Carnival of Flowers 2024 Chronicle Garden Competition map: The 95+ locations you can visit

These are the best private gardens in Queensland, and they’re open to the public for a short time. Here’s how you can find them across Toowoomba region.

The Chronicle Garden Competition 2024 City Grand Champion Tiffany Wicks Thursday, September 19, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer

Thousands of visitors are expected to make their way into the stunning private gardens participating in the 2024 Chronicle Garden Competition.

Nearly 100 gardeners will open their gates for the next 10 days, with a select few only open from Friday to Sunday each weekend.

Months of dedicated work went into each garden on display, with mum of four Tiffany Wicks ultimately taking home the City Grand Champion title and previous prize winner Narelle Hurse claiming the Regional Grand Champion crown.

Nipping at their heels were Reserve City Grand Champion Cheryl Ganzer and Reserve Regional Grand Champion Crystal Stark.

Wyreema resident Narelle Hurse was awarded a number of regional category awards in the 2024 Chronicle Garden Competition. Photo: MRP Images

See the full list of winner locations below:

Mount Lofty

City Grand Champion: Tiffany Wicks, 6 Fairholme St, Mount Lofty

Reserve City Grand Champion: Cheryl Ganzer, 21 Talinga St, Mt Lofty

City Small Third Prize: Maria Kelfiece, 69 Stuart St, Infinite Care Mt Lofty

Footpath Garden Third Prize: Michael Glennon, 5 Ross St, Mt Lofty

First Time Entry Second Prize: James Feez, [open weekends only] 72 Stuart St, Mt Lofty

Highfields

City Small First Prize: Christine Purchase, [open weekends only] 16/21 Andersson Ct, Highfields

Productive Area Third Prize: Sheryl Anne Lothian, 2 Oak St, Highfields “Rose Bud Gardens”

Rangeville/Centenary Heights/ Middle Ridge

City Small Second Prize: Sandra Norris, Unit 9, [open weekends only] 233 McKenzie St, Centenary Heights

City Medium Third Prize: Val & Bob Ford, 19 Burke St, Rangeville

Under 45s Third Prize: Alana Bulgarelli, [open weekends only] 12 Dippel St, Middle Ridge

South Toowoomba

City Medium Second Prize: Serge & Leisa Rossignol, 112 Neil St, South Toowoomba

Back Garden Second Prize: Moya Mohr, 1 Paterson St, South Toowoomba

Floral Garden Third Prize: Leslie Stephson, 161 Perth St, South Toowoomba

Harristown/ Westbrook

City Medium Third Prize: Stephen & Lena Traynor, [open weekends only] 27 Buckland St, Harristown

First Time Entry Third Prize: Katrina & Rod Byrd, 4 Joalcon Ct, Westbrook

Blue Mountain Heights/ Wilsonton/ Newtown/ Rockville

Front Garden Second Prize: Belinda & Reg Lehmann, 22 Murphy’s Creek Rd, Blue Mountain Heights

Footpath Garden First Prize: Mervyn Buckley, 14 Sprott St, Wilsonton

Productive Area Second Prize: Steven Mahoney, 36 Charles St, Newtown

Back Garden Third Prize: Carol Mullen, [open weekends only] 26 Chopin St, Rockville

Regional Gardens

Regional Grand Champion: Narelle Hurse, [open weekends only] 4 Cashmore St, Wyreema

Regional Reserve Grand Champion: Crystal Stark, 702 Anduramba Rd, Crows Nest

Regional Small/Medium Second Prize: Matthew Dolley, 24 Cashmore St, Wyreema

Regional Small/Medium Third Prize: Valerie Hohn, [open weekends only] 18 Short St, Pittsworth

Regional Large First Prize: John & Lenore Ferris, 3 Perseverance Dam Rd, Crows Nest

Regional Large Second Prize: Robert & Susan Franklin, 4 Kay-Ann Ct, Hampton

Regional Large Third Prize: Mervyn & Alma Fowler, 7 Bowden St, Pittsworth

Regional Rural Residential Second Prize: Shirley Grace Cronk, 123 McLean Rd, Pechey

Regional Rural Residential Third Prize: Shirley Mundt, 101 Wellcamp-Westbrook Rd, Westbrook

Floral Garden First Prize: Ross & Ros Wackerling, 347 Wellcamp-Westbrook Rd, Westbrook

Floral Garden Second Prize: Christine Bartkowski, 59 Goombungee-Meringandan Rd, Westbrook

Floral Garden Third Prize: John & Lenore Ferris, 3 Perseverance Dam Rd, Crows Nest

Footpath Garden First Prize: Peter and Amanda Roberts, 12 Tooth St, Nobby

First Time Entry Second Prize: Margaret & Barry Stafford, [open weekends only] 14 Collins St, Pittsworth

First Time Entry Third Prize: Judith Maker-Field, [open weekends only] 123 Bridge St, Oakey

See the full list of entrants including commercial, student, non-for-profit and regional gardens here:

Exhibition Gardens

There will also be exhibition gardens open from Friday, September 20 to Sunday, September 29.

It is $5 to enter an exhibition garden, with free entry for accompanying children high school age and under.

Tickets can be purchased for cash only at any location.

You can find these at:

Val Peachey: 5 Fern Drive, Kearneys Spring

Sue Hawkins: 37 Murphys Creek Rd, Blue Mountain Heights

Cheryl and Ian Feeney: 2 Blue Meadow Court, Blue Mountain Heights

Adrian and Gail Wockner: 5 Horizon Court, Highfields

Jill and Rob Osborne: 11 Horizon Court, Highfields

Lesley and Michael Conway: 14 General Gordon Court, Cotswald Hills