Bendigo Open Gardens - Heathcote Open Gardens

Explore our open gardens each weekend.

From late October to Mothers Day weekend in May, River Gardens Axedale is a blaze of color and perfume. Visitors thrill at the sight of roses, salvias, lavender, cosmos, bearded iris and more.

River Gardens Axedale opens our gardens to the public periodically from the last weekend in October to Mothers Day weekend in May each year. Gardens are closed in February due to heat. Closed Christmas Day.

Next Open Gardens:

• Each and Every Weekend - Closed February

Open 10:00am - Close 4:00pm

Gardens Admission: Adults $8 - Children Free
Devonshire Tea: $7.50

Club and Coach Special: Admission + Devonshire Tea with bottomless cup of tea or coffee: $13

Note: Minimum of 20 visitors required for Club and Coach special deal. Club and Coaches welcome 7 days from late October to May - Bookings are essential.

Bookings: 0418 621 648

Visit our garden plants page to see which plants are suited to the Axedale, Bendigo and Heathcote areas.

The Bendigo and Central Victoria region has some lovely private gardens which are opened to the public periodically throughout the year.

The Zonta Club of Bendigo regularly promotes open gardens as a fund-raiser.

The village of Redesdale has an open gardens weekend in March along with their Bush Market.

The thriving town of Castlemaine has a bi-annual Festival of Gardens which sees gardens opened to the public from Castlemaine to Maldon and surrounds.

Heathcote and Wedderburn have also had open garden days.

Private gardens which are regularly open in the area include Sally's Garden in Bendigo and Mica Grange near Sutton Grange.

The City of Greater Bendigo readily promotes their beautiful public gardens at Rosalind Park, the Botanic Gardens at White Hills and the Conservatory Gardens in Park Road.

The Conservatory was built in 1897 and is said to be the last building of its type in a public park in Victoria.