April 24, 2013
Brilliant autumn weather helped shape a brilliant Wondai Autumn Garden Expo at the weekend.
Wondai Garden Club president Helen Young said it had been a fantastic show with a record gate on Saturday and strong numbers on Sunday.
The 120 stallholders also reported good results, and she said the crowds seemed to stay later into the afternoon than usual.
The live entertainment marquee was popular with visitors wanting to take a rest in the shade.
Visitors also made good use of the “cloak room” run by the Garden Club where people could store their purchases while they continued browsing.
Also popular was an Anzac-themed display in the main pavilion.
Five buses turned up … more than had been expected. These came from Cooloola, Gympie, Hervey Bay, Chinchilla and Bundaberg.
Helen said the guest speaker, SQIT horticulture teacher Brian Sams – well-known for his appearances on WIN-TV – had told her he was “blown away by the sheer size of the event” and said the expo would put most big city garden shows to shame.
Helen said there had been no apparent effects on the show from the floods although entries in the cut flower competition were down on normal.
She attributed this to recent rainstorms at Wondai, which had delayed many blooms.
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