The Queensland city of Toowoomba is perched on the crest of the Great Dividing Range, about 700 metres above sea level. Its location means that while much of Queensland has hot Summers and mild Winters, Toowoomba experiences four distinct seasons. For most residents the favourite is Spring, which brings with it an unsurpassed floral display. The rich volcanic soil of the area produces gardens vibrant with colour and Toowoomba is known across Australia as the Garden City. Each September, the city celebrates the Carnival of Flowers with a Grand Parade, arts and crafts exhibitions, garden competitions and a food and wine festival. The local parks and gardens, having been lovingly tended through the Winter months by a team of council gardeners, become a haven for locals and visitors alike. The garden beds overflow with Spring flowers, and many trees and shrubs are weighed down with blossoms. When the Carnival of Flowers begins, the people of Toowoomba know that it’s Springtime again.
beautiful pics!
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Our entries couldn’t be more different. Wish I was where you are.
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Gorgeous flowers that we North Americans enjoy in the opposite season to yours. May your spring and summer provide many opportunities for taking superb photos this year.
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Thank you. Isn’t it interesting that we all grow the same plants the world over. We are going to New Zealand later in the Summer so I’m hoping for some fabulous photos and stories to share.
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What a lovely collection of beuatiful flowers!
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Oh dear – my fingers got tangled! I meant ‘beautiful’ of course! 🙂
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The displays are always a little different every year but they are always gorgeous. We missed it this year because we went to Tasmania.
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Beautiful and inspiring entry.
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Thanks!
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Sensational pics – so colourful! 😀
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I love the pansies. There are so many varieties and the gardeners design clever arrangements with them.
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That is something you don’t see much of here. We mostly grow food or clothing crops. Lots of fruit and nuts in our area. You find flowers in people’s yards or in parking lots, etc, but seldom miles of flowers. Have you ever been to Buchart Gardens in Victoria, Canada? If you ever get a chance to come to the western United States, go up on a ferry from Seattle to Victoria. It’s well worth the time. One of the most beautiful places I know for flowers.
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We haven’t been to Canada or the United States yet, but we will one day. My parents have been to Buchart Gardens twice and told us how gorgeous they are.
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Well you will get there. I’ve only been twice.
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Beautiful flowers!!! Amazing shots!!
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Thank you. The gardens really are beautiful.
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How gorgeous! I knew that Canberra has its Floriade in September but hadn’t realised that you had a festival in Queensland. I always think of Queensland as being very tropical.
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It’s not tropical here, up on the Great Dividing Range. More of a temperate climate. Today it will be 25° – perfect spring day!
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Hah! That’s more than we get in mid-summer! My sort of weather.
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I wish we had a Carnival of Flowers in Sydney. These are lovely.
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You should come up for it one year…it’s always on the last week of September.
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I’ll keep it in mind. 🙂
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Like Jude said on September flowers… ‘groan!’ 🙂 🙂
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