THREE passionate gardeners have teamed up to open their gardens and provide a day out in the Perth Hills this weekend.
Stoneville resident Robyn Longley said she had been weeding for about three months in preparation for opening her Short Street property to the public.
“That’s because I don’t use any chemicals,” she said. “So I have been on my hands and knees weeding for months. It’s been such a wet winter.”
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READ NOWFeatures of the three gardens include annuals, roses and other flowering plants as well as vegetable beds, wicking beds, chickens and fruit orchards.
People can take in all three gardens on Saturday or Sunday or choose to visit just one.
Visitors are encouraged to sit with a ‘cuppa’, buy plants and get tips on potting blueberries, attracting bees and netting for fruit flies.
For more information on the gardens and the charities they are supporting, visit opengardenswa.org
Open Gardens
655 Fagan Street, Sawyers Valley
1385 Short Street, Stoneville
5385 Ash Road, Chidlow
November 3-4: 10am-4pm
Entry: $15 for all three gardens, $6 single garden, children under 18 free
Refreshments available
Wheelchair accessible (2 gardens)
Toilets available
Plants sales: Plants by Denise
Honey & bee products from Faye Smith