The National Rhododendron Gardens is a unique setting for cool climate plants with breathtaking views over theYarraValley. Seasonal changes ensure these Gardens are an all-year-round delight.
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The summit of Mount Donna Buang is surrounded by Alpine ash trees and Sub alpine snow gums, and at nearby Cement Creek there is a raised walkway through Myrtle Beech....
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The park is open from 8:30 am and closes at 4:30 pm during non-daylight savings times and from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm during daylight savings times. Silvan Reservoir is now closed on days of Total Fire Ban.
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A must see garden made at the top of The Dandenongs where a maze of stone walls and jewel like garden rooms are set within woodlands of magnificent and historic, cool climate trees. Some 20 garden compartments are threaded through glorious 80 year old European beech, magnolias, maples and a collection of fabulous Himalayan tree rhododendrons
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Kurth Kiln Regional Park, seven kilometres north of Gembrook, is a favourite place for families. Mums and dads relax at timber tables under shady stringybarks while children play in the cool waters where Tomahawk Creek meets the lake.
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With 200 acres of woodland to choose from, you shouldn’t have any trouble finding the perfect picnic spot where you can enjoy the lush mix of native and exotic trees on offer. And don’t forget to view the grove of oaks in Autumn. The RJ Hamer Arboretum land is a small part of the original Dandenong and Woori Yallock State forest, proclaimed over 110 years ago.
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With two beautiful lakes, Lake Treganowan and Nobelious, and 50 hectares of rolling parklands, Emerald Lake Park offers discovery, enjoyment and relaxation. With free entry and a small parking fee you can relax by the picturesque lakes.....
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Warratina Lavender farm is situated at 105 Quayle Road, Wandin Yallock at the foothills of the Dandenongs, just 1 hour from Melbourne.
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Alowyn Gardens is situated smack bang in the middle of the Yarra Valley just outside Yarra Glen. In 2008 the garden was named ABC Garden of the Year and deservedly so!
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William Ricketts Sanctuary is a unique place of spiritual renewal and quiet reflection where visitors can see for themselves the vision and passion that live in his art.
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This garden was started in 1958 by George Tindale, a research scientist with the Victorian Department of Agriculture, and his wife. Over time it has developed into the splendid garden that can be seen today.
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The Toolangi Forest Discovery Centre is set amidst messmate and mountain ash forests and it is essentially an educational facility providing information on aspects of the forest and its habitats
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These gardens hint at an opulent past as part of the Burnham Beeches estate. Follow the terraced lane down the hill past the waterfall to the lake with its quaint boathouse. Visitors can picnic on islands interconnected by wooden bridges and feed the ducks that have made the lake their home.
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Meander down the hill past a host of exotic trees and explore the fascinating intact native fern gullies where you can hear the cry of native birds such as Currawongs, Crimson and Eastern Rosellas, Butcher Birds, Honey Eaters and Kookaburras.
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