Garden For Good features dazzling gardens

GARDEN For Good is about to launch, shining a light on our talented Toowoomba gardeners through a digital showcase with captivating stories, images and video, while raising funds for charity along the way.

Garden for Good was created as an alternative to The

Chronicle Garden Competition to coincide with government regulations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The program was developed in consultation with industry expert Annette Mcfarlane and will be a digital showcase of some of Toowoomba’s most unique and vibrant gardens.

It may be different to what

The Chronicle has run in the past, but in response to the current pandemic, we have a duty of care to visitors and gardeners and therefore have decided to keep things digital this year so the gardens can still be enjoyed.

For more than 70 years,

The Chronicle has championed outstanding gardening through The Chronicle Garden Competition.

The competition was launched in 1948. Times were tough and the paper decided that a community focus on the city’s gorgeous gardens would give everyone a lift.

Fast forward to 2020, and challenging times are back, which is why we think it’s time to plant some seeds of positivity.

The annual event has been reimagined as a joyful celebration that recognises green-thumbed talent while raising funds for those doing it tough. Our gardeners have shared their creations with us for all these years – now it’s time to pay that kindness forward. In tomorrow’s edition of

The Chronicle there will be a 72-page Garden For Good 2020 Souvenir Guide liftout.

It will feature 10 dazzling gardens, chosen from an applicant pool which consisted of gardens all across the region.

Readers will be able to find about our region’s green thumbs, look through photos of their gardens and even donate to a charity by each of the gardeners.

For $10, readers can also purchase a Garden For Good calendar and the Secrets of Toowoomba Gardeners book. There will also be a digital display at www.thechronicle.com.au/gardenforgood where readers will gain a further insight with extra photos and video footage.