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.
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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.
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
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