Come to the Waite Arboretum and meet our knowledgeable guides at the Western lawns of Urrbrae House for a guided tour of the arboretum. Tours of the arboretum are provided by the Friends of the Waite Arboretum Guides on the first Sunday of each month at 11am (except in January). The tour takes 90 minutes. […]
This charming and unique home of talented sculptor and artist Irene Pearce has delighted and inspired thousands of visitors over many years. Once the storage tank for the water supply to the surrounding town, Irene bought the property in 1998 and, with great vision, added several smaller tanks, transforming them into a quirky and comfortable […]
The black picket fence in front of the Sanders’ home allows enticing glimpses of the profusion of vibrantly coloured flowers and foliage that fill this very pretty cottage garden! A lychgate smothered in the soft apricot blooms of the lovely old rose, Crepuscle, opens to brick paths that weave through garden beds planted with roses […]
This romantic English-style garden uses formal lines and multi-level terraced rooms to create distinct garden rooms, each bursting with colour thanks to many distinctive flowering shrubs. Twenty years ago, this was an empty, sloping corner block with just an abandoned tennis court; today, it has evolved into a thoughtfully designed, stunning oasis complete with trees, […]
A classic Italianate-style garden – pencil pines, hedges, topiary and Mediterranean plants. The gumtree-studded surroundings are unmistakably Australian, but Bellosguardo Estate has all the hallmarks of a classical Italianate garden—symmetry, tightly clipped hedges, topiary, pencil pines and more! From an almost blank canvas 23 years ago, there is now plenty to interest and immerse you […]
A large benched Iris Display Floral Art A large selection of Plants and Rhizome For Sale People's Choice Award Guest Speakers Light Lunches, tea and coffee available $5 entry per person children under 12 free Goodwood Community Centre 32-34 Rose St, Goodwood
A colourful cottage garden surrounds a picture-book-pretty straw bale house designed for sustainable living. There are ornamental and productive plants, including 13 fruit trees, a frog pond, a small lawn and an entertaining area, all packed into the 700 square metre block. A white picket fence separates the densely planted verge from the small front […]
From a vacant block ten years ago, Bostonvista has matured into a beautiful, interesting garden with fabulous views over undulating farmland to Boston Bay and Boston Island. With stone unearthed in the house's excavation, the owners have built 163 metres of stone walls and an amazing entrance of mosaicked steps that lead down from the […]
A garden lovers’ piece of paradise – a superb spot to stop and smell the roses! Roses are known for their exquisite beauty, and to see The Heritage Garden in spring when thousands of rose bushes produce countless fragrant blooms is a very special and never-to-be-forgotten experience! The roses are undoubtedly the superstars, but the […]