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Month |
Dates |
Garden |
Information & Photo |
Address |
Hours |
Entrance |
| June 2013 |
15-16 |
Illyarrie |
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Illyarrie
Rare and beautiful Australian plants create year-round interest and a carpet of spring colour in this elegant garden. Many Western Australian species thrive in the sandy soil, including unusual banksias and grevilleas. Repeat plantings give cohesion; garden extends out onto the nature strip.
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7 Library Rd, Balnarring Beach |
10am-4.30pm |
$7.00 |
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22-23 |
Tugurium |
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Tugurium
Stephen Ryan rarely opens his extraordinary garden in winter so this is a wonderful opportunity to see the bones of the garden with its textures, structural foliage, deciduous plant framework and winter blooms. Two ponds with interesting marginal plantings; boardwalk. GPCAA collections of Sambucus and Acanthus.
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8 Centenary Ave, Macedon |
10am-4.30pm |
$7.00 |
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Australian Emergency Management Institute |
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Australian Emergency Management Institute
Within the seven acres of garden on this fascinating site are meandering paths through fern tree gullies and around creeks and ponds. Many significant trees and shrubs of deciduous and evergreen varieties. Row of gnarled old espaliered fruit trees; extensive Australian native plantings.
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601 Mt Macedon Rd, Mt Macedon |
10am-4.30pm |
$7.00 |
| July 2013 |
13-14 |
Gunyah |
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Gunyah
Inspiring urban food garden of designer Karen Sutherland. More than 150 edible and useful plants in an ornamental setting: herbs, vegetables, vines, citrus, fruit and nut trees, South American edible species and Australian bush foods. Aquaponics system, roof garden. In winter, harvesting of perennial root vegetables.
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22 Lochinvar St, Pascoe Vale South |
10am-4.30pm |
$7.00 |
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27-28 |
Fernhill |
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Fernhill
An English-style terraced garden of ornamental shrubs, trees, hedges and a choice collection of alpines and woodlanders. Drifts of hellebores, galanthus, crocus, eranthis and cyclamens beneath the tracery of deciduous trees. Mahonias, callicarpa, camellias and euphorbias combine with early-flowering perennials and bulbs.
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4 Anderson St, Kallista |
10am-4.30pm |
$7.00 |
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The Nook |
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The Nook
Romantic cottage-style garden beneath a framework of mature walnut trees. Camellias and azaleas shelter shade-loving hellebores, cyclamen, clivias and hoop petticoat daffodils. Meandering brick paths lead to a secret garden; rock garden filled with treasures. Borrowed landscape of imposing chestnut trees. Featured on Gardening Australia in 2010.
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5 Tavistock Rd, Monbulk |
10am-4.30pm |
$7.00 |
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Gentiana |
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Gentiana
A must for plant enthusiasts: the private garden of well-known plantsman Craig Wilson. Beautiful mature trees shelter mouth-watering collections of winter perennials, bog plants and unusual woodland plants. Winter-flowering Ribes speciosum, camellias, hamamelis (witch hazel), Rhododendron 'Sir Robert Peel', daphnes and bulbs.
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138 Olinda-Monbulk Rd, Olinda |
10am-4.30pm |
$9.00 |
| August 2013 |
3-4 |
Girraween |
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Girraween
Hundreds of grafted eremophilas, grevilleas and many rare and unusual Australian plants sweep down the hillside in close plantings. Banks of eucalypts provide shelter for kangaroos; exotics wrap the house. Eastern-style dwellings add a calming influence; sculptures and ornamentation provide extra interest.
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349 Diamond Creek Rd, Diamond Creek |
10am-4.30pm |
$7.00 |
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10-11 |
Henry garden |
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Henry garden
Starting at the nature strip, this Australian native garden uses effective mass plantings to showcase texture, colour and seasonal flowers. Diverse plant species, bog gardens, waterways, fernery, vegetable garden. Extensive use of rocks providing habitat for wildlife. Seating niches, interesting sculpture.
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3 Eugenia Crt, Boronia |
10am-4.30pm |
$7.00 |
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17-18 |
Red Gums |
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Red Gums
An impressive stand of remnant red gums was the inspiration for designer Sam Cox in this beautiful Australian plant garden. Extensive rock work, large naturalistic water features and grassed areas complement a wonderful variety of species including eucalypts, callistemons, acacias, banksias and grevilleas.
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30 Drakes Rd, Drysdale |
10am-4.30pm |
$7.00 |
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24-25 |
Attila Kapitany's garden |
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Attila Kapitany's garden
Extraordinary range of architectural agaves, aloes and yuccas amid colourful ground-covering succulents, all skilfully orchestrated by a succulents expert and author. Australian bottle trees, Ceiba insignis and vertical stone installations provide height and highlights in a series of interconnected terraced garden rooms
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1 The Lough Crt, Narre Warren North |
10am-4.30pm |
$7.00 |
