Wombat Park's garden, descibed as 'pure romance', was first planted in the early 1850s and continuously developed throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is glorious; not only for the lovely Arts and Crafts home which is the centerpiece of the garden, but for the extraordinary selection of trees furnishing the exquisite tapestry of garden rooms.
| Last open November 2024 | Check later for future dates |
Entry is $30 per day. Tickets can be purchased via eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/wombat-park-estate-open-garden-weekend-tickets-862522868117
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Warning: Uneven surfaces |
| Summer avg. Max: | 24°C | Winter avg. Min: | 2°C | |
| Avg Frost Days: | 58 | |||
| Annual Rainfall avg: | 938mm. | Summer avg. | 154mm. | |
| No. of rainy days: | 59 | Winter avg. | 320mm. | |
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Open for the first time in almost 10 years, don't miss this opportunity to experience the history and grandeur of this extraordinary garden.
Wombat Park Estate's garden descibed as 'pure romance', first planted in the early 1850s and continuously ...
From the moment of entry to Wombat Park Estate you are beckoned by the magnificent avenue of 89 historic Spreading Elms, protecting and guiding you as you wind your way towards the garden and residence.
The crenellated tapestry hedge at Wombat Park Estate is the largest and oldest in Australia, listed on the National Trust Significant Trees register. It features alternating green and variegated holly, viburnum, laurel, arbutus and pittosporum varieties.
The historic and handsome residence is the centerpiece of Wombat Park Estate. Designed by architect Rodney Alsop in 1908-1910 it is regarded as 'perhaps Alsop's most successful and romantic country house'.
William Sangster (1830-1910) celebrated garden designer, incorporated the New Garden in similar fashion to the garden he designed in 1854 for Como in South Yarra.
Gracing the lawn is a Magnolia Grandiflora, a giant weeping elm (Ulmus camperdownii) and a tulip tree planted after the demise of a huge pin oak. The croquet lawn backs on to an aboretum planted around 1920, which features hornbeam, green and tricolor beech, English oak (Quercus robur) and scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea).
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