The garden features over 1000 individual species, including more than 70 acacia species and more than 70 grevillea species, making for a spectacular spring display.

Rock walls allow for built up garden beds with improved soil and drainage. English box hedges divide areas including a parterre garden. Large mirrors on the boundary fences create illusions of depth.

The garden's 40 year history is present in the old fruit trees, remnant pine trees, an old camellia, roses, and the curved pathways, steps, and rock structures. New courtyards, garden beds, steps and paths follow the original template. 

The garden includes many mature fruit trees, vegetable beds, traditional ornamentals and special floral interests including irises and peonies. 

Disused tennis courts have been transformed into a viable community garden, with a shed, water supply, and garden beds.

A garden inspired by countries the owner’s family call home: Morocco, France and Australia. Located in a heritage precinct in Barton.

Sloping garden with extensive plantings. Includes many peonies, camellias, tree ferns, and features a beautiful climbing rose (Pierre de Ronsard) at the front, and a pond and extensive vegetable garden in the rear.

This is large garden on a steep north facing slope, with a treasury of over 500 species of flowering and non-flowering native trees, shrubs and groundcovers.

A pretty established cottage garden on an awkward sloping block. In spring, the dogwoods are a picture; in the autumn deciduous trees and vines add colour.

The opening of this garden has unfortunately been cancelled.    

Set on a large sloping block with spectacular views this garden has been developed over more than 20 years.

Garden statues, art, sitting areas, fire pit, stepping stones, and a hand painted feature wall

This garden contains a colourful intermingling of a wide variety of native and exotic plants in the front garden. The informal planting features mature trees, evergreen and deciduous shrubs and hardy perennials.

This garden combines a sustainable productive vegetable garden (with automated wicking beds and a very special chicken run) and a hedged cottage garden.

This large naturalistic garden contains plants selected for hardiness in this exposed site and suitability for their 1880s cottage, which was moved to this site in 1925. The owners have re-developed the garden using a large range of both native and exotic plants including spring bulbs, unusual roses and Mediterranean shrubs and ground-covers. The garden includes [...]

The front garden of mostly natives under a Manchurian pear opens on to a shaded lawn under a massive pin oak. Surrounded by maples, forest pansy, camelias, crab apples, peonies, and roses there are many spots to sit and enjoy this delightful, large well-maintained garden. A prolific vegetable garden, with berries and espaliered fruit trees makes [...]

Adults and children alike will be enchanted by this delightful garden. The owner, a successful potter and mosaicker, as well as a skilled gardener, has created a garden with surprises and beauty at every turn. This no-lawn and waterwise garden, which has evolved over more than twenty years, combines both natives and exotics to pleasing effect. [...]

Work commenced on this almost 1000 square metre property in April 1975 and has continued unabated since. The front garden consists of four terraces with the bottom terrace featuring a gabion wall and the top terrace being strongly influenced by the owners' travels in Asia. Of particular note are the Torii gate, spill bowl and 15 [...]

A gardener’s garden completely redeveloped over the past eleven years on a 930 sq m Canberra block and designed to provide colour and interest all year round. Includes many sculptures plus stone walls and bird baths. Pine bark mulch, drippers and no lawn make it a low maintenance garden. Hidden behind lattice at the rear are [...]

Two delightful gardens just 200 metres apart in Gowrie and Fadden. BOOKING: Eventbrite bookings are required for all members and visitors except children. Special ticket prices apply to these two gardens - $15.00 for both gardens. Members of Open Gardens Canberra will receive information on obtaining their free tickets. Christine's Garden This very large and ever-popular [...]

The Mitchell Community Garden is one of 12 community gardens operated by the Canberra Organic Growers Society (COGS) and has been operating since 1994. Gardeners are allocated individual plots, which they put to productive use, growing organic food for themselves and their families using sustainable organic gardening practices. A mix of different cultures among the plot-holders [...]

This demonstration garden run by the Horticulture Society of Canberra has vegetable and flower gardens and a small native garden. There are many experimental plantings. At the time of opening an extensive collection of dahlias and salvias will be in bloom. Bruce Demonstration Garden Notes 2021 are available.     BOOKING Eventbrite bookings are required for [...]

A very large woodland garden containing both deciduous and evergreen trees, merges into lawn and large shrub beds towards the back of the 3000 m2 block. The back sections also include a stand of oak trees, a small orchard and vegetable garden beds, all set in a flat terrain that encourages one to wander. Bob's Garden [...]

This is a large, naturalistic, cottage styled garden, dense with diverse species, surrounding a 1925 timber cottage. The garden is located on a deep block, will feature many shrubs in flower. The inspiration for the 32 year old garden is Edna Walling and Cheryl Maddock. The plants of interest, many of which should be in flower, [...]

Emily’s informal and relaxing open woodland garden surrounds the 1880 cottage. The visitor is invited to stroll in the dappled shade of many fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs. A sunny zone in the back garden, you will find vegetable and berry garden beds and a large flower meadow garden. This garden contrasts and complements the [...]

This very new native garden surrounding the modern house features a wide range of native shrubs and trees suited to this region’s climate. It is a garden of textures and subtle colour throughout the year. Vegetable beds are located in the sunniest aspect. The well-designed layout is also disabled friendly. Marklow Garden Notes are available. Members [...]

This average suburban sized garden features a welcoming front lawn with large trees, which merges into a freestyle cottage style garden featuring well established rambling and climbing roses, set among shrubs and a range of mature trees. The intimate and sheltered back garden contains a range of cottage garden shrubs set amidst large shrubs and trees, [...]

This mature stroll garden has been inspired by garden tours to the United Kingdom. The owner has established this mature garden over the last 30+ years, using ideas gained from garden tours to the United Kingdom and Europe to great effect. Visitors to the garden are invited to stroll across the gently sloping lawn, dotted with [...]

>This 11 year old cottage style garden, surrounding a 1920s ‘arts and craft’ dwelling, contains many fruit trees, vegetables and herbs, mingled with flowering plants, tree shaded nooks and works of art. Garden and household sustainability features include: a poultry run and two bee hives blended into the rear garden; a rotational composting system and natural [...]

Heritage cottage garden surrounding 1880s house with walled secret garden incorporating the owner’s sculptures and potager. The current owner has made every endeavour to replicate the sorts of plantings which were common to homes built in the era of Thornleigh’s construction, not only in respect of a residential garden of the period, but also a source [...]