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This spectacular gardening event showcases the expertise and experience featured in ABC TV’s popular Gardening Australia program with other landscape and nursery industry experts to create a fresh, dynamic and contemporary event for gardeners. Garden lovers will find the expo to be an inspirational experience filled with practical gardening advice.
There will be non-stop demonstrations, presentations and advice on how to care for your garden, as well as forums to educate the community on how best to care for their outdoor ‘room’ while doing their bit for sustainable living.
ABC Gardening Theatre:
Featuring informative presentations (six daily) from ABC TV's Gardening Australia presenters on healthy soil, pests & disease, plant propagation, water wise and other great gardening techniques.
- Speakers Expo Stage:Featuring personalities, exhibitors and other topical speakers, including industry experts, authors, chefs, and garden specialists (six daily). Subjects covered will range from product information to topical news and events on gardening and sustainable living.
- Ask It, Solve It Stage:An informative panel format (5 daily) featuring an ABC TV Gardening Australia presenter and two industry experts talking about specific plant care. They will also be answering all gardening questions. Prizes from Yates will be awarded on this stage for the best questions.
- Pete’s Vegie Patch:Made famous through ABC TV's Gardening Australia program, Pete’s Patch will be on display at the Expo where Peter Cundall will amaze visitors (twice daily Fri & Sat, once Sun) with stories and information on how to grow great veggies.
- ABC Radio 612 Live:Brisbane ABC radio 612 will be broadcasting at the expo each day with a variety of listener events, interviews, chats and information on gardening.
- ABC Shop:Features all the ABC merchandise, books and gardening products as well as having in store meet and greet visits (five daily) by the presenters from ABC TV's Gardening Australia program.
- Garden Kitchen:An area filled with a selection of gourmet food providores of specialty foods that take the garden to the table.
- Exhibitors: An abundance of plants, flowers and outdoor gardening products will be available to purchase. Products and services not normally available through retail outlets will be shown exclusively at the expo.
- Demonstrations:Non-stop practical explanations of products, uses and techniques for garden care and maintaining the environment.
- Kids Activities:Fifi - from the latest ABC pre-school sensation Fifi and the Flowertots, will make three appearances daily.
- Plant and Botanical Societies & Garden Clubs: Features information booths on special plants and garden care.
- Plant Pavilion: A specialised plant and nursery area, for plant purchases.
- Plant & Product pick-up: A convenient area where bulky items and plant purchases can be left in safety to be picked up when leaving the expo.
- Garden BBQ Area: An outdoor BBQ area for families and visitors to enjoy lunch and other BBQ snacks.
Exhibition sections: - Accessories/ornaments
- Artwork/sculpture
- Associations/industry bodies
- Bulbs & seeds
- Clothing
- Education & research
- Fertilisers/potting mix
- Fencing & screening
- Floral
- Food & beverage
- Furniture
- Garden equipment & tools
- Gifts
- Garden – displays
- Health & beauty products
- Irrigation/drainage
- Landscape design
- Lawn care
- Maintenance
- Paving, edging & retaining walls
- Pest control
- Plants
- Plant societies
- Pots containers
- Pools/spas/saunas
- Publications/books
- Shade structures
- Synthetic lawn
- Tanks
- Tourism
- Turf supplies
- Water features/accessories
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