Banksia Bend
Saturday 27 November, 2021 to
Sunday 28 November, 2021
10.00am - 4.30pm
Entry
$10 Adults/$6 Students
Under 18 free
Please note (due to COVID-19 protocols):
- Tickets can be booked and pre-paid online via TryBooking.
- Visitors over the age of 16 must be double vaccinated unless they have a medical exemption. Click here for more information.
- Entry via payment at the gate will be accepted.
- Sustainable practices are important to OGV, therefore where possible please either print your own garden notes or save them for viewing on your mobile device.
Booking link - via TryBooking
Garden notes
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Banksia Bend is a magnificent country property in the glorious Yarra Valley wine-growing district (previously known as Lubra Bend for over 100 years).
Owner – Rosemary Simpson – has a passion for sustainable gardens in dry and arid conditions and for preserving water here in Australia. The garden consists of mainly Australian native and water-wise exotic plants and is home to various sculptures by renowned Australian artists.
Banksia Bend features a large established garden of camellias, magnolias and oaks planted by the previous owner Margaret Stokes. Today the property has a Camellia Grove, a Seville Walk, an Orchard, a Vegetable Garden and a Dry Garden designed by Phillip Johnson. It is all set around a Guildford Bell-designed home (an important award-winning Victorian architect, 1912-1992) and features three sculptures by prominent Australian artists: “Pear” by George Baldessain, “Whale Song” by Peter Blizzard, and “Carbon Trader” by Stephen King.
Proceeds from this opening will be donated to Lead Beater Friends of Leadbeater's Possum Inc
Other activities in the area:
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