City of Monash Open Gardens 2023

Be inspired by fellow Monash residents’ gardens and meet likeminded people who have a passion for gardening in Oakleigh, Oakleigh South, Mount Waverley and Glen Waverley.

Entry to all gardens is FREE.

Download the full program:Monash Open Gardens 2023(PDF, 3MB)

This event is on Saturday 11 November, not 4 November as published in the November edition of the Monash Bulletin.

Open gardens

MARJ AND NORM’S GARDEN: 36 Voumard Street, Oakleigh South

Marj and Norm’s garden features large trees, an extensive collection of mainly Australian native shrubs, and a central pool and lawn area. This bush-type garden sits within the landscape provided by the adjacent golf course. The trees include Sydney blue gums, smooth-barked apple, lilly pilly, wattles, native frangipani and beeches. The shrubs include camellias, grevilleas, peas, hibiscus, bird nest ferns, smaller wattles, mint bushes, callistemons, wedding bushes and a very large Albany woolly bush. Native daisies, bichondra, creeping kangaroo fern and grasses are the main groundcovers.

SHARON’S GARDEN: 30 William Street, Oakleigh

Sharon considers her garden as a constant work in progress. The garden has gone through a big transition over the years, from an open garden filled with sunshine, to one with a lot of cool dry shade now that the trees have grown. The front is a cottage-style garden and the back is a mix of natives and exotics with a small productive veggie patch. The nature strip is the newest adventure. The aim is to encourage pollinators and native life using a mix of natives, exotic annuals and perennials, and to gain a positive connection to the community.

CAROL’S GARDEN: 12 Clyde Street, Oakleigh

Clyde Street includes cottages built for railway workers and brick makers circa 1915. This garden, started in 1987, is styled to fit with the character of the house, in tones of pink, blue, silver and white. Hybrid musk and other old roses ramble against lavender and rosemary hedges and are smothered by nasturtiums. The rear has a pond, vegetables and is a shady retreat in summer.

TERESA’S GARDEN: 17 Heath Avenue, Oakleigh

Teresa’s front garden is formal, in keeping with the era of the house. The back garden includes fruit trees, some of them 50 years old. Teresa is also experimenting with grafting. The garden used to be mostly edibles with fruit and vegetables but now colour is slowly creeping into the borders of the vegie patches with flowers such as dahlias, irises, bulbs and annuals.

KAY AND TREVOR’S GARDEN: 23 Alvie Rd, Mount Waverley

This 20-year-old garden has been carefully and meticulously landscaped. The front garden has traditional plantings of camellias, roses, hydrangeas, bulbs and an enormous range of native and exotic plants meandering throughout, in a number of garden beds. There are two enormous eucalypts that tower over the property, and these have been underplanted with a variety of shade-loving plants. At the back, there is a more formal approach, with paving and a pond providing a home for fish, surrounded by Hydrangeas and Malus trees.

BETHANY’S GARDEN: 2/1 Brush Grove, Glen Waverley

This small garden has a sense of peace and tranquillity with a large tree fern, a variety of Succulents and an overhanging crepe myrtle tree. It includes a vegetable patch with a miniature lemon tree. There is also a large water plant nursery which can be a great option for both outdoor and indoor gardens. This garden shows what can be achieved in a small space.

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Location

Various locations across Monash.