Narmbool Open Garden Day 2014

Narmbool Open Garden Day 2014

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Posted 2014-10-23 by Vanessafollow

Sun 09 Nov 2014

On Sunday 9th of November, Narmbool is hosting a special Open Garden Day event and all are welcome to attend and participate in the festivities.Narmbool is a beautiful pastoral property of 2,000 hectares located south of Ballarat. On the Open Garden Day you can discover the historic homestead and English-style gardens, which were established in the mid 1800s.
There will be many activities and events for all to enjoy, including the Bluestone Cottage and Garden Tour; the Echidna Dam Eco Tour; and a tour of the stables. Narmbool is also home to 12,000 sheep in a sustainably managed pastoral setting which also has koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas and platypuses.A recent addition to the garden is a large pond, complete with a footbridge, water lilies and frogs. Roses, other ornamentals and native plants and grasses have also been planted.
Visitors to the Open Garden Day can also participate in a children's treasure hunt trail, purchase Sovereign's Hill's famous confectionary, or a book on Narmbool titled 'Holdfast the Heritage'.As part of the Open Garden Day festivities a two-course lunch will be served in the picturesque Garden Room. Bookings are essential: call 5329 2393 or email [email protected] to secure your seat.Alternatively a sausage sizzle will take place outside the Garden Room.
On the Open Garden Day, the Narmbool Gardens will be open to the public from 10pm to 4pm. Entry fees are as follows: Adult - $6.00Children (5-15 years) - $4.00Family pass (2 adults and up to 4 children) - $20.00Single Family (1 adult and up to 3 children) - $10.00Children under 5 free of chargeProceeds for this event will support the Narmbool homestead and garden. Narmbool was gifted to Sovereign Hill in 2000 by its owners Robin and Andrew Ferry so that it could be developed as an educational centre with a focus on the environment and biodiversity.For more information on the Narmbool Open Garden Day, please visit the Sovereign Hill website .


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