Spring Has Passed, and Summer Blooms Begin!
As we transition from the vibrant days of spring into the warmth of summer, we reflect on the beauty that September brought with the annual Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. This iconic event filled Queen’s Park, Laurel Bank Park, and other public spaces with fields of color and life. The Chronicle Garden Competition showcased stunning private exhibition gardens, inspiring us all to add a splash of floral magic to our outdoor spaces. If you’re looking to carry those spring blooms into summer, we’ve got the resources to help your garden thrive!
Gardening Australia Magazine
Gardening Australia’s September 2024 magazine introduces Jac Semmler, horticulturist and planting designer who is joining ABC TV’s Gardening Australia as a guest presenter in coming episodes. September’s issue presents Jac’s own garden in outer Bayside Melbourne and her design practice ‘Super Bloom’. Jac embraces ‘big-hearted gardening’ and loves to mix old fashioned perennials, grasses and native flowers in wild profusion. Pop into the library to borrow Gardening Australia’s upcoming issues and follow Jac as she plans, prepares and plants her own front garden for a season of colour, beauty and joy.
The Super Bloom Handbook
The Super Bloom Handbook by Jac Semmler is a great place to start. Jac believes everyone needs flowers in their life. He provides this easy guide to growing your own beautiful flowers – maximum flowers for minimum effort! Featured are 40 easy to grow flowers: flowers for every budget and space, along with advice on how to combine flowers for a brilliant display.
Log into Western Downs Libraries to find some more great floral picks:
Flower gardening for beginners: a guide to growing and maintaining a cut flower garden By Amy Barene
From seed to bloom: a year of growing and designing with seasonal flowers By Milli Proust
Grow and gather: a gardener’s guide to a year of cut flowers By Grace Alexander
In bloom: growing, harvesting and arranging flowers all year round By Clare Nolan
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