Northeast
Tasmania
Garden Lovers Trail
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GARDENS
AND NURSERIES TO VISIT
FROM
BRIDPORT TO WINNALEAH
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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.
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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..
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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...
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
12 is CLOSED
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The following map is
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Map from 'Tasmanian Towns'- courtesy of DPIWE.
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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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