April 2021
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 [...]
Find out moreMay 2021
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 [...]
Find out moreAdults 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. [...]
Find out moreNovember 2021
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 [...]
Find out moreThis 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 [...]
Find out moreMarch 2022
This garden combines a sustainable productive vegetable garden (with automated wicking beds and a very special chicken run) and a hedged cottage garden.
Find out moreThis 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.
Find out moreApril 2022
Garden statues, art, sitting areas, fire pit, stepping stones, and a hand painted feature wall
Find out moreSet on a large sloping block with spectacular views this garden has been developed over more than 20 years.
Find out moreThe opening of this garden has unfortunately been cancelled.
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Opening hours:
All gardens are open from 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday.
Member entry:
Garden entry is free for members, and members don't need to book.
Visitor booking and entry:
Garden entry is $10.00 for visitors 18 years and over.
Special pricing may apply to some openings.
Visitors can use the Eventbrite link in the garden description above to book and pay for their tickets.
Memberships:
Join Open Gardens Canberra for only $30 and all gardens are free for the membership year (to end June).