever expanding range, find us at our Huntingdale store or online at www.thepotdealer.com.au. 

Yes! Children under 12 receive free admission.

All children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Yes! Once you have your ticket scanned, you will be directed to an accessible entrance. There is also a lift in the venue between levels.

No, however you can freely transfer your ticket to someone else.

To transfer your ticket, click on your digital ticket link and provide the name and email of the person you are transferring to and click "Update Ticket Details".

You’ll be sent the link to your digital tickets when you complete your booking. Please contact us if you do not receive your digital ticket.

We have some volunteer positions available. Please email plants@planthood.com.au with a paragraph about why you think you're suitable to volunteer at The Houseplant Festival and a link to your Linkedin.

We highly recommend booking tickets in advance to avoid disappointment. A small number of tickets will be available at the door.

Tram

Trams 1 & 6 stop about 6-8 mins walk from The Wool Mill.

Bus

Bus 510 stops about 4 mins walk from The Wool Mill.

Car

Free all day street parking is available at this time of writing.