The Queensland Garden Expo is bigger and better than ever this year
IT’S the 40th anniversary for the Queensland Garden Expo this year and the ‘must see’ gardening event is promising to be bigger, better and ‘plantier’ than ever.
Held at the Nambour Showgrounds over four full days (July 4 – 7), this extravaganza is Queensland’s premier gardening event and every gardener’s dream come true.
The expected 40,000-plus visitors will be able to explore more than 7 hectares of gardening inspiration, checking out the 360-plus exhibitors and displays and nurseries, listening to the more than 150 free talks and demonstrations and choosing from the over 50,000 plants for sale each day.
Some of Australia’s leading gardening experts – such as Costa Georgiadis, Jerry Coleby-Williams, Millie Ross, Arno King, Claire Bickle, Sophie Thomson and Phil Dudman – will be there, along with some of our home-grown local celebrities Kurt Ison, Anne Ross, Jade King, Ginger McPherson, Karen Martin, Martin Duncan (aka the Sunshine Coast Foodie) and Scott Robinson … what an amazing and talented bunch.
Immerse yourself in a sea of green, as dozens of nurseries showcase a wide variety of thousands of plants – from succulents to rainforest trees to the newest in roses.
Then there’s the Giant Organic Kitchen Garden, the Cooks Garden Stage, the Poultry Display, the Garden Club Displays, the Floral Design Competition, the Plant Clinic, the Living Backyard and an area just for the kids, … plus hundred of exhibitors and displayers showcasing all sorts of gardening, landscape, health and wellbeing, and lifestyle products and services.
Some of the local exhibitors to look out for or track down on the exhibitors map are Action Termite Solutions, Barung Landcare, Bassett Barks, GD GeoDrill Australia, Glasshouse Country Chamber of Commerce, Hedging & Screening, Hive Haven, Hum Honey, Mellum Creek Nursery, Mountain View Daylily Nursery, Pomodoras Fine Foods, Queensland Country Bank, Red Fox Orchids, Sculpture on the Edge, and Suncoast Water Gardens.
Day tickets cost $22.50 if bought online or $25 if bought at the gate for adults; children 15 years and under are free; 2-Day ‘Weekend’ Pass $40; 3-Day Pass $60; 4-Day Pass: $75. Gates open 8.00am to 4.00pm each day.
There is car parking on-site for $10 with the monies raised going to local community groups.
Or if you take the train to Nambour, there are free regular shuttle buses.
To find out more about the Expo or to book your tickets, go to their website www.qldgardenexpo.com.au
I’ll see you there!
