2008/09 Guide – The Essential Guide for Garden Lovers

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Australia's Open Garden Scheme Guide is essential reading for all garden lovers Australia-wide.

The Guide lists more than 1,000 openings around the country with concise descriptions for each garden, many opening for the first time.

The Guide is published each August and is current until the following June.

2008/09 Guide
The 2008/09 Guide is current up until June 2009 and is now just $12.00 (reduced from $16.50) including postage & handling.
Details of the 2008/09 Guide can be found here.

SPECIAL GUIDE PACKAGE
Order our Special Guide Package and we'll send you the 2008/09 Guide now and the 2009/10 Guide will be mailed to you on publication in early August 2009.

The Guide Package costs just $28.50 (including postage & handling) and represents a considerable saving.

2009/10 Guide
If you don't require a 2008/09 Guide you can pre-order your 2009/10 Guide and we'll mail it to you on publication in early August. The new 2009/10 Guide will feature detailed descriptions of every garden as well as a range of wonderful articles.
The 2009/10 Guide costs $18.00 (including postage and handling). The RRP will be $19.95.

Order the Guide via our secure online order facility

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The Guide makes garden visiting a breeze.

As well as detailed descriptions of every garden, there are addresses and map references to make getting there simple.

Clear symbols indicate whether teas and lunches are on sale, the availability of toilets, and whether the gardens are accessible for prams and wheelchairs.

The easy to use week-by-week calendar is a must for forward planning.

Complete indexes make it easy to find the garden which most suits your special interest.

And to further add to your garden visiting experience, there is a list of regularly open gardens.

Feature articles

The Guide features five stimulating and entertaining articles:

In a stimulating opinion piece, Germaine Greer proposes that developers and town planners should allow for wildlife corridors when planning new suburbs.

ABC Gardening Australia presenter Meredith Kirton takes us through the process of developing contemporary gardens that complement period houses.

Television star and restaurateur Stefano de Pieri tells of how the residents of Mildura are meeting the challenges of climate change and developing new niche gourmet products.

Award-winning landscape architect Kate Cullity's fascination with the Australian landscape has informed a number of important commissions she has undertaken both here and overseas.

In an evocative article, Joyce Wilkie and Michael Plane of Allsun Farm relate their journey in organic gardening, from beginners to the operators of one of Australia's most renowned organic enterprises.

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Order the Guide via our secure online order facility

The 2008/09 Guide is also be available from newsagents and good bookshops.

 


The cover features Glenrock at Tenterfield, NSW. Open: Sat 21 & Sun 22 February 2009.

Master plantswoman Carolyn Robinson creates wonderful pictures by mixing shrubs and perennials in her beautiful garden.
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