Excitement is mounting in anticipation of the 26th Queensland Home Garden Expo with top landscape designers, nurseries and leading horticulturists converging on the Nambour Showgrounds for this weekend’s event.

The three-day event, from 9-11 July, is set to attract over 27,000 garden lovers and horticultural professionals as well as some of Australia’s leading gardening gurus who will be hosting lectures, demonstrations and workshops and offering free advice for garden novices and experts alike.

Visitors to this year's Home Garden Expo between 9-11 July can once again be inspired by the impressive display gardens designed by professional landscape artists in a quest to win the coveted Seven Local News Landscape Challenge.

Designers from across the Coast will showcase their creative talents in nine uniquely different display gardens created in the allocated 10m x 8m plots, including last year's winner Ruth Sinnott from Hummingbird Native Design in Nambour.

Entries for the Scarecrow competition in the Queensland Home Garden Expo are due to close soon with all entries needing to be submitted by Friday June, 2.

Last year's inaugural competition attracted over 40 entries with an impressive collection ranging from mannequin styled scarecrows to mermaids to Bob Abbot look-alikes.

Entries for the Scarecrow competition in the Queensland Home Garden Expo are due to close soon with all entries needing to be submitted by Friday June, 2.

Last year's inaugural competition attracted over 40 entries with an impressive collection ranging from mannequin styled scarecrows to mermaids to Bob Abbot look-alikes.

Last year's inaugural scarecrow competition saw such an impressive display of entries from across the Coast, that organisers of the Queensland Home Garden Expo are once again calling for schools, community groups, families and individuals to enter creative designs in this year's competition.

Gardening enthusiasts are looking forward to seeing what new products, exhibitors and features will be on display at this year’s Queensland Home Garden Expo at the Nambour Showgrounds from July 9-11. Peter Heaton will launch the Heaton’s Plant Wall, a vertical garden system that is perfect for smaller homes like apartments, offices or to bring life to unsightly walls.  These impressive and striking features are two metres high and include 60 plants, but take up only 0.12m² of floor space and include an automatic watering system that also makes them a low maintenance option. 

Green fingers and gardening novices alike are looking forward to one of Australia’s largest gardening events with the 26th Queensland Home Garden Expo set to attract record-breaking crowds to the Nambour Showgrounds, on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, from July 9-11.

Organisers believe the pressure of the Global Financial Crisis on businesses and home owners will create a bigger and better 26 th Queensland Home Garden Expo than ever before with site bookings up over 15 per cent on the same time last year.

Excitement is mounting and preparations are well underway ahead of this weekend's 25 th anniversary Queensland Home Garden Expo with green thumbs from across the state converging upon Nambour for the three-day event from July 10-12. The ever-popular garden expo is expected to attract over 25,000 visitors including top quality landscape designers, hundreds of exhibitors and leading horticulturalists, but it's the Giant Organic Kitchen Garden that's got everyone talking.

Excitement is mounting in anticipation of the annual Queensland Home Garden Expo with top landscape designers, nurseries and leading horticulturists converging upon the Nambour Showgrounds in preparation for the event which runs from July 10-12.

As the climate change debate continues and the reality of global warming becomes a major environmental issue, green thumbs can expect an even greater focus on sustainable living, organic and water-wise gardening as well as urban greenscaping as part of this year's 25 th Queensland Home Garden Expo.

In the lead up to this year's 25th anniversary celebrations, the Queensland Home Garden Expo will make a significant seedling donation to the Special Education Unit at Mountain Creek State High School in support of their Garden Program for children with disabilities on Tuesday, June 16.

The scarecrow was once one of the most familiar figures of the rural landscape, his rugged figure has been around for hundreds of years to guard against flocks of hungry birds and as part of this year's 25 th anniversary celebrations, the Queensland Home Garden Expo is calling for entries for their inaugural Scarecrow Competition.

This year the Queensland Home Garden Expo will celebrate 25 successful years which have seen it grow from a half-day event with 30 sites to a three-day event with over 360 exhibitors selling over 40,000 plants. Organisers of the event are calling on those in the community who have specific memories of the expo that can be displayed to demonstrate the events incredible journey.

One of Australia 's largest gardening events, the Queensland Home Garden Expo is set to come alive with colour for its 25th anniversary celebrations, attracting thousands of garden lovers and horticultural experts from across the country to the Sunshine Coast from July 10-12. The three-day event has come a long way since it's inception in 1984 as a half day garden show with only a handful of exhibitors, to an event which now attracts over 20,000 visitors.

We may be amidst a global recession, but the gardening industry seems to be preparing for the upswing with site sales ahead of this year's Queensland Home Garden Expo already up eight per cent on last year. Historically the gardening industry seems to have been resilient in times of economic challenge, as people tend to retreat to the solace of their gardens, spending money on home improvements and maintenance.

Excitement is mounting ahead of this weekend's Queensland Home Garden Expo with top landscape designers, hundreds of exhibitors and leading horticulturists converging upon the Maroochy Showgrounds, Nambour in preparation for the event which runs from July 11-13. The three-day event is set to attract over 20,000 garden lovers and horticultural professionals to the Sunshine Coast as well as some of Australia's leading gardening experts who will be hosting lectures, demonstrations and workshops, offering free advice and information for garden novices and experts alike.

Direct from the Melbourne International Flower Show, world famous Jane Davenport will showcase her latest ‘Frogology' exhibit at the Queensland Home Garden Expo to be held at Maroochy Showgrounds, Nambour from July 11-13. An internationally recognised artist, Jane started her career as a runway photographer but has traded the catwalks for the outdoors, combining her love for the garden, passion for photography and obsession with insects to create Artomology.

Now only days away, green thumbs from across the state are eagerly anticipating this year's Queensland Home Garden Expo which will see landscape designers from across the Coast showcase their creative talents in four uniquely different display gardens at the Maroochy Showgrounds, Nambour from July 11-13. Full-size garden displays will provide the centre piece for this bigger-than-ever-before annual event which is expected to attract over 20,000 garden lovers and horticultural professionals.

The 2008 Queensland Home Garden Expo is fast approaching and alongside many of Australia's famous garden shows, the event will feature leading landscape designers, hundreds of exhibitors and an extensive program of free lectures, demonstrations and workshops by some of the best horticulturalists including one of our nation's most respected gardeners Colin Campbell. Having been involved in the Expo since its inception, Colin will be presenting a number of workshops and lectures encouraging garden novices and green thumbs alike to get back to basics, providing step-by-step advice to help keep your garden in great condition all year round.

The winner of the first national award recognising outstanding water-saving products and services will be announced at the official opening of this year's Queensland Home Garden Expo to be held at the Maroochy Showgrounds, Nambour on July 11. The Smart Approved WaterMark Awards recognise products which have been proven to save water based on innovation, design, marketability and sustainability.

It's not called the Giant Kitchen Garden for nothing! Giant in size and giant in all things organic, this is one attraction not to be missed at this year's Queensland Home Garden Expo to be held at the Maroochy Showgrounds, Nambour from July 11-13. Wander through the magic that this fully-planted garden offers or sample some of the local organic produce. The freshest fruits, vegetables, herbs and cottage plants will not only inspire you to grow your own, you will also come face-to-face with some of Australia's leading sustainable gardening experts.

Anticipation is building ahead of this year's 24th annual Queensland Home Garden Expo, with organisers forced to increase the size of this year's event to accommodate growing exhibitor demand. With over 95 per cent of sites already booked four weeks out from the event, the Queensland Home Garden Expo is fast becoming one of Australia's most sought after gardening events for a diverse range of exhibitors.

The Queensland Home Garden Expo is only weeks away and this year will once again see a number of businesses maximise this showcase gardening event to launch new products. For Peregian-based company, Kamado Cookers Australia, the Home Garden Expo provided a great opportunity not only to get their product into the market, but to promote themselves in a highly targeted environment.

More than 20,000 people will attend this year's 24 th Queensland Home Garden Expo, one of the largest garden events in Australia, which will be held at the Maroochy Showgrounds on the Sunshine Coast from 11-13 July. The three-day expo attracts hundreds of horticultural experts who will be on hand to provide information and advice including free lectures; demonstrations and workshops hosted live on five different stages.

Representatives of the Queensland Home Garden Expo will put the Sunshine Coast firmly on the map when they head south in the coming week to one of the biggest international flower shows, to encourage people to visit the region during the expo in July. Staged within the world heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building, the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show held from April 2-6 attracts over 100,000 garden lovers annually and is regarded as the largest horticultural event in the Southern Hemisphere.

Excitement is mounting ahead of this weekend's Queensland Home Garden Expo with top landscape designers, nurseries and leading horticulturists converging upon the Maroochy Showgrounds, Nambour in preparation for the event which runs from July 6-8. The event which attracts over 20,000 garden lovers and hundreds of horticulture professionals to the Sunshine Coast every year has become a popular date on the calendar for garden lovers and this year promises to offer visitors more than ever.

The 2007 Queensland Home Garden Expo is fast approaching and alongside many of Australia 's famous garden shows, the Expo will feature leading landscape designers, hundreds of exhibitors and lectures by our nation's best horticulturalists including world famous artomologist Jane Davenport direct from the Melbourne International Flower Show. An internationally recognised artist, Jane has combined her love for the garden, passion for photography and obsession with ladybirds to invent artomology.

With so much rain recently, one can only wonder why there has been so much talk about water restrictions particularly with the introduction of Level 2 restrictions across Maroochy from July 1. Garden lovers across Maroochy will be wondering what impact the new restrictions will have on their gardens, particularly when the rainfall dries up.

Have you often thought it impossible to have pets and a beautiful garden? Well, you can have both and you can learn how to train your dog and design a pet-friendly garden at this year's Queensland Home Garden Expo. The 23 rd annual Expo is being held at the Maroochy Showgrounds in Nambour from July 6-8 and will attract over 20,000 garden lovers and horticulture professionals.

Have you often thought it impossible to have pets and a beautiful garden? Well, you can have both and you can learn how to train your dog and design a pet-friendly garden at this year's Queensland Home Garden Expo. The 23 rd annual Expo is being held at the Maroochy Showgrounds in Nambour from July 6-8 and will attract over 20,000 garden lovers and horticulture professionals.

Anticipation is building ahead of this years 23 rd annual Queensland Home Garden Expo with sites already booked up over six weeks out from the event, forcing organisers to increase the size of the event to accommodate the growing demand. The event, which is held at the Maroochy Showgrounds in Nambour, runs from July 6-8, and attracts over 20,000 visitors, garden lovers and horticulture professionals each year. It is also proving to be a very popular calendar date for exhibitors with in excess of 350 site holders already booked in for this year.

Ever wondered how designers create the perfect setting for any occasion? Sunshine Coast 's leading wedding and function designers will inspire even the most unimaginative with seven uniquely themed garden settings at this year's 23 rd annual Queensland Home Garden Expo to be held from July 6-8 at the Maroochy Showgrounds, Nambour.