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See Australian Gardens. An Australian open garden showcasing native
plants of Australia at Katandra Gardens
Gardening
Australia's "Gardener of the Year" 2005
An Australian Open Garden
Scheme garden
Katandra Garden's
Australian plant gardens are open for tourists, overseas visitors
and plant enthusiasts.
Garden tours, Day visitors
and accommodation set in garden setting.
Australian native garden plants.
Yarra Valley - Dandenong Ranges. Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia.
8 acres of landscaped wildflower gardens.
Yellow Kangaroo Paw
For any bookings or enquiries,
Contact us through our main website
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News Releases 2005
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Katandra Gardens received
international recognition with the prestigious Royal Horticultural
Society in January 2005
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The Journal of the Royal Horticultural
Society (RHS) devoted its January edition to Australian
plants and gardens.
Mike Nelhams curator of Tresco Abbey Gardens on the Isles
of Scilly wrote an article titled "High points &
highlights."
In the article we read: "For
those lucky enough to travel to Australia, Mike Nelhams has scoured
the country and selected his favourite horticultural sights to
see and gardens to visit."
" A trip to Australia would be a fantastic opportunity for anyone
interested in the amazing plants and unforgettable scenery to
be found there."
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In the article by Mike
Nelhams he listed:
1. Eucalyptus ficifolia
2. Valley of the Giants in Western Australia.
3. Banksia Grandis
4. Acacia
5. Geralton wax flower.
6. Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth
7. Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra
8. Katandra Gardens, Melbourne
9. Bluff Knoll, Western Australia
10. The Gloucester Tree, in Western Australia |
Eucalyptus ficifolia at Katandra Gardens
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Of Katandra
Gardens Mike wrote:
"Less than an hour's drive
from Melbourne are Katandra Gardens, one of the hidden delights
of the gardening world. Originally purchased in 1976 as
a working orchard, owners Bob & Dot O'Neill have transformed
their plot into the most wonderful garden. In the early
days of the gardens's development Dot was keen to 'plant a few
gum trees' to break up the orchard. these were duly planted
and soon after the couple developed an interest in other Australian
flora, quickly adding more native plants as the garden quickly
doubled in size.
Now the garden extends to
3.5ha (9acres) and is only stopped from further expansion by
farming fencelines. It is a fascinating garden with a
good range of Australian wildflowers and collections of sweetly
scented Acacia, spectacular Banksia and their relatives Grevillea,
Dryandra, Telopea and drumstick flowered Isopogon, Correa, Pomaderris,
Hibbertia and Prostanthera. Visitors can walk along meandering
grass paths and through small glades that open onto a lake.
The lake has become something of a bird sanctuary for the 75
species spotted there. In fact, 'katandra' is aboriginal
for 'song of birds'."
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Last year Bob was awarded
"Ornamental Gardener of the Year 2005" with Gardening Australia.
Bob and the garden was filmed and shown on T.V. on August 20th,
2005.
An article on Bob and his achievements was
written in the magazine "Gardening Australia" in their September
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Bob was
later awarded by ABC Gardening Australia the prestigious award
of :
"Australian Gardener of the Year 2005."
It was
filmed and then shown on TV. on
Sat and Sun 12th and 13th November 2005.
An article
for the magazine "Gardening Australia" was included in the December
2005 edition of 'Gardening Australia."
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A link to
our home website
Hosts: Dot & Bob O'Neill.
49 Hunter Road, Wandin, Victoria, Australia.
Ph: (Within Australia0 +61 3 5964
4523.....(International) +61 3 5964
4523
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