THE GARDENERS OF A TRIBUTE TO
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Welcome
Welcome to The Chronicle’s special commemorative pull-out publication for 2022, Bloom. Inside you’ll find all the photos of our winning gardeners recieving their awards at the Presentation Morning Tea at City Golf Club on Wednesday, September 14.
It’s been great to be back for another year, and seeing all the gorgeous gardens our entrants have worked so hard to create. It’s also been fantastic to see how our gardeners have persevered in a year with conditions many of them had not seen for a long time - or at all. The extended periods of wet led to horticultural innovation from many, as did the cold winter we’ve had.
I know everyone has been working hard over the year and have been excited to share their floral showpieces and gardening knowledge with all the guests during Carnival of Flowers over the first weekend and for this coming weekend again.
The Chronicle would like to thank all our sponsors for 2022, from our main partners Toowoomba Regional Council, Heritage Bank, and University of Southern Queensland, to our newest sponsors: Little Pig Consulting, Jacqui Walker of REMAX Success, Yukana, and Motor Mecca.
Winner of the Rod Hultgren Memorial Award
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City Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion
City Reserve Grand Champions Richard & Anne-Maree Lindeman of 7 Delvue Crescent, Highfields.
City Grand Champions Bob and Val Ford of 19 Burke St, Rangeville.
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Regional Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion
Reserve Grand Champion for Regional, Shirley Cronk of 123 McLean Road, Pechey.
Regional Grand Champions Wayne and Narelle Schick of 4 Booth Court, Oakey.
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Commercial and Not-for-Profit winners
Kent Symonds accepted the award for the Not for Profit garden on behalf of Downs Steam Rail Museum.
Accepting the award for Commercial Premises on behalf of Toowoomba TAFE College is Matt Simmonds.
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School winners
Jo Broderick accepts the school premises awards on behalf of Our Lady of Lourdes School.
Sarah Kelly accepting the award for the school student garden on behalf of Our Lady of Lourdes.
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City class and category winners
City First Time Entry winner, Kathryn Jowett of Unit 4, 459 Bridge Street, Wilsonton.
Taking home the awards for City Under 45s gardener is Tiffany Wicks, from 6 Fairholme Street, Mt Lofty.
City Sustainable Garden winner, Ruby Brunner, 38A Crown Street, Rangeville.
City Over 70s winner Bob and Val Ford, 19 Burke Street, Rangeville.
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City class and category winners
City Footpath Garden winners Val and Bob Ford of 19 Burke Street, Rangeville.
Kathryn Jowett of Unit 4, 459 Bridge Street won first place for City Small Residential.
Leisa and Serge Rossignol of 112 Neil Street, South Toowoomba won City Back Garden.
Richard and Anne-Maree Lindeman from 7 Delvue Crescent, Highfields won first place for City Large Residential.
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City class and category winners
City Small Space winner Kathryn Jowett from Unit 4, 459 Bridge Street.
City Medium Residential winners, Bob and Val Ford of 19 Burke Street, Rangeville
City Productive Area - Serge and Leisa Rossignol, 112 Neil Street, South Toowoomba.
Front Garden winners, Bob and Val Ford, 19 Burke Street, Rangeville.
City Green Thumb Encouragement Award recipient Daniel Norton of 1/3 Wildcard Drive, Glenvale.
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Regional class and category winners
Penny McKinlay accepts the Regional Small/Medium Residential award on behalf of David and Gay Kearey of 15 Beresford Street, Pittsworth.
Regional First Time Entry winner Chris Feldman of 7 Cedarwood Drive, Crows Nest.
Shirley Cronk of 123 McLean Road, Pechey, took home first place in the Regional Over 70s gardener class.
Regional Acreage winner Shirley Cronk, 123 Mclean Road, Pechey.
Regional Front Garden winners Mark, Charlie and Kellie Gersekowski, 15 Lee Court, Crows Nest.
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Regional class and category winners
Rural Residential winner Shirley Cronk, 123 Mclean Road, Pechey.
Regional Large Residential winners Wayne and Narelle Schick from 4 Booth Court, Oakey.
Regional Under 45s gardener winners Kellie, Charlie and Mark Gersekowsk of 15 Lee Court, Crows Nest.
Regional Back Garden winners Wayne & Narelle Schick, 4 Booth Court, Oakey.
Regional Productive Area winners Merv and Alma Fowler from 7 Bowden Street, Pittsworth.
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Regional class and category winners
Regional Small Space winner Shirley Cronk from 123 McLean Road, Pechey.
Regional Sustainable Garden winners Narelle and Wayne Schick of 4 Booth Court, Oakey.
Shirley Cronk of 123 McLean Road, Pechey, won Regional Over 70s gardener.
Regional Footpath Garden winner Val Hohn of 18 Short Street, Pittsworth.
Regional Footpath Garden winner Val Hohn from 18 Short Street, Pittsworth, pictured with her daughter, Sue Wilson.
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