Notable Gardens
Take the InnHouse B&B Garden tour, spending time at these quality properties with their magnificent gardens and accommodation facilities. Allow extra time so you can enjoy the other gardens in the vicinity of these Bed and Breakfasts. Check the information below to learn a little more about them all.
1. Janalli at Neerim South, Gippsland
2. Welch's on Wildflower at Pomonal, Grampians Region
3. Glen Isla House at Cowes, Phillip Island
4. Braeview Bed & Breakfast at Mount Beauty, North East Victoria
5. Quamby Homestead at Woolsthorpe, Great Ocean Road region
6. Historic Pioneer Mine Manager's House B&B at Bright, North East Victoria
7. Maple Grove B&B at Yackandandah, North East Victoria
8. Elliminook Heritage B&B at Birregurra, Great Ocean Road region
9. The Castle - Villa by the Sea
1.Janalli Neerim
South (West Gippsland) Hosts: Phillipa & Alan Beeson Tel. (03) 5628 1476 |
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Janalli is situated in a beautiful 10 acre
garden nestled in the hills surrounding Tarago Lake. Gardeners will
find a wealth of ideas and inspiration in the design and layout
of Janalli's gardens which are designed to represent the multicultural
nature of Australia. A bush food garden includes such gourmet delights as mountain pepper and yams and an area surrounding one of the dams contains a wide variety of indigenous flowering plants including kangaroo paws, correas, grevilleas, lechenaultias, small acacias and eucalypts, callistemons, bauera, eriostemon and thryptomene. The stunning Japanese garden, overlooking a trout filled lake, represents our Asian culture, and Italy and the Mediterranean are reflected in a formal Italian garden and summer house and in the vines, olives, stone pines and citrus groves on the hill overlooking the house. An English wood, a 30 m long "Gertrude Jekyll" border, a rose arbour, a cutting garden and a nutwalk underplanted with hellebores and geraniums all reflect our English heritage. Also included is a permaculture vegetable garden and orchard. This area is enclosed by hay bale walls. The garden is surrounded on three sides by the waters of Tarago Lake and a very large and old farm dam. This is the site for hundreds of roosting ibis which fly in at sunset. Bird lovers will revel in the many birds including parrots, bower birds, whip birds, blue wrens, black cockatoos, gang gangs and the ever present bell birds. |
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2. Welch's on WildflowerPomonal (Grampians Region)Hosts: Pauline & Graeme Welch Tel. (03) 5356 6311 |
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4 acres of gardens in the shadow of Mt. Cassell
and filled with the song of native birds.....what better place
to relax and unwind! Planted with mainly natives the gardens feature a large selection of banksias and grevilleas, many of West Australian origin, along with backdrops of many and varied eucalypts and acacias. Interspersed with semi exotics such as proteas, the gardens also feature a great many Xanthorrhoea or 'Grass Trees' as well as Kangaroo Paws, Kunzeas, Callistemons, Hakeas and the beautiful 'Quallap Bells'. Large areas of grassland give a spacious, open feeling and of course a country garden is not complete without it's fruit trees and vegetable and herb gardens. The traditional B&B of unique octagonal design is ideal for both couples and families and is dog friendly. NEARBY GARDENS Mt. Cassell Native Nursery and Wildflower Nursery are both in our street and feature gardens well worth a visit. Grampians Lavender Patch is 5 minutes' drive away. |
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3. Glen Isla HouseCowes (Phillip Island)Hosts: Madeleine & Ian Baker Tel. (03) 5952 1882 |
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The gardens at Glen Isla House date back to the late 1800’s when Glen Isla was established as one of the original grand old homesteads on Phillip Island by the Anderson family. It was, in its heyday, a working farm surrounded by many acres, and an island retreat for the Anderson family who also owned an engineering business in Melbourne. Today much of the original gardens featuring three grand 100 year-old oak trees and five very old Norfolk pine trees have been restored to their former glory by the present owners. Three of the historic wells also remain. The entire property is hidden away behind the privacy of the high boundary fences and is one of the Island’s best kept secrets! Guests at the award winning small luxury hotel-style guesthouse have the opportunity to enjoy the tranquillity of the 2 acres, with quiet corners, shady trees, manicured lawns, the historic wells and the grape-vine encased veranda of the private (above-ground) wine cellar. Bird life is abundant, and the local Kookaburras regularly proclaim their territorial rights from the top of the tall Norfolk pine trees. Koalas have even been seen on (rare) occasions in the garden. The architect-designed guesthouse and restaurant dining room overlook the formal gardens, with guesthouse rooms each having extensive garden vistas from their veranda. Seclusion, privacy and serenity abound in these grand gardens. |
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4. Braeview Bed & BreakfastMount Beauty (North East Victoria)Host: Isla Macleod Tel: (03) 5754 4746 |
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Braeview’s property is located on two house
size blocks in a quiet cul-de-sac off the main highway on a hill
overlooking Mount Bogong (Victoria’s Highest Mountain).
The bush being 50 metres away, we have created two unique gardens
with the Traditional B&B and Reflections Cottage. Lawn
is nowhere to be seen at Braeview and the whole garden has been
created to give foliage colour, texture and variation in plant
forms in any season of the year. The B&B garden has been created to be almost maintenance free and features a dry creek bed meandering through the front garden. Feature trees include mature liquid amber, maple, various shrubs, lots of nandinas and a mound of native grasses. The back garden has been turned into a cosy courtyard garden with the addition of a high masonry wall dividing Braeview and Reflections Cottage. The courtyard again features mounds of native grasses, Mount Morgan wattles, mature Bottle Brushes, Pittostrums a weeping Mulberry and Maples. Being a florist has given me the incentive to create Reflections Cottage Garden which is only accessible to Reflections Cottage guests. Once inside the property a very lush and private garden evolves. The whole garden is planted out with paths to wander around and the water feature is visible from the floor to ceiling glassed breakfast bar of the cottage. The garden is a mixture of natives and a few exotics thrown in. Once again in any season, there are reds, greens, yellows and greys in the foliage which makes the garden a joy in which to wander. This garden is at its best during the seasons of Autumn with its blaze of reds and yellows and Spring when the garden bursts forth from its winter mantle. |
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5. QUAMBY HomesteadWoolsthorpe (Great Ocean Road Region)Julie
& Karl Mischkulnig
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The croquet lawn has been played on for more than 150 years. Early photos show afternoon tea (using the famous Quamby silver) taken under the trees after a game. Box and lavender hedges, hundreds of roses, a striking perennial bed, arbours, woodland, secret nooks and crannies and a splendid rotunda make exploring the gardens irresistible. A sign-posted walkway around the dams is a delight for bird and tree watchers and, since stock have been kept out, the regeneration of natural vegetation is a delight to see. Kangaroos often hop along the Spring Creek flats and visitors can see the occasional koala and echidna. All rooms have garden vistas and the Carriage House has its own terrace garden. Guests love to explore the vegetable and herb gardens, delighting in sampling and appreciating the aromas. Quamby is certainly a garden to be enjoyed. |
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6. Historic Pioneer Mine Manager's House B&B |
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Built
in the 1890's for the Manager of Bright's Pioneer Gold Mine, the
house is set
in an English country garden complete with a multitude of roses
and bulbs. As you stroll around this peaceful and tranquil setting,
you'll find a gazebo, cottage garden, Edna Walling garden rooms
and period paving. |
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7. Maple Grove B&B
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Each Autumn, the gardens at Maple Grove B&B begin to glimmer then glow as the leaves of its superb collection of deciduous european trees turn to shades of gold, orange, red and purple. These contrast with plants such as the Pear ( Red Spire) which start colouring from the top of the tree downwards. Nurseries, such as Dicksonia Rare Plants at Mount Macedon, Victoria run by Stephen Ryan, and Deidre Hills' Quindalup Nursery in Bowral, NSW, fulfil an essential role in keeping unusual plants in the market place. If people dont support such nurseries, they will be lost and along with them some terrific plants. One of the best times to see the garden is on a sunny autumn day when the sun penetrates the array of coloured foliage. Some of the autumn foliage highlights of the planting scheme come from the genus Taxodium, particularly T.ascendens and T. distichum. These trees need to be planted near a realiable source of water. |
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8. Elliminook Heritage B&B
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| Elliminook homestead luxury accommodation, complete with 74 acres, is nestled amongst a large historic garden and is only a short walk from Birregurra on the Barwon River. A description the garden in 1932 included “in it is a wealth of various hued foliage. Its main charm is its informality. There are no rigid lines but a delightful vista of many curves shaded and formed by trees and shrubs of many varieties”. This charm remains to this day! The elegant homestead has undergone extensive restorations, always with an eye to detail. Today an impressive passageway of Baltic pine flooring and a stained glass archway lead to the beautifully decorated and furnished guest sitting room, dining room, and bedrooms. The gallery overlooks the bluestone paved central courtyard which is bordered with prolific iceberg roses. |
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The magnificent gardens are an outstanding feature of our villa. Lovingly and painstakingly transformed by Jenni in only a few short years, they are designed to capture the ever changing seasons and to create a private oasis. Once surrounded by the gardens you are truly in your own private world. Winding paths could lead you to a secret corner, a lily pond or a special sculpture. It is a wonderful way to while away the day and forget the outside world! |
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