Cooking Stage

Come and see live cooking demonstrations on stage.

Organic Circle

Live stage demonstrations on the how-to of the complete cycle of sustainable vegetable growing. Three stages, Compost, Cultivate and Control - will sit side-by-side, with presentations by the expert personalities from ABC Gardening Australia.

ABC for Kids

Get the most out of the Expo by keeping the kids happy. Your children will be entertained throughout the day by Spot the Dog, a popular and friendly character from ABC for Kids TV program.

Potting Shed

Your favourite presenters from ABC TVs Gardening Australia - they will lead an interactive display with hands-on participation from audience members. Put your hand up and get chosen from the audience as an apprentice - the experts will demonstrate and you (or another audience member) will then perform - from propagating to grafting to pruning, transplanting and even tool maintenance. You don't need to be an expert gardener yourself but you will be by the end of the Potting Shed feature.

Jerry Coleby-Williams

Jerry Coleby-Williams is one of Gardening Australia's presenters in Queensland. Inspired by his family of gardeners and farmers Jerry has been gardening since the age of four. In 2003 Jerry moved to Bayside, Brisbane to create a sustainable house and garden that generates solar power, recycles sewage and grey water, and harvests rainwater for house and garden use. To find out more about Jerry click here.

Ask It Solve It

Ask the experts and get all your garden questions answered. An informal, intimate question & answer panel featuring ABC TV's Gardening Australia program presenters as well as other industry experts will talk about specific plant care and answer your gardening-related questions.

Backyard Creatures

Listen to talks on what you need to know, what you need to do and the benefits of keeping chooks or ducks as pets - learn how to attract the types of wildlife you would like to see in your own backyard to bring colour and excitement to your daily life. Injured and orphaned wildlife - how to rescue and where to take them to ensure they are returned to their homes as quickly as possible. Where have all the butterflies gone? Come and find out. You also have the opportunity to see and touch chooks, ducklings and more.

Sensational Shopping

Hundreds of exhibitors onsite to give you the ideal opportunity to shop for all your garden and outdoor needs. Displays and wonderful ideas to stir your imagination to help with ideas for your own garden space - be it large or small. Masses of beautiful potted colour, fresh greenery, food & produce, furniture, ornaments and more.

Colin Campbell

Colin Campbell is one of Gardening Australia's presenters in Queensland. Colin also writes for the Gardening Australia magazine, provides a weekly column for the Courier Mail and hosts a popular gardening talkback program in Brisbane. To find out more about Colin click here.

Angus Stewart

Angus Stewart is one of Gardening Australia's presenter in New South Wales. Angus is a specialist in urban horticulture and an avid plant breeder. He has authored three books for the ABC entitled 'Gardening on the Wild Side', 'Let's Propagate' and 'Australian Plants for Year Round Colour'. To find out more about Angus click here.

April 16 - 18, 2010

Friday to Sunday

10am - 4.30pm Daily

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Tickets

Tickets are available at the door and can be purchased online up to two days before the event. Click here to purchase tickets online.