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October 2019
Gingin Garden Gems – Crystal’s garden.
20th October 10am to 4pm. Entry $15 for 3 Gin Gin Garden Gems or $6 ea, children under 18 enter free. Crystal’s large 2 hectare garden is filled with interesting plants, and as a result is a haven for tiny little birds, with plentiful numbers of exquisite blue wrens. This is a very large garden that includes areas of native shrubs as well as a colourful cottage collection. It has a rose arbour, large vegetable patch and several large mature…
Find out more »Gingin Garden Gems – Irene Dewar’s garden
20th October 10am to 4pm. Entry $15 for 3 Gin Gin Garden Gems or $6 ea, children under 18 enter free. This sweet little English style cottage and its 1.5 acre garden will be a delight to all lovers of roses and the style of garden, reminiscent of Heritage European gardens. Dripping with a variety of David Austin and Delbard roses, bulbs and annuals. A large parkland area at the bottom of the garden has a wonderful collection of gnarly…
Find out more »Gingin Garden Gems – Old Brook Farm
20th October 10am to 4pm. Entry $15 for 3 Gin Gin Garden Gems or $6 ea, children under 18 enter free. Irene Neville’s garden is an absolute mass of colour, with Hydrangeas and Roses so often at their best in the Spring season, before the harsh summer sun burns them. There are a large variety of plants to see, so a visit will suit all tastes. The garden is part of a working Cattle Farm and quirky features of old…
Find out more »Pepper Cottage
26th and 27th October 10am to 4pm. Entry $6. This large garden has two huge Pepper Trees, which it is named for, planted when the original owners got married. The winding paths, and archway covered with Jasmine take you past a gorgeous Camellia walkway. Garden beds are filled with cottage style plants, Roses and Salvias, with a wonderful collection of flowering bulbs. With showy Brugmansia and Gingers in the tropical area, it is a feast of colour for the garden…
Find out more »The Granvilles Tropical Garden
26th & 27th October. 10am - 4pm. The Granville garden is a tropical delight, with meandering pathways wandering through the different levels past a spacious Balinese hut, with statues and bird baths adding to the green tropical feel. There is so much to see and delight in, including ponds, and a stream. There are more than 100 mature palm trees and glorious mature tree fern canopies can be appreciated from the 4 metre high deck which overlooks the jungle. Ferns…
Find out more »November 2019
Sunnyside
A fabulous place for the whole family to visit. Sunnyside is a 2 hectare lifestyle property in the Perth hills. Wild birds thrive alongside horses, ponies and poultry. You can help feed the animals and learn a little about their care at the same time. Enjoy garden features such as the large pond fringed with lilies and reeds, enhanced by a waterfall, jetty and arched bridge, as well as the colourful rose arbour under-planted with flowering annuals. Admire the shrubs…
Find out more »Green Haven
Green Haven is aptly named. This is a collector’s garden not to be missed, opening to raise funds for the WA Cancer Council. The expansive verge garden gives a teaser as to the treasures within, with its eclectic blend of natives and exotics. A true gardeners’ garden with a vast array of unusual plants creatively arranged to make the most of all available space. No boring narrow side passages here! Shade has been created to enable rare species of bromeliads,…
Find out more »Croft Garden
An historic 1800’s mudbrick cottage, draped in beautiful clusters of climbing roses and surrounded by cottage gardens of easy care plants creatively combined. Special Features Exhibitions of art works by hills artists Malini Parker and Susheel Croft Refreshments for sale for sale by Baha’i Community, supporting ‘Esther Foundation’ – Women’s Health and Recovery program. Plants and handicrafts for sale Ample verge parking Wheel chair and stroller accessible Toilet available Entry $6, children under 18 enter free
Find out more »Kalmar Estate
9th & 10th November. Note that entry is from the corner of Turvey Lane & Tee Ave, there is no entry from Stoneville Rd. The Kalmar Estate is a mature garden brimming with Roses, Cannas, Camellias and colourful border plants. A winding path makes the most of the many large shade trees – Weeping Willows, Crepe Myrtle, native Frangipani, Pencil Pines and a magnificent erythrina crista-galli (Cockspur Coral ) which is an uncommon tree. A lily pond and statuary placed…
Find out more »Kwela
Enchanting, shady and magnificent! Be inspired by this secluded bushland Banjup garden. It’s a native garden with a difference. With majestic 400 year old melaleucas, stands of blackboys and pristine natural vegetation, this five acre property has been identified as being of historical importance in the Cockburn area. Friendly frogs, cheeky bandicoots and curious goannas all come to the back verandah to feed. The serene large pond has been imaginatively extended with waterfalls and streams, to move, aerate and recycle…
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