As part of the Girgarre Open Gardens Festival, from 2pm, Bonshaw Estate will host a high tea on its sprawling lawns, along with artists, musicians and flora demonstrations all day.
Girgarre and Surrounds Open Garden Festival coordinator Lorraine Warde said people could spend considerable time in each garden, including a new garden this year.
“We try and have a new garden each year,” Lorraine said.
“And the new garden this year, it is a very unusual garden.
“It has a lot of things on display, quite a diverse range of garden art on display.”
The Gargarro precinct will be open on the day, including the nursery, botanical gardens and café.
The festival is run by a dedicated team of volunteers who enjoy nothing more than helping their community and seeing the joy on everyone’s faces during the event.
“It is where you get different ideas from different gardens,” Lorraine said.
“It is all run by volunteers and we have volunteers manning the gate and working in the kitchen at Bonshaw.
“The nursery will be open and we will have plants for sale.
“We had one lady, one of our volunteers, and she was going around the different gardens and her poor husband, because she was going ‘Clarence, see this. You can do this ...’
“And that is what it is all about — getting new ideas for your own garden.”
All funds raised go directly to Girgarre's Community Car and Friends of Gargarro Botanical Gardens.
“We use the community car for doctor’s trips to Melbourne, Bendigo, and Shepparton, it helps people in the town get around,” Lorraine said
“And the good part is it picks people up from their door and drops them back again.”
On the day, a barbecue will be held using products from businesses to raise money for the local kindergarten.
Girgarre and Surrounds Open Garden Festival will be held on Sunday, October 27 from 10am to 4pm.
Start from the Gargarro Botanic Gardens, 481 Winter Rd, Girgarre.
For more information or to book a ticket, visit https://www.facebook.com/OpenGardensFestival
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