Young growers getting ready for Floriculture section of 2024 Townsville Show
With the countdown on for the 2024 Townsville Show, the show society is encouraging gardening enthusiasts to enter the Floriculture competitions, with a special section for little green thumbs.
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With the countdown on for the 2024 Townsville Show, the show society is encouraging gardening enthusiasts to enter the Floriculture competitions, with a special section for little green thumbs.
The Junior section of the Floriculture competition allows for competitors to create garden art from plants, flowers or vegetables, or try their hand at growing a small ‘living garden’.
Chief steward of the Townsville Show Society’s Floriculture section Helen Townsend said it was important to inspire the next generation of gardeners.
“We love to see kids getting out into the garden, and many enjoy gardening with parents or grandparents. We would love to see the next generation be inspired and enter the adult competitions when they are older,” she said.
“The Humourous Animals section allows for kids to create funny animals out of flowers, vegetables or fruit. The ‘Living Mini Garden’ section allows for a basket or pot of a certain size and lets kids all flowers, herbs, plants, anything they want to create their own little garden.”
With many other categories in the non-junior sections including floral art, bonsai, cut flowers and orchids, Ms Townsend said the flower competitions were a much-loved section of the annual show.
“Whether you are a green thumb enthusiast or simply wandering through it will be an enjoyable experience.” she said.
“People come and discover new plants they haven’t heard of and it gives them inspiration and ideas for things they can do in their own backyard.”
Entries close June 27.
The 2024 Townsville Show will be held from June 28 to July 1 at the Townsville Showgrounds, West End.
For more information visit the Townsville Show website.
Originally published as Young growers getting ready for Floriculture section of 2024 Townsville Show