With ample evidence behind them to show that South Australians love their gardens, the team behind Open Gardens South Australia are back again in 2017, with more splendid gardens, more tips and more fun for everyone.
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Throughout South Australia, many inspirational garden owners have spent hours over winter prepping their garden for the biggest and best Open Gardens season yet with some 31 gardens scheduled for opening. The complete schedule of openings for this Spring is as follows:
Etre Winter, Willunga : 27 August
10 Delaney Avenue
A garden for all seasons, meticulously designed and inspired with a Japanese and Balinese aesthetic
146 Avondale Road
Spring bulbs create a stunning sea of blue, cream and gold at the entrance to this romantic country garden
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10 Brightview Avenue
A hillside garden combining clever terracing, natives, colorful Mediterranean plants and quirky objects
141 Karoonda Highway
The former Riverline drive-in is now a large, lush garden planted in an impressive setting of retaining and gabion walls
146 Avondale Road
1,000's of spring bulbs create a stunning sea of blue, cream and gold at the entrance to this romantic country garden
38 Cross Road
A garden restrained by hedges and a topiary that provides interest and structure to complement the architecture of the Spanish style house
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1016 One Tree Hill Road
Al Ru is one of the largest and most admired gardens in South Australia, having opened every year since 1992
1 Jean Street
A colourful cottage garden surrounding a pretty straw bale house designed for sustainable living
24 Hill Street
An intimate garden is wrapped closely around a number of concrete water tanks with colourful mosaics and creative artwork
404 Montacute Road
Acres of meandering garden features a series of walks bordered with perennials, bulbs and tough Mediterranean plants
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671 Airport Road
A beautiful, secluded and inspiring garden comprises of four main and distinct areas
48 Martindale Avenue
150 roses give a stunning display with additional colour provided by the extensive planting of perennials and annuals
8 Gerald Roberts Road
An inspirational garden on a hillside with superb views stretching over a picturesque valley of vineyards
41 Wilpena Street
A romantic English style garden uses formal lines and multi-level terraced rooms to transform a sloping property
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31 Easton Road
A tough and sustainable coastal garden just metres from a perennially gusty foreshore
213 School Road
A large country garden with many roses beautifully combined with annuals, perennials and bulbs
53 Albert Street
A relaxed country style garden with meandering pathways, plenty of garden seating and many traditional and unusual plants
46 Gladys Street
This suburban garden starts on the verge where dietes, agapanthus and iris are planted under the jacaranda street trees
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142 Mt Barker Road
A historic garden is one of the last remaining examples of the Victorian style estates built as summer residences in the Hills
102 Strathalbyn Road
In front of the house is a formal garden of clipped, box-bordered beds filled with roses, hebes, sea lavender, iris and lavender
31 William Road
This garden is owned by enthusiastic collectors, who over many years have accumulated many collectables and displays
231 Mail Road
A large hillside garden terraced with retaining walls built by the owner with rocks dug out of the stony garden beds
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22 Agnes Street
The garden surrounds Bain House, a house once owned and loved be a local wealthy public spirited philanthropist
353 Playford Highway
More than 400 hundred roses in full bloom are the star attraction in this lovely, 1 acre country garden
166 Brownlow Road
The expansive garden wraps around the house and combines a diverse range of hardy native and exotic plants
10 Delaney Avenue
Swards of gold, blue and bronze grasses amongst blossoming canopies of fruit and nut trees
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227 Salt Creek Road
A formal European garden carved out of farmland with 150 y.o. olive trees lining this property
32 Heysen Road
A rambling country garden features waterwise and bird attracting plants and bird feeders
33 Torrens Street
Rare and unusual cacti and succulents rub shoulders with cottage garden plants and natives
2 Waverley Ridge Road
Featuring swaths of green lawn surrounded by conifers, maples and eucalypts
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12 Ising Road
This terraced garden descends to a creek with bushland stretching up the hill on the other side
Most gardens are open from 10am to 430pm with an entrance fee of $8 per person or $6 for OGSA members and concession card holders. Entrance fees are shared between the garden owner who generally dedicates them to a local or personal charity, and to OGSA. And in keeping with the spirit of having a great day out, a number of gardens will provide morning/afternoon teas, music, plant sales and advice.
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OGSA is a not-for-profit organisation that facilitates the opening of gardens and associated horticultural events for gardeners and lovers of nature to enjoy. For further details on OGSA or the calendar of events refer to their
website or to their
facebook page.
