Australia's Open Garden Scheme

Open Garden Guide
The essential Guide for garden lovers

The 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.

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.

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.

The Guide Package costs just $28.50 including postage & handling.

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 2009/10 Guide costs $18.00 (including postage and handling). The RRP will be $19.95.

More information is available here
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Discount Tickets
Perfect for regular garden visitors

You don't need to book to visit our gardens - you simply turn up on the advertised dates and times. But discount tickets represent a considerable cost saving on the entry fee, and are an ideal way to enjoy some of our lovely gardens in summer and autumn. They are also an ideal gift for garden lovers.
Packs of 5 or 10 discount tickets to Australia's Open Garden Scheme gardens are now available.

Save 10% at every garden visited. Each ticket costs $4.50 and allows one entry to a fabulous $5 garden.

More information is available here
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Garden of a Lifetime
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch at Cruden Farm
by Anne Latreille

Almost 80 years ago, Keith Murdoch gave his young bride a wedding present that would be of very special significance throughout the intervening years, a small grazing property on the outskirts of Melbourne. They called it Cruden Farm, and it was here that their family grew up and this now world-renowned garden evolved.

A born gardener, with a practical hands-on approach, an eye for beauty, and a passion for trees and flowers, Dame Elisabeth calls it her Garden of a Lifetime.

Written by noted journalist and author Anne Latreille, this lavishly colour-illustrated book traces the history of the garden's creation and guides the reader around its spectacular features, while entries for the months of the year give practical hints on upkeep.

Softcover copies are priced at just $60.00 including $10.00 postage and handling.

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We regret that due to unprecedented demand signed copies are no longer available and that the hard-back copies are now out of print.

From the Ground Up
by Sophie Thomson

From the Ground Up is a complete and comprehensive garden guide specifically written for gardeners right across South Australia.

Written by well-known ABC Gardening Australia presenter Sophie Thomson and published by Neutrog, this book is suitable for both novice and experienced gardeners. The book covers topics such as climate, watering, design, pests and diseases. There are also comprehensive plant lists for all garden situations complete with photos of every recommended plant.

Copies, signed by Sophie Thomson, are priced at just $59.50 including postage and handling.
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A Garden of My Own
Australian gardeners' stories

A charming text-only paperpack selection of forty-one stories taken from 'The Open Garden'.
Some of Australia's most interesting and passionate gardeners share their stories and take us on an intimate garden tour.

A Garden of My Own
Neil Roberston & Louise Earwaker
Softcover, 259 pages, revised edition 2003

$20.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling for delivery Australia-wide)
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