🌼 Get Your Garden Carnival-Ready: Top Tips from True Blue Garden Centre

Garden Beds filled with Flowers

With the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers just around the corner, now is the perfect time to bring your garden to life with vibrant colour, lush foliage, and seasonal flair. Whether you're entering the garden competition, planning to host friends, or simply want to get inspired by Toowoomba’s floral magic, we’ve put together our top spring gardening tips to get your space looking spectacular!

At True Blue Garden Centre, we’re here to help you grow a garden that blooms as brightly as the Carnival itself. 🌸

🌷 Why Now Is the Time to Prepare

The Carnival of Flowers draws visitors from all over Queensland - and if you live in or around Toowoomba, it’s your chance to be part of something special. Preparing your garden in late winter and early spring gives your plants time to flourish just in time for the festivities.

🌿 Top Tips to Get Your Garden Ready for Carnival Season

1. Refresh Your Garden Beds

Start by removing weeds, trimming back dead or tired plants, and turning over the soil with a garden fork. Add Living Farm Australia's premium compost or Searles Premium Organic Garden Soil to revitalise tired beds and feed future blooms.

👉 Pro Tip: Use Searles 5IN1 Organic Fertiliser to boost soil health naturally.

2. Plant High-Impact Bloomers

Choose spring flowering plants that perform well in the Toowoomba climate. Some of our favourites include:

• Pansies and Violas – perfect for colour variety

• Snapdragons – tall, vibrant and long-lasting

• Petunias – great for beds and hanging baskets

• Salvias and Lobelias – to attract pollinators

✅ All available now at True Blue Garden Centre Toowoomba – pop in for expert help choosing the best plants for your space.

3. Layer with Mulch

Once your plants are in, mulch well to lock in moisture and keep weeds down. We recommend Sugar Cane Mulch for an attractive, natural look that feeds the soil over time.

4. Feed for Flowers

Spring is a time of growth, and flowers need energy to bloom. Use a high-potassium fertiliser like Searles Flourish Soluble Plant Food for Flowers & Foliage every couple of weeks to keep colour coming through Carnival season and beyond.

5. Add a Feature Element

Impress passers-by with a standout garden feature! Try:

A lush lawn helps set off your garden

• A flowering shrub or small tree like a Flowering Cherry ‘Pink Snow Showers’ or a dwarf Magnolia ‘Teddy Bear’

• A colourful garden pot or planter box

• An archway or obelisk covered in flowering climbers like Clematis or Star Jasmine

6. Don’t Forget Your Lawn!

To really wow, green up your lawn with Grassmaster and topdress. Water deeply and mow regularly to keep it Carnival-crisp!

🌸 Visit True Blue Garden Centre - Your Local Gardening Experts

Our passionate team is here to help you make the most of spring in Toowoomba. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, we’ll guide you to the best flowering plants, soils, pots, fertilisers and more.

📍 Conveniently located in Toowoomba

📆 Open 7 days a week

🛒 Shop in-store for the best spring gardening range

💬 Join the Carnival Spirit

Get your garden Carnival-ready and be part of one of Toowoomba’s proudest traditions. Come in and chat with our friendly staff for plant suggestions, layout tips, and all the supplies you need to bloom beautifully this season.

👉 Visit True Blue Garden Centre today and grow something spectacular for the Carnival of Flowers!