1/34Toowoomba North State School students Skye Seipel and Narie Mundey (standing) showing off their school garden for the 2014 Chronicle Garden Competition. Picture: Nev Madsen
The faces and gardens behind The Chronicle Garden Competition
Here are some of the friendly faces and gorgeous gardens that have made Chronicle Garden Competition history over the years.
2/34Allan and Mary Kenna in their garden for the 2015 Chronicle Garden Competition. Picture: Althea Martell
3/34Allan and Mary Kenna’s gorgeous English country style garden in the 2015 Chronicle Garden Competition. Picture: Althea Martell
4/34Allan and Mary Kenna’s gorgeous English country style garden in the 2015 Chronicle Garden Competition. Picture: Althea Martell
5/34Ben and Mavis Mundey were winners of the garden competition several times, they are photographed preparing their garden for the 1979 Toowoomba Chronicle Carnival of Flowers Garden Competition.
6/34Dr D. A. Herbert, professor of Botany UQ and Mrs Herbert judge the Carnival of Flowers garden Competition in the 1950’s. Photo: The Chronicle Archives
7/342010 Toowoomba Chronicle Garden Competition, country gardens category. Picture: Jess Yarrow
8/34Les and Coral McCoy formerly of Stark Drive were long time winners of the Toowoomba Chronicle Garden Competition’s Country Garden category.
9/34Les and Coral McCory’s impressive country garden in the 2010 Toowoomba Chronicle Garden Competition. Picture: Jess Yarrow
10/34Les and Coral McCory’s impressive country garden in the 2010 Toowoomba Chronicle Garden Competition. Picture: Jess Yarrow
11/34Les and Coral McCory’s impressive country garden in the 2010 Toowoomba Chronicle Garden Competition. Picture: Jess Yarrow
12/34Kathryn Jowett showing off her stunning garden for the 2019 Toowoomba Chronicle Garden Competition.
13/34David Neale in the garden of his neighbour Ross Ferdinand, back in September 2002 at the Willowglen Retirement Village in Toowoomba. Ross died in August 2002 and David ensured his friend’s garden was completed in time for the Carnival of Flowers Garden Competition.
14/34David Neale in the garden of his neighbour Ross Ferdinand, back in September 2002 at the Willowglen Retirement Village in Toowoomba. Ross died in August 2002 and David ensured his friend’s garden was completed in time for the Carnival of Flowers Garden Competition. Picture: David Martinelli
15/34Bob Ford with his luscious 2001 garden competition front section entrant. Picture: David Martinelli
16/3415 Beresford StToowoomba Chronicle Garden CompetitionCountry Gardens08 September 2010Photo Jess Yarrow
17/34Anthony Hurle pictured with his colourful garden for the 2019 Chronicle Garden Competition. Tony is the founder of Tony’s Community Kitchen, which has just moved to a new location on James Street. Tony has already been hard at work getting the charity’s front garden beds ready and plans to enter the charity section of this year’s garden competition.
18/34Anthony Hurle’s xcolourful garden, 2019.
19/34Lola Martin’s gorgeous backyard oasis, photographed for the 2010 Toowoomba Chronicle Garden Competition. Picture: Dave Noonan
20/34Lola Martin’s gorgeous backyard oasis, photographed for the 2010 Toowoomba Chronicle Garden Competition. Picture: Dave Noonan
21/34TAFE Queensland South West Toowoomba campus was in tip top shape for the The 2019 Chronicle Garden Competition. TAFE Queensland South West Toowoomba campus horticulture students (from left) Thomas Haynes, Dylan Charles, Luke Towns, Dean Linke and teacher Mike Wells,
22/34TAFE Queensland South West Toowoomba campus was in tip top shape for the The 2019 Chronicle Garden Competition.
23/34Debbie Murphy and Dorothy Gwynne of Rivet Street were entrants in the 2001 garden competition’s good neighbour section. Picture: David Martinelli
24/34Shirley Heinemann won the small homestead garden section of the Chronicle garden competition in 1992 with her Charlton garden
25/34This contemporary rock garden turned heads in 2010’s competition. Picture: Jess Yarrow
26/34This contemporary rock garden turned heads in 2010’s competition. Picture: Jess Yarrow
27/34Ian Weatherby (left), Sophie Thomson (Judg ) and Maria Weatherby (right), 2019.
28/34Maria and Ian Weatherby’s gorgeous garden was a real eye catcher in the 2019 Chronicle Garden Competition.
29/34Another darling country garden entry from 2010.
30/34A gorgeous country garden entry from 2010.
31/34Spring Bluff Station looking divine for the 2010 Toowoomba Chronicle Garden Competition, country gardens category.
32/34A gorgeous country garden entry from 2010.
33/34Gardener, Reg O’Shea in his Hogg Street gardenfor the 1993 competition.
34/34Cliff Coddington tending to his remarkable native garden for the 2008 competition. Picture: The Chronicle Archives
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