Events for 4 October, 2025
Louise and Ian’s Garden
Come and discover this thoughtfully designed garden nestled in the heights of O’Connor, shown for the first time in Open Gardens. Spread across three levels, Louise and Ian’s garden surrounds their beautifully renovated 1961 home, offering sweeping city views framed by distant mountains. Wander through sculpted hedges, vibrant flowering shrubs, and thoughtfully placed pops of colour [...]
Cockle Street Garden
Surrounding a house of classic mid-century modernist design, visitors will enjoy wandering on paths through a gently sloping, lawn-free front garden filled with Australian native plants and dominated by a massive old Willow Peppermint (Eucalyptus nicholii). Nearby, two large Allocasuarinas and a large Kashmir Cypress form a backdrop to a pond and shelter the house. The [...]
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Opening hours: | Gardens are open from 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday unless otherwise noted in the garden description. |
Member entry: | Garden entry is free for members. |
Visitor entry: | Garden entry is usually $10.00 for visitors 18 years and over, unless otherwise noted in the garden description. |
Memberships: | Join Open Gardens Canberra for only $30 and all gardens are free for the membership year (to end June). |