Discover the scenic South West of Western Australia: great gardening country!

Planning for the Festival of Country Gardens Spring 2010 is going well.

Look for gardens open in and around Balingup, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown Manjimup and Nannup.

For Spring 2010 the dates are:
Prelude: Friday 8 to Sunday 10 October;
Main: Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 November.

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Gardens are being signed up now for spring.

 Roses adorn the fences in a Bridgetown garden in spring last year.

Discover the beautiful gardens of the hinterland of the South West and bring back ideas for your own garden!

 Check out Friends for places to stay and other attractions and services
The area is about a two and a half drive south from Perth, the capital of Western Australia, using the new Kwinana Freeway extension and the Forrest Highway. See map. Enquiries: mail (at) countrygardens.com.au, (replace (at) with @ and remove spaces), or call
(08) 9764 1111 for office enquiries.
   
The major sponsors of the Festival are:

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Waterwise Helpline
13 10 39

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Bridgetown Visitor Centre
(08) 9761 1740
Gardens open and other garden-related activities, eg Sundowners with a garden theme and walks in forests or parks, make up the Festival of Country Gardens in the central South West of Australia. logo



The main Festival is an annual spring event with gardens open in early November over several days and a Prelude long weekend (includes the Friday) on the second weekend of October.

As part of the Festival we stage mini-events, such as morning wildflower walks or evening sundowners with talks of interest to gardens to ensure that garden visitors can have a thoroughly enjoyable garden-inspired holiday!

A smaller Festival, called "Autumn Delights", is held in autumn over the first weekend of May.
The Festivals highlight gardens of the countryside in the hinterland of the South West.There is a continental climate, less moderated by the sea than the coastal areas, and in which gardens and all things horticultural flourish. The countryside is noted for its steep slopes and winding valleys that provide picturesque backdrops to many of the towns and the gardens. Tall timbers grow here - both native and exotic. Orchards, vineyards and vegetable fields are prominent elements of the landscape.
Book your accommodation now! See Friends for ideas about where to stay.

Enquiries: (08) 9764 1111.

Country gardens material on this website is published by Peta Townsing, tel. (08) 9764 1111,
or postal address: PO Box 189, Balingup, WA 6253, Australia.
The Festival of Country Gardens material on this website is produced for Blackwood Country Gardens Incorporated,
Box 293, Bridgetown Western Australia, 6255.
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