Our Gardening ExpertsSome of Australia's leading experts will take part in three days of lectures, demonstrations and workshops. They will include Colin Campbell, Costa Georgiadis, Ross McKinnon, and Phil Dudman (to name but a few)! Our experts will be on site each and every day to offer the best advice around.Practical, useful information abounds at the Expo on 8 Live Stages. We offer a fantastic range of gardening topics covered with over 20 speakers presenting free talks and demos each day. The Q & A Panel each afternoon in the Expo Centre Marquee is a great place to head to get all your gardening questions answered or if you want more personal advice on any gardening problem or help with plant identification then the Plant Clinic is the place for you. At the Plant Clinic you will find experts on hand all day to assist with all your queries. All the nurseries exhibiting at the Expo are members of Nursery and Garden Industry Qld, they have many years experience in their individual specialties and are happy to answer your questions. There is also a number of Garden Club Groups specialising in Hibiscus, Orchids, Frangipani, Geraniums, Tropical Foliage Plants and more. |
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Colin Campbell News Talk 1116 4BC Radio 4BC's Talking Gardening - will be broadcasting live on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Col has been with the Expo since its inception and will be with us for the entire three days. |
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Noel Burdette Noel Burdette is a well known and highly respected Brisbane Horticulturist. Noel writes for several inspiring horticultural publications including Subtropical Gardening, About the Garden and Rural press (QLD smart farmer). |
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Costa Georgiadis Costa is a Landscape Architect and Environmental Educator. His Gardening and Environment Show on SBS called Costa's Garden Odyssey captures the holistic perspective he has developed over more than 25 yrs in the field. |
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Phil Dudman Phil is the co-founder of Landshare Australia, an online network that connects wannabe veggie growers to people with land to share. He also presents garden2kitchen, a live demonstration that celebrates the benefits of home growing and cooking. |
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Annette McFarlane ABC Radio Talkback host, Sunday Mail columnist and author of the very popular books 'Successful Gardening' & 'Organic Vegetable Growing'. In addition to this she also writes for ABC Organic Gardener, Burke's Backyard and Your Garden. |
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Ross McKinnon Curator of the Brisbane Botanical Gardens joins us again in 2012. Ross will be giving us an insight into some modern medical miracles from our backyard plants. Ross has been an Expo regular for a number of years and his sessions are always entertaining and informative. |
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Jerry Coleby-Williams Jerry Coleby-Williams is a well-known ABC Gardening Aust. personality. He is passionate about organic gardening & seed saving. Jerry will open the Giant Kitchen Garden program on Friday morning. |
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Peter Young Peter is an internationally renowned fruit tree expert and will will be giving daily talks in the Birdwood Lecture Marquee. Peter can tell you everything you need to know about pests, diseases and fertilising your fruit trees. |
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Clair Levander Clair is a horticulturist specialising in plant and a supporting member of Horticulture Media Association Queensland. Clair can also be heard on 4BC's Talking Gardening program. |
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