Celebrating the change of seasons, four gardens in the Macedon Ranges will be open to the public as part of the 2025 Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival.
With varying open dates between April 1–30, Duneira Estate, Viewfield Garden, Forest Glade Gardens, and Camelot Garden in Mount Macedon will open their gates to the public so people can appreciate the autumn colours of these impressive Macedon Ranges gardens.
With its first opening date on April 11, Camelot Garden will present ancient gum trees, a grove of giant Sequoias and over 500 species of rare and exotic plants from around the world.
Forest Glade Gardens will showcase its variety of gardens and landscaping styles, including English and Japanese-influenced areas, while Duneira Estate will present formal and woodland-style gardens along with a 500-metre Dutch Elm avenue, chestnut groves, orchards, and paddocks containing resident llamas.
Owned by Macedon Ranges residents Vicki and Les Hawken, Viewfield Garden will present several European trees and Eucalypts, breath-taking views, a children’s fairy garden, a fruit forest, perennial gardens, and a tranquil stream.
Viewfield gardener Eve Archbold said that her favourite part of the garden is the variety of flora on display.
“We’re always evolving the garden with a huge spectrum of different kind of plants and planting styles … so, I think the diversity in the plants is something that I really love,” Ms Archbold said.
The site also contains a productive kitchen garden and greenhouse.
Opening dates and pricing for each of the open gardens are available on their websites, with further details about the Autumn Festival provided on the Visit Macedon Ranges website.
Details: visitmacedonranges.com/autumn-festival/
Oscar Parry
