29th – 30th October 2022
Buninyong Open Gardens and Spring Market
OPEN GARDENS BUNINYONG
Sat 29th & Sun 30th Oct , 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
408 Warrenheip St, Buninyong VIC 3357
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Since early settlement and the founding of the Buninyong Botanic Gardens in 1861, now heritage-listed, the township has established a long tradition of thoughtfully created and beautifully maintained gardens.
+ Open Gardens Buninyong 2022 proudly presents five house gardens offering interesting variety, from the mid-19th century to others of a contemporary inclination… always respecting and reflecting the natural landscape and local conditions. Some have been blessed with rich volcanic soil thanks to Mount Buninyong and, in contrast, others have first needed to tame their shallow, stony, compacted soil that would have tested the resolve of pioneers. All gardens are a tribute to the creativity, personal dedication and boundless toil of their host owners.
+ Buninyong Village Spring Market will be presented on Sun 30 October, 10:00am – 3.00pm in De Soza Park, Warrenheip St, free entry.
+ Visit the Buninyong Botanic Gardens, cnr Scott St & Inglis St, open 7 days/week, free entry.
Dates
Sat 29 Oct 2022 – Sun 30 Oct 2022 (UTC+10)
Present your Trybooking Ticket at BUNINYONG VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE
408 Warrenheip Street, to collect your individual Garden Entry Passes & Map
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Past Events
Botanic Gardens Day 29th May 2022
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The Magic Pudding – The Bard in Buninyong
Sponsors
Sunday 5th December 3 sessions of this classic story – now Fully booked!
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Past Events
Shakepeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” 7,8, 9 14, 15 16 Feb
This was a great success. The Friends again supported The Bard In Buninyong with the comedy of Shakepeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in the beautiful Buninyong Botanic Gardens. Set in Ancient Greece; on a night of madness, mayhem, mischief, and young love gone awry. Where young lovers find themselves in a dream-like enchanted forest – where sprites lurk and fairies rule.
October Open Gardens 2019
It’s Springtime in Buninyong and in conjunction with the Buninyong Festival, the Friends of Buninyong Botanic Gardens are again hosting the opening of three delightful Buninyong Gardens over the weekend Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October.
The three Gardens are:
Veronica & Steve’s Garden (1853) @ Mossmont, 1207 Winter Street
Suse & Stuart’s Garden (2007) @ 86 Hastie Street
Lois & Holly’s Garden (1867) @ Old Vicarage, 708 Warrenheip Street
Our Nursery group have also been busy potting up plants in readiness for sale at our stall in De Soza Park on Sunday 27th
Information Flyer – OGB 2019
Buninyong 2018
* Open Garden Saturday 27th October
Brim Brim 10:00am – 4.30pm
* Open Gardens & Springtime Festival in Botanic Gardens Sunday 28th October
Brim Brim & 3 Yuille St Gardens 10:am – 4.30pm
Sustainable, Permaculture and Contemporary.
Gardens Entry: Brim Brim $8, Yuille St $2 each, children free.
* Springtime Festival in Botanic Gardens Sunday 28th October
Stalls in Botanic Gardens, Friends plant sales Old Police Station.
9.00am – 2.00pm
Bunyinyong Open Gardens & Spring Time Festival Flyer
17th November Gardens Tour
The Friends of Buninyong Botanic Gardens are pleased to announce that our Tours Organiser, Peter Hiscock, has again arranged another impressive bus tour to the Dandenong Ranges on Saturday 17th November. The day will start at 8:30am, with visits to two private gardens “Chilcote” at Ferny Creek and “THE BRIARS” at Kallista and a picnic lunch will be enjoyed at George Tindale Memorial Gardens at Sherbrooke.
The cost, including morning and afternoon teas and a boxed lunch, is $57 full price and a discount of $5 will be offered for Seniors. Further information is attached and enquiries can be made with Peter on 0408 337 696.
Dandenongs 17 Nov 2018 Information
BUNINYONG FESTIVAL 29th October 2017
The Festival was an outstanding success and the Friends would like to thank all who supported their plant stall.
Over 5,000 people attended on the day and the Festival Committee received an award for their event.
That Tree You Love The Most
To celebrate National Tree Day on Sunday 30 July, Friends of Buninyong Botanic Gardens invited members of the community to enter a lighthearted competition and nominate their favourite tree in Buninyong.
Here are the winners:
BUS TOUR OF THREE MELBOURNE GARDENS
June 15th
Burnley Gardens
Burnley Gardens formerly Burnley Horticultural College Gardens and now a campus of Melbourne University.
Como House
“Como House” where a lot of recent work has been done on the gardens.
“Villa Alba” in Kew where the garden is a comparatively recent installation supervised by Dr James Broadbent and based on extensive research by Mrs Jessie Serle.
Mysteries in the Buninyong Botanic Gardens Sunday 21st May
A guided tour of the beautiful hidden treasure, the Buninyong Botanic Gardens, which are more than 150 years old, and the historic court buildings that date from the beginnings of legal administration on the Ballarat Goldfields. Expert guides highlighted the important early trees, and recreational structures like the old swimming baths.
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Thursday 27th October
Gardens Tour – three gardens which are a legacy of noted designer William Guilfoyle
Two private homestead gardens in the Birregurra area.
“Turkeith”and “Mooleric” are both wo
rking farms with heritage listed buildings and large gardens where the influence of Guilfoyle holds firm.
Colac Botanical Gardens which were developed in the 1870s and later enhanced by William Guilfoyle.
The COLAC BOTANICAL GARDENS cover some 15 Hectares and contain over 1000 specimens including many listed trees.
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- Garden and House Tours – Geelong was visited on Thursday May 19th, 2016. Two National Trust properties at Geelong –
- “The Heights”
and “Barwon Grange” 
and for a catered lunch at the Geelong Botanical Gardens. - Official Opening of the Old Police Station, Buninyong Primary School was held on Friday 22nd April, 2016 at 10am.
- And, if you would like to join the Nursery group – they meet every Monday between 1-3pm at the Old Police Station behind the Buninyong Botanic Gardens.