Rotary’s Garden DesignFest 2018 will be held over two weekends in November and will give garden lovers the chance to indulge their passion and, at the same time, help raise money for End Trachoma by 2020.
Gardens in rural Victoria (Ballarat and Macedon Ranges) will be open on 10th and 11th November and gardens in the Melbourne Metropolitan area and the Mornington Peninsula will be open on 17th and 18th November. The professionally designed, private gardens will be open to the public from 10am to 5pm. The designers will be at the gardens when they are open and are happy to share their expertise and planting notes with visitors.
Garden DesignFest is a biennial event organised by the Rotary Clubs of Kew, Brighton North and Central Melbourne. It has raised $530 000 for Rotary and other charities since it began in 2004. More than 20 Rotary clubs (from Districts 9780 and 9800) will be involved in presenting the event in November.
This year’s main charity is End Trachoma by 2020. Australia is the world’s only developed country with trachoma, an infectious eye disease that can be prevented with good hygiene practices.There is also an organised bus tour to selected gardens. Going on a bus tour is a great way to see several gardens in one day. It includes lunch, garden notes and a Garden DesignFest ticket if you want to visit other gardens the next day.
Click here to visit the GardenFest 2018 website and to view the gardens on display.