Gardens & Nurseries
The rich soils of the Yarra Valley & Dandenong Ranges, provide the perfect conditions for some of Melbourne’s best ornamental gardens, plant and flower nurseries and landscape designers, some who have even won gold presenting Australian Show Gardens on the international stage.
Nature takes centre stage throughout the region. Take the time to be in the outdoors and feel the difference. Fresh air, stunning views, amazing wildlife and spectacular gardens all make for an entirely wonderful adventure.
Coombe Yarra Valley
Coombe Yarra Valley, once the home of legendary soprano Dame Nellie Melba, is still owned and operated by her direct descendants, the Vestey family.…
Rayner's Orchard
Rayner's Orchard currently grow over 450 varieties of fruit and is around an hours drive from the city centre, located in Melbourne's food bowl, the…
Alowyn Gardens and Nursery
Alowyn Garden is designed along strong symmetrical lines that become blurred by the softness of the spaces and the grace of the trees, within an area…
William Ricketts Sanctuary
Situated in a ferny glade in the Dandenong Ranges, William Ricketts Sanctuary is a place of beauty and tranquillity, due both to the natural setting …
George Tindale Memorial Gardens
The George Tindale Memorial Garden contains a number of plants rarely found in cultivation, which are thriving in the acidic soils, cool temperate cl…
CherryHill Orchards
CherryHill Orchards is Victoria’s largest and most well-rated cherry-picking orchard. For many Australians, a favourite thing to do every summer is t…
Blue Lotus Water Garden
The Blue Lotus Water Garden is one of Australia's premier seasonal gardens. Open from 26 December - 18 April each year. Visitors will get to experien…
Alfred Nicholas Gardens
Situated on the gorgeous Sherbrooke Road in the Dandenong Ranges, the Burnham Beeches Estate is home to the stunning and highly regarded Alfred Nicho…
Mount Dandenong Arboretum
This site is currently closed due to storm damage (June 2021). Please check the Parks Victoria website for the latest updates.The Mount Dandenong Arb…
Cloudehill Gardens
Cloudehill is a garden at the top of the Dandenongs in Olinda, and is internationally famous for garden rooms overflowing with flowers and magnificen…
Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden
The Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden (formerly the National Rhododendron Garden) is host to brilliantly coloured blooms of rhododendrons, azaleas, cam…
RJ Hamer Arboretum
This site is currently closed due to storm damage (June 2021). Please check the Parks Victoria website for the latest updates.Arboretum is a Latin wo…
Warratina Lavender Farm
Enjoy the tranquil surroundings of this family run 5-acre lavender farm, an hour’s drive from Melbourne at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, in …
Pirianda Gardens
Designed to take advantage of the steep slopes, the terraced gardens of Pirianda are distinctive for their combination of botanically important trees…
Cool Climate Gardens Trail
Gardens in the Dandenong Ranges are sensational!
Top 10 Instagrammable Gardens in Spring
Feed your feed in the spring gardens of the Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges.