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Garden Lovers Trail

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 GARDENS AND NURSERIES TO VISIT

FROM  BRIDPORT TO WINNALEAH

1.  MANALANGA FARM &  The Flying Teapot Garden Cafe

A garden to compliment an early farming style homestead with colourful exotics and natives throughout. A feature is a large pond with arum and water lilies. Relax in the Garden Café. The farm has a 630m light aircraft runway and the owners are keen genealogists.  .

OWNERS:  Wendy & Roger McLennan

LOCATION:  1800 Bridport Road (B84) Bridport

PH:  6356 1918  Mobile:  0428 583 853

OPEN:  7 days, 10 am-4 pm.   

2. OAKDENE GARDENS & Museum

Nestled in a bushland setting this garden features dry rock walls with rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas flowering during Spring. Old implements dot the garden with a museum being a centrepiece of this restful, bird friendly place.

OWNERS:  Sheryl & Gregg Martin

LOCATION:  80  Oakdene Road Jetsonville (off B84)

PH:  6352 2697    FAX:  6352 4497

OPEN:  Phone Sheryl for a viewing..

 

4. WAIHEMO

Rockeries planted with conifers, azaleas and rhododendrons  give foliage texture and shape as well as spring colour to this 2 acre garden. Flowering cherries and magnolias underplanted with perennials, alpines, bulbs and annuals make a beautiful and long lasting display.

OWNERS:  Heather & Leon Ranson.

LOCATION: 36 Ringarooma Road Scottsdale (Tasman Highway (A3)   0.5km from Town Centre

PH:  6352 2098  FAX: 6352 4498

OPEN:  Phone Heather for a visit...

5. THE BEECHES

The cottage style garden contains a variety of old world flowers and shrubs providing blooms all the year around. The original garden was established around 1950 and many of the original trees still exist.

OWNERS: Peter & Lesley Partridge

LOCATION:  110 Minstone Road Scottsdale

PH/FAX:  6352 2776

OPEN:  Phone Lesley for a visit.

6. CRANLEIGH PARK

Majestic deciduous trees dominate this 5 acre park-like garden and ‘David Austin’ rose garden. Many conifers, azaleas and rhododendrons are well displayed. An ‘Australian Open Garden Scheme’ garden. Lunches and Teas available

OWNERS: Wendy & David Wardlaw

LOCATION:  Cnr. Ruby Flat Road and Lovers Lane Ringarooma

PH:  6353 2290  Mobile: 0417 367 828       (T)

OPEN:  Phone Wendy for a visit

7. HIGHVIEW GARDENS & NURSERY

Exciting and colourful borders using perennials, grasses and shrubs have been created in this plant collectors garden. The garden is designed to take advantage of the beautiful views.  Exclusive range perennials for sale.  (T)

OWNERS:  John & Rae Wardlaw

LOCATION:  58 West Maurice Road Ringarooma

PH: 6353 2148  FAX: 6353 2219

OPEN:  Wed to Sat 10am-5pm or Appt. Sept to May.

8. CANICE GARDEN

Unique water features, dry stone walls and a sunken

garden enhance the Mediterranean, pseudo Japanese and Australiana style gardens which are artistically interspersed with areas in the open and shade. (T)

OWNERS:  Eileen and Frank Edwards.

LOCATION:  Tasman Highway (A3) 23km east of Scottsdale and 4km west of Branxholm

PH: 6354 6152

OPEN:  Phone Eileen for a visit.

10. MARA PONDS

An opportunity to ramble among newly formed

perennial gardens artistically designed around two stream fed ponds. A walk through natural bush with ferns, native peppers and eucalypts is an extension of the garden. 

OWNERS:  Anne & John Beggs

LOCATION:  1366 Warrentinna Rd. Branxholm

PH:  6354 6133

OPEN:  Phone Anne for a visit.

NORTHEAST PARK—SCOTTSDALE

A relaxing place to picnic and stroll around.

This park has been a community project for generations and displays native plants as well as rhododendrons.  Several ponds form the basis of this park.

LOCATION: Tasman Highway (A3) 0.5 Km from town centre.

OPEN: All times, free entry.

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Map from 'Tasmanian Towns'- courtesy of DPIWE.

PLEASE NOTE

The gardeners opening their gardens by appointment are usually home. 
Just give them a ring to arrange a visit.

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