Australian Garden Calendar

Open Gardens SA - St Githas
2025-11-08 10:00 - 2025-11-09 16:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | St Githas – open garden, Rosewarne Crescent, Bridgewater, South Australia, 5155, Australia
Magnificent old trees, superbly manicured flower-filled gardens, sweeping lawns, and a tennis court-sized, covered enclosure for fruit and vegetables surround St Githas, an elegant Federation-style home built in 1909. The two-acre garden was restored in 2020, and the new award-winning design by Sphere Landscape Design blends formality and contemporary English country style, generating visual impact whilst harmonising with the classic architecture of the home.
The planting is in parts formal and elsewhere an exuberant mix of perennials, bulbs and flowering plants. Roses are everywhere, filling the garden beds and entwined with clematis and wisteria over the arbours and climbing obelisks. Giant old oak and pine trees frame the property and create protected areas where shade-loving plants thrive.
Garden Size: 2 acres
Charity: Country Fire Service and SA Country Women’s Association
Extra Activities: Morning and afternoon tea by the Stirling CWA. Plant Stall. Display of James Hamilton sculptures.
Entry: $10 per adult, some concessions available. Under 18 free entry. Please bring cash as EFTPOS is not always be available.

Open Gardens SA - St Mary's Vineyard
2025-11-15 10:00 - 2025-11-16 16:30 | St Mary’s Vineyard – open garden, 563 V&A Lane, Penola, South Australia, 5277, Australia
This delightful country garden features the annual Limestone Coast Plant and Trade Fair.
A tree-lined driveway and drystone walls will lead you into the delightful country garden at St Mary’s Vineyard. Established in 1937, the Mulligan family have created an impressive property with the garden taking centre stage. Over the years, plants and bulbs suitable for the soil and climate have been planted, and now roses, bulbs, iris, hardy perennials, trees, and shrubs surround the classic homestead and outbuildings, adding colour and texture throughout the year. In spring, the many roses are at their best – the flowers of the many modern and heritage varieties, David Austins, and climbing roses create a superb show of colour and fragrance.
Garden Size: 4 acres.
Charity: SACWA Penola Terra Rossa Branch.
Extra Activities: Limestone Coast Plant and Trade Fair. Market stalls including plants. Dry stone walling demonstrations. Morning teas and light lunches.
563 V&A Lane, Penola
Entry: $10 adults, under 18 FREE entry, some concessions are available. We encourage you to bring cash as EFTPOS facilities are not always available.

Open Gardens SA - Orcombe Farm
2025-11-15 10:00 - 2025-11-16 16:30 | Orcombe Farm – open garden, 49 Berryfield Road, Lyndoch, South Australia, 5351, Australia
Orcombe Farm is a one-acre country garden with superb views of the surrounding vineyards and Barossa Ranges. A bare site just eight years ago, the garden was designed and created from scratch by Aleisha Lynch, a third-generation Barossa horticulturist and previously the head gardener at the Paul Bangay-designed garden at Barossa Valley Estate.
Within the garden, there are beautifully colour coordinated perennial borders, areas for growing Australian natives, succulents and cut flowers, a vegetable garden and a productive patch with wicking beds and fruit trees. Since the last opening, Aleisha has established new garden beds and planted a carefully selected collection of Australian native plants.
The Garden at Barossa Garden HomeStay in Williamstown is open this weekend, too.
Garden Size: 1 acre.
Extra Activities: Coffee van. Plant stall. Walk and talk at 11am and 2pm.
49 Berryfield Rd, Lyndock
Entry: $10 adults, under 18 FREE entry, some concessions are available. We encourage you to bring cash as EFTPOS facilities are not always available.

Open Gardens SA - The Garden at Barossa HomeStay
2025-11-15 10:00 - 2025-11-16 16:30 | The Garden at Barossa Garden HomeStay – open garden, Miamba Road, Williamstown, South Australia, 5351, Australia
In a slightly elevated position on a quiet country road, this garden looks out over a picturesque agricultural patchwork of vineyards, grazing land and gum trees to the distant Mt Lofty Ranges. A long garden bed in front of the house is dotted with many varieties of roses – from the big, blowsy flowers of the modern types to the soft, pretty old-fashioned look of David Austins, the roses are a vibrant and fragrant feature. Showy salvias, lavenders, gaura, daisies, agastache, grevilleas, and many other exuberant perennials intermingle and add to the bright, colourful display, designed to evolve through the seasons.
The garden to the side has a Mediterranean feel, with gravel paths and hedges of rosemary and teucrium edging beds filled with a mix of silver-leaved plants, succulents, and a variety of bird-attracting natives.
Orcombe Farm in Lyndoch is open this weekend, too.
Garden Size: 1.5 acres.
Extra Activities: Morning and afternoon teas. Plant sales. Ceramic birds on sale by Really Useful Pots.
46 Miamba Rd, Williamstown
Entry: $10 adults, under 18 FREE entry, some concessions are available. We encourage you to bring cash as EFTPOS facilities are not always available.

Open Gardens SA - Kinclaven
2025-11-22 10:00 - 2025-11-23 16:30 | Kinclaven – open garden, Waverley Ridge Road, Crafers West, South Australia, 5152, Australia
Kinclaven is an historic two-acre garden surrounding a gracious old home that dates from the 1880s. The sloping site has been terraced, and the garden is a blend of different styles, varying from Italianate to English and Mediterranean to sub-tropical. The entrance court is spectacular – a fountain in an elegant, oval-shaped pond planted with water lilies and aquatic plants, and edged with clipped greenery, dramatically shoots a single spire of water high into the air. Small statues of cherubs positioned around the pond and other statuary add to the classical ambience. Magnificent mature trees, some as old as the house, create shelter and microclimates ideal for the eclectic collection of plants that have originated from all over the world. Camellias, rhododendrons, azaleas, and cold-climate plants blend harmoniously with lush subtropical species, contrasting with the strappy or sculptural shapes of Mediterranean plants and succulents.
Garden Size: 2 acres.
Extra Activities: Morning and afternoon teas.
56 Waverly Ridge Rd, Crafers West

Entry: $10 adults, under 18 FREE entry, some concessions are available. We encourage you to bring cash as EFTPOS facilities are not always available.

Open Gardens SA - PunkiPot
2025-11-29 10:00 - 2025-11-30 16:30 | PunkiPot – open garden, Strathalbyn, South Australia, 5255, Australia
PunkiPot, 8 East Street, Strathalbyn is a captivating, creative, clever and climate-compatible garden that is much loved and enjoyed by the owners.
With the imaginative eye of an artist and the green thumb of a keen gardener, Lou Ramsay and resourceful partner Ian have created a garden they call PunkiPot. Like its intriguing name, it is charming and unique!
The layout of the large block has been carefully considered to maximise its functionality, and every bit is crammed with interest and variety. Close to the house are sheltered spots for outdoor living, and in the surrounding garden, hedges create secluded little areas, each with its own purpose and individual style. In the exuberantly planted garden beds, colourful flowering plants mingle with the foliage and textures of water-efficient Mediterranean and Australian natives, as well as productive plants and fruit trees..
Garden Size: 2240m2.
Extra Activities: Morning and afternoon tea. Really Useful Pots selling ceramic birds.
Entry fees – Pay at the gate. The standard entry fee is $10 for adults. $8 for concessions for OGSA members and visitors with a pensioner concession card, health care card, and TAFE horticultural tertiary student concession card, but not a senior card. Admission is free for under 18s.

Open Gardens SA - Belltunga
2025-12-06 10:00 - 2025-12-07 16:30 | Belltunga open garden, Grant Avenue, Toorak Gardens, South Australia, 5065, Australia
Belltunga, 132 Grant Avenue, TOORAK GARDENS is a lovely 100-year-old home recently extensively renovated with a professionally designed garden.
A landmark three-metre-high cypress hedge, mature trees, and over half an acre of grounds surround Belltunga, a grand bungalow built in 1925 and celebrating its centenary this year. The home has recently been extensively renovated and the garden revamped with a modern and timeless design, yet in keeping with the traditional architecture of the residence.
The new layout retained many existing shrubs and trees, including a pair of very tall palms and an outstanding frangipani. Over the years, the extensive lawns have hosted many gatherings and garden parties, but now there is also a swimming pool and a sunken entertainment area with an impressive outdoor kitchen.
Size: 2600 sqm.
Charity: Clown Doctors, Women and Children’s hospital.
Extra Activities: Morning and afternoon teas. Sausage sizzle. The garden designer and maintenance crew will answer questions.
Entry fees – Pay at the gate. The standard entry fee is $10 for adults. $8 for concessions for OGSA members and visitors with a pensioner concession card, health care card, and TAFE horticultural tertiary student concession card, but not a senior card. Admission is free for under 18s.

Open Gardens SA - The Wright Garden
2026-01-17 10:00 - 2026-01-18 16:30 | The Wright Garden – open garden, Bradshaw Avenue, Crafers, South Australia, 5152, Australia
A spectacular Adelaide Hills sloping garden with a network of winding paths through garden terraces. Captivated by the picturesque views of the densely wooded hillside across the valley and keen to create a lovely garden, the Wrights acquired the generous 1.5-acre sloping block 23 years ago.
Their new home was sited towards the top of the hill to take advantage of the superb views and to overlook the delightful garden that now spills downwards from the house. Retaining walls were added to create several level terraces linked by sets of steps and a network of paths that crisscross the slope, weaving between garden beds crammed with myriad plants.
Entry is via Bradshaw Avenue, and from this lower level, paths meander through the garden and up the slope to the top terrace, with views of the garden and surroundings.
NOTE: This garden has many steep slopes, steps, and uneven paths, so take care. Not suitable for prams or wheelchairs.
Size: 6000 sqm
Charity: SA Country Women’s Association
Extra Activities: Morning and afternoon tea by the CWA
Entry: $10 adults, under 18 free and some concessions are available.

Open Gardens SA - Turlatina Wirra
2026-01-24 10:00 - 2026-01-26 16:30 | Turlatina Wirra – open garden, 80 Myrtle Road, SEACLIFF, South Australia, 5049, Australia
With a shared love of gardening and plenty of enthusiasm, Kinda and Stuart have created an eclectic, eco-friendly garden crammed with a rich assortment of plants.
The front yard has a tropical ambience, with a variety of palm trees, lush philodendrons, citrus trees, and flourishing banana plants. A bamboo wall divides the front courtyard, and a serene Buddha statue provides a peaceful backdrop for a meditation retreat.
Kinda’s extensive collection of indoor pot plants has spilled out of the house into an outdoor area where she propagates many different foliage plants, orchids, ferns, and succulents. As well as in pots, they grow in the ground and in hanging baskets, creating lush green layers peppered with splashes of colourful foliage and flowers.
The ponds and the rocky watercourse that trickles through the back garden are Stuart’s vision, and, as well as being an attractive highlight, they also provide habitat for fish, frogs and insects.
The garden is open for 3 days from Saturday 24th to the Monday public holiday on 26 January 2026.
Size: 1200 sqm
Extra Activities: Morning and afternoon teas. Australian and Syrian food. Plant sales. Fred Hollows display, glass and textiles display and paintings.
NOTE: There are lots of steps in this garden, so please take extra care. Not suitable for wheelchairs.
Entry: $10 adults, under 18 free and some concessions are available.

SA Begonia Society
2026-02-05 19:00 - 22:00 | Klemzig Community Hall, 232 North East Road Klemzig. Enter via Wellington St., Adelaide, South Australia, 5087, Australia
Klemzig Community Hall
5th February 7.00pm
How many ways can we propagate from just one plant?
Learn how to cut leaf wedges and grow new plants

Rose Society of South Australia
2026-02-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Goodman Building – Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
Member’s Meeting
7pm Tuesday, 10th February
Guest speaker Gwen Moxham who will present A Bed of Roses, the life of a garden, a journey that has taken many years.
All members are invited to enter or share their roses in the meeting competition, with classes A,B,C, Open and Heritage alongside the Kid’s Corner and From my garden.
Followed by supper.

Open Gardens SA - Harvest Garden Festival
2026-02-14 10:00 - 2026-02-15 16:30 | Harvest Garden Festival, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
The Harvest Garden Festival is a weekend to explore productive gardens and discover the secrets to growing healthy food in your own backyard. This festival is dedicated entirely to edible gardening — celebrating the growing trend of producing your own fresh, nutritious food at home.
Held over one weekend, the festival invites visitors to explore a curated selection of 14 productive gardens across Adelaide, the Hills and Strathalbyn.
From suburban veggie patches to larger fruit orchards, each garden showcases how everyday people are growing: Flavour-filled vegetables; Fresh-tasting fruits; Herbs, berries, and more. Visitors can talk directly with garden owners to learn what they grow and how they grow it.
All proceeds from the Harvest Garden Festival go directly to Food On The Table to provide free, nutritious meals to South Australians in need.
Beat the queues. Buy your pass in advance, or tickets an be purchased on the Festival weekend at any of the participating gardens:
$25 for four gardens
$50 for an all-garden pass
Under 18s are free.
