1.Candlebark
Vicki Bowden and Steve Townsend
179 Langs Road, Limestone
The garden began to emerge from the bare, 12 hectare paddock in 1986, when the driveway trees, mainly Candlebark, were planted. With the completion of the house in 1992 extensive plantings occurred and these are still evident today with the Robinia’s (one of the few non-native plantings) resplendant in spring. Since 2007, following the drought, only natives have been planted: a wide range of these evident around the main dam and ponds. In 2021 the front paddock of 1.4 hectares was planted out with over 200 long lived natives, with Brachychitons -Kurrajongs and Bottle trees, and Bunya pines evident. This year the vegetable garden has been relocated to a ‘Tuscan raised bed circle’ and a potting shed and greenhouse currently in construction will be ready for the open garden. The vegetable patch is now an undulating raised area with rocks and mulch featuring grass trees and a range of native grasses. An extensive collection of the late Peter Hook’s artwork will be on show.
We will also be offering savouries, cakes tea, coffee (proper coffee) as usual too.
2 Kingsmere Park
Darryl King
389 Murrindindi Road, Murrindindi
A labour of love for 4 years, we have been gifted with mature roses, no longer loved at one garden, but cherished at ours. Our collection features 350 roses, hundreds of trees planted over the years including mature Oaks and Redgums and pockets of natives were planted to encourage the birds All this creates a lovely park like setting enhanced by many sculptures and views of distant hills broken only by arches covered in climbing roses and a beautiful Wisteria Walk. There’s also a country vegetable garden and a croquet field which you are welcome to use.Toilets Rotary BBQ
 |  |  |  |
3 Elm Park
Shane Creek and Sue-Ann Harrison
458 Murrindindi Road Murrindindi
‘Elm Park’ - aptly named after the 11 Elm trees that grace the property, providing a beautiful backdrop and summer shade. Outside of the fenced house garden, keeping with an old-world charm, there are large established trees including a Weeping Apricot, Peach, Cherry and Mulberry and a beautiful row of ‘Remember Me’ standard roses. Within the house garden there is a large Magnolia providing mass flowering in Spring, along with a large Japonica Camellia, when in flower, pale pink and red flowers appear caused by the pollination of bees over the years.The house garden is planted out with old world Roses, Azaleas, Hydrangeas, and the vivid colours of Mollis Azaleas when on display in late October, along with the fragrant scents throughout the year of Camellias, Daphnes and Gardenias.
The south side is hedged with Lily Pilly, Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ and Choisya, and at the rear of the house there is further hedging of Choisya and Camellia sasanqua, along with a beautiful old Wisteria, creating a wonderful display when in bloom.
Time permitting, enjoy a stroll down the embankment of the rear garden to the bridge on the Murrindindi River (approximately 150 metres).
 |  |  |
4 The Grange
Peter and Liz Ingham
540 Murrindindi Road Murrindindi
The Grange comprises 600 acres of farmland and wooded areas, with frontage to the Murrindindi River. an An English style brick cottage and the house garden were created in the 1950s. A Cyprus hedge at the front entrance, continues up the drive along with flowering crab apples. In the house garden look for Spruce, Liquid Amber, Japanese Maple, Viburnum, Flowering Prunus and Camelias. Several garden beds feature original roses, along with mass plantings of Azaleas and a hedge of Camelia Sasanquas frames the garden There’s three acres of parkland featuring English and Pin Oaks, Plane Trees, Acer Rubrum, Chestnuts, natives, silky oaks and a range of sculptured shrubs.Enjoy a 15minute walk to the river and a delightful family picnic spot surrounded by English Oaks and magnificent 200 year old white gums.
Refreshments will be available there, along with a lift back to the house.
5 Mareeba
Liz and Gary Crosthwaite
1 Creeds Road, Murrindindi
Pre World War2, Miss Young, a successful sheep farmer and qualified Botanist, collected seed from her travels to feature at Mareeba. Appreciate the fruits of her endeavour in the park-like expansive garden graced by the fine oak entrance. See displays of magnificent exotic and Australian trees include a towering Sequoia, Taxodiums Maples, Malus,Elms, Birches, and Cedars. Roses feature throughout the garden beds close to the house. A ‘dry’ garden frames the West boundary and a woodland lies to the North. Stacked walls around the home and pond showcase local stone and “tip their hat “to Edna Walling, a friend of Miss Young’s neighbour Mrs Nash.
6 Wood Farm
Marilyn and Robert Wood
175 Cummins Road, Murrindindi
A small country garden of approximately an acre in the English style. A large Liquid Amber facing west is a feature of the garden as well as camellias planted over 30 years ago. The garden includes a pond garden, hydrangea walk, rose garden and potager with perennial beds giving visual interest throughout the year.
 |  |  |  |