Garden Rambles
This listing will give the Garden Tourist new paths to follow when looking for gardens to visit throughout Australia. For more information on the garden opening arrangements, facilities and conditions (eg children & dogs) please contact the Garden Event Manager. The information listed may vary and we recommend that you contact the Garden Event Manager prior to visiting the garden.
Each garden is a surprise package of horticultural delight. Be adventurous and enjoy.
We want to know of gardens that are to be opened from all over Australia, not just Victoria.
Please contact the Secretary at secretary@rhsv.org.au with details of any openings for listing.
This is gardeners helping gardeners. That is what the Royal is.
SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND, SO GO AND RAMBLE.
GARDENS OPEN OCCASSIONALLY
(See below for Gardens Open Regularly)
Spring & Autumn – Broughton Hall, 125 Palmer Rd Jindivick NEW LISTING
Cost $6 per person
4 acres with over 1000 roses, banks brimming over with shrubs and trees, rare and unusual plants with amazing foliage creates striking contrast and another element of interest to the garden. Hedges are a strong visual part of the design as well as a practical function in protecting the plantings and creating micro climates. The sloping site faces the Tarago Reservoir. Not to be missed.
Contact David on 03 5628 5316 or jindigardener@bigpond.com ( bookings essential)
August – November – Secret Gardens of the Dandenongs NEW LISTING
Tickets $99 (on sale from 1st July) Includes full day tour with lunch, escorted on a mini bus.
17 Gardens and 11 different tours. See some of the most spectacular gardens in the Dandenongs with the owner as your guide. Some gardens have never been open to the public before. Your only opportunity to see them.
Contact Cloudehill Gardens on 03 9751 1009 (bookings essential)
13th &14th October & 10th & 11th Nov, 10.00am – 4.30pm at 33A Koornalla Crescent, Mt Eliza Vic Garden Name: Earimil Gardens
Entry Adults $12.50 – (proceeds go to “Red Kite” and very special kids charities)
Garden features many fountains, unique statues within 3 acres that include an impressive array of clematis, wisteria, climbing and weeping roses, azaleas, camellias and many flowering trees. All in a picturesque setting overlooking Port Phillip Bay and looking towards Melbourne’s skyline. Groups of 25 or more accommodated at any time between October and November. Bookings essential.
Contact Elaine & Reg on 03 97871045 or email regsmith33a@bigpond.com
27th & 28th October, 2012 Garden Name: Alexandra Region Open Garden Weekend
Details to be available at a later time. Several special gardens in the Alexandra area opened for the weekend. A diverse range of wonderful gardens in the picturesque setting of the Victorian Country. Refer to the web site www.alexandraopengardens.com.au for more information and for previous openings. A wonderful weekend in the country
27th &28th October and 3rd & 4th November 2012, 10am – 4pm at 290 Redesdale Rd, Kyneton Vic (MW 509F8) Garden Name: Willowbrook Garden
Entry $10 (inc Devonshire tea) or $6 (entry only) (Proceeds go to prostate cancer research) A 3 acre garden including extensive manicured lawns, landscaped gardens and many trinkets make a great setting. Includes a formal rose garden, a beautiful rotunda and serene water feature. Many pieces of old farm machinery scattered throughout the garden. A lovely fairy garden for the child in you.
Contact Pamela & Robert Inglis on 03 54223856 or 0429852538. Buses and large groups welcome by appointment throughout the year.
17th & 18th November 2012, 10am – 5pm at 805 Mickleham Rd, Greenvale Vic Garden Name: Villa Verde
Entry $10 (proceeds go to charity) Manicured garden covering 3 acres including a Japanese garden, enchanted forest, 2 lakes with a cascading waterfall. Many other features. over 2000 roses. Bus groups welcome all year by appointment.
Contact Antoinette on 0409171519 or email angestella68@gmail.com
November – December, Tues – Fri 9am – 5pm and most weekends 404 Warrigal – Lardner Rd, Warrigal. Garden Name: Kurinda NEW LISTING
Country garden set in open farm land. Nursery located on old dairy farm and garden planted with ornamental trees, shrubs & roses. Spring and summer features hundreds of roses in a country garden setting. A large vegetable garden, wandering geese and a chicken house add to the experience. Nursery features quality two year old rose plants backed by 35 years of experience in growing.
Contact Stan & Marjolijn 0356236827
GARDENS OPEN REGULARLY
September to May, 7 days a week, 10am – 4.30pm at 816 Mount Macedon Rd, Mount Macedon Garden Name: Forest Glade Gardens
Entry: $6 Adults, Children FREE Magnificent landscaped garden covers 14 acres and has 4 distinct sections. A large English section. The delightful Japanese Section. A beautiful woodland section. A cool fern gully. Features stunning blue bell patch, impressive daffodil lawn, topiary garden, two aviaries, magnificent laburnum arch, peony walk highlighted with climbing roses plus numerous pergolas, ponds, fountains & statues. An old established garden nearly 100 years old. Bus groups welcome
Contact Trevor Bell on 03 54261323
Open End of March – Start of May, Mid Oct – End Nov (confirm with Garden Manager) open weekdays 10am – 4.00pm and weekends 10.30am – 5.30pm., 751 Mount Macedon Rd, Mount Macedon. Garden Name: Tieve Tara
Entry Adults $8.00 – Children U12 FREE. Magical garden sprawling over 7 1/2 acres. A garden wonderland featuring seasonal variations. A jewel to see. Enjoy a picnic on the lawns. Tea & coffee available. Bus Groups welcome.
Contact Judith A Brand on Mob 0418337813 & Email: tievetara@bigpond.com.au
Spring & Autumn, Mount Macedon Garden Name: Special Private Gardens
Guided tours of private gardens not usually open for viewing. The gardens are representative of the best that Mount Macedon has to offer. Gardens are opened by arrangement for group visitors. Luncheons and morning and afternoon teas can be arranged. Bookings are essential.
Contact Mary on 0354273186
Open All Year – 285 Wagners Rd, Neerim South, Gippsland. Name: “Janalli “Gardens & Accommodation NEW LISTING
Ten acres of protected gardens surrounded by the hills and pastures of West Gippsland. Overall garden design drawn from many sources. Aim is to create a garden which reflects the multi-cultural diversity of Australia making it a truly Australian garden. It has elements of the gardens of the major countries that have contributed to the settlement of Australia as well as a section on Australian native plants and Australian bush food plants. A wonderful garden to see. View the web site at www.janilli.com.au .
Contact Phillipa on 03 56281476 for bookings and enquiries. Bookings are essential.
Open All Year – Mount Macedon Garden Name: Tugurium
Stephen Ryan’s garden. A woodland style garden with many special plants. Rare and unusual plants that are seldom seen. A rambling garden with many corners and features to find. Garden opened for groups of 20 or more by appointment.
Contact through the web site at www.stephenryan.com.au
Open at selected times. Mount Macedon Garden Name: Duneira
Famous Duneira of Mount Macedon is a living reminder of Victoria’s British heritage. Set in some of the most picturesque garden settings in this country, the property is a monument to its owners and designers and really has to be savoured to be believed. A very special, historic garden. A hill station garden from the past. Many features in this exquisite garden. Bookings essential.
Contact www.duneira.com.au
Open All Year, at 12 Mernda Rd, Olinda Vic. Garden Name: Beechmont Garden
Entry: A small entry charge will be donated to a local charity. A beautifully landscaped 10 acre garden in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges. Sculptures, water features and quirky statues are complimented by Daphnes, Southern & Northern Hemisphere Beeches, Cornus, Wollemi Pines and Vireya Rhododendrons and other treasures. Formal parterres and informal native gardens. Visitors welcome by appointment.
Contact Marcia at 03 9751 1610 or email mnbegg@gmail.com.
Open All Year by appointment, Mornington Peninsula at St Andrews Beach Garden Name: “Chrysalis of St Andrews”
“Chrysalis of St Andrews”, situated on the Mornington Peninsula at St Andrews Beach, has the largest collection of Bromeliads, growing outside, in the most southern region in the World; over 10.000 plants. This Garden has also featured on Gardening Australia and in Your Garden Magazine, and was in the Open Garden Scheme for several years. Many other rare and unusual plants abound with a special collection of over 150 Aloes and other succulent species. The Garden of 1.5 ha is open to the public by appointment only. Ph:03 59886921
Open All Year, 12.00pm Wednesday to Sunday, 42 Hunter Street Castlemaine Vic Garden Name: Buda Historic Home & Garden
Considered one of most important large 19th & early 20th century suburban gardens surviving in Victoria. A walk through the garden offers a rare insight into ideals and aspirations of past generations. Elements vary from elaborate Victorian style flower beds to the simple geometry of the formal garden reflecting early 20th century tastes. Most plants brought into the garden since the 1860’s have remained to form a unique heritage collection. A walk through history. Bring the kids. Plants for sale. Group visits by appointment anytime
Contact 03 54721032 or www.budacastlemaine.org
Open all year by Appointment – Groups Only, 10.00am to 4.00pm weekdays. Open to public Sunday 2.00pm to 4.00pm October to May. Garden Name Latrobe’s Cottage Dallas Brooks Drive, Domain Melbourne. Adjacent to Botanic Gardens and Shrine. Garden Name: Latrobe’s Cottage .
Group visits by Home of Governor Latrobe (1839 -1854). The garden has been reinstated with species and plants available in the 1840’s and 50’s. Melbourne’s early history in living colour.
Contact 0395636363. Group bookings $5/person. Sunday visits. Entry fees apply
Open 7 Days a Week, 10.00am to 5.00pm Coach Groups must be booked. For Entry fees and opening times contact the Garden Event Manager. 89 Olinda-Monbulk Rd, Olinda Garden Name: Cloudehill
A must see garden made at the top of The Dandenong’s where a maze of stone walls and jewel like garden rooms are set within woodlands of magnificent and historic, cool climate trees.
Some 20 garden compartments are threaded through glorious 80 year old European beech, magnolias, maples and a collection of fabulous Himalayan tree rhododendrons, all beautifully grown and a testament to the lush, moist soils of the Dandenong’s. The garden is highlighted by glorious herbaceous borders which focus on two of the finest Japanese weeping maples to be seen anywhere in the world.
The nursery provides a range of the plants to be seen in the gardens. Visit the www.cloudehill.com.au to view a full list.
Contact 03 97511009 or email info@cloudehill.com.au
Open all year by Appointment –240 Williamsons Rd Nilma North Garden name: Springbank Gardens & B&B Retreat NEW LISTING
Mature trees and shrubs frame and shade manicured lawns. Established garden of informal “rooms” focused around an old homestead built in 1892. A formal garden created from a tennis court has a rock cascade and pond with a walkway and an area for visitors to sit and take in the ambience. Rose bushes, standard peony’s, gardenias and seasonal plantings are featured. Visit springbankbnb.com.au .
Contact Kaye on 03 56278060. Bookings essential.
Open by Appointment Any Day – 315 Pakenham Rd, Packenham Garden Name: Rose Vista NEW LISTING
Two and a half acres of farm garden and growing! Natives, Roses 200+, perennials, many salvias and a copse of ornamental trees. Light lunches and Devonshire teas available or BYO picnic to have in the garden. Prime Rose time November & April. Garden Clubs especially invited.
Contact Meryl on 03 59411306. Bookings essential.
Open All Year by Appointment – 104 Webb St, Warrandyte Garden Name: Hanson Garden
Four hectare garden established in 1969. Designed on a natural garden framework with elements including taking advantage of natural contours creating rooms in the garden with a surprise as one walks around a corner with new vistas creating interest by changing levels, constructing a water feature, etc. Whole garden is designed to flow from one area to another. From exotic to native, water garden, vegetable/orchard area and courtyard. Then merge with the indigenous bush. Garden is surrounded by Warrandyte State Park.
Contact Bev on 03 98443906