Gardens

Janet Wyllie transformed her suburban block by replacing the front lawn with flowering perennials and fruit trees. The original back lawn's now a veggie garden and a chook run.

This two-acre property is home to Jim and Carole Lewis and their flock of heritage-breed chickens. Eight years ago, there was a house, a shed and not much else.

Over five years Fiona Kittelty and her husband have expanded an established cottage garden to include compost bays, a greenhouse, a chook house, and a She Shed.

This nine-year-old volunteer-run community garden invites Baw Baw Shire residents to come together to grow food and build friendships and share knowledge and skills.

Anita and Paul Day's Garden began with an avenue of Manchurian pears. Thirteen years on, they've ½ acre of flower and food garden adjacent to 32 acres of forest that's home to Bambi, Skippy, and Peter Rabbit.

Emma Wiesenekker’s 2-acre property came with many mature trees, including a beautiful old walnut. She plans to plant more trees for future occupants to enjoy. Emma shares the property with her mum.

Kim and Benjamin Taylor’s Garden first appeared at Creative Harvest when it was just a year old. Kim is the primary gardener and designer of this (now) three-year-old garden. Wanderlust is small but prolific.

Named after the patron Saint of Gardeners, St Fiacres Farm is home to Maria and David Antonie. The Antonies grow everything from citrus to vegetables.

Mark and Helen Wilson bought Monkey Gully as a bare block in 1997. Today their eighty acres of pasture and bushland includes a sunny orchard and raised veggie beds.

Holly Harrap’s garden began as a fun life skills project for her children. Now the family’s raised beds grow more food than they imagined possible for an 800m2 house block.

Trevor and Jen Lowe's twelve-year-old garden produces all the fruit and vegetables they need. There's also an extensive ornamental garden filled with roses, camellias, irises, and natives.

When Jan Cussen bought Kerrie Brae in 2002, there were around two acres of established Camellias and Rhododendrons but no vegetable garden and minimal lawn.

In 2015 Kristy and Neil Plumridge bought 150 acres of neglected farmland. Now they grow chemical-free garlic and a flourishing orchard and veggie garden that feeds their family and supplies local restaurants.

Wendy and Ken Savage's beautiful garden in the Strzelecki hills is thirty-seven years old. There's an acre and a half of garden 'rooms,' sheltered by native and deciduous trees.

Katy and Greg Bates's three-year-old garden is home to bees and chickens. A greenhouse made of recycled doors and extensive veggie beds allow them to offer a weekly produce box.