Join us for a day exploring beautiful gardens around Orange and support Orange Public School. All funds raised go towards school projects like garden upgrades, classrooms and school resources.
Start your day at The Hub
Located at Orange Public School Infants Site on the Corner Anson and Torpy Street.
Visit The Hub from 9am -12pm to buy tickets, grab a garden map, enjoy a coffee and bacon & egg roll, while checking out our plant and merchandise stall before setting off on your garden adventure.
Hill Garden
A Garden of Layers and Discovery, set on the high side of the street, this beautifully considered garden reveals itself as you make your way up the stairs, opening into a thoughtfully curated courtyard that frames the front of the home.
From here, the garden leads you around the side of the house, creating a natural connection between the front and rear spaces. As you move through the garden, each area offers something different, with carefully considered planting creating a sense of depth, colour and interest.
The rear garden is a reflection of the new owners’ love of creating beautiful outdoor spaces. A large fish pond provides a focal point, while thoughtfully planted silver birch trees and layers of colourful plants and groundcovers bring texture and colour to every corner.
Although relatively small in size, clever planting and the layering of different heights, textures and colours give the garden a wonderful sense of depth, making it feel much larger than it is. It is a garden that rewards a slow wander, with something to discover around every corner.
Byng Garden
Byng Garden has been thoughtfully designed to offer beauty and interest throughout the year, with a diverse palette of foliage, colour, shape and contrast providing the garden with a constantly changing character.
The planting follows the perimeter of the property, making the most of every available space while creating a sense of enclosure and discovery. Functional paved pathways weave through the garden, leading to inviting seating areas where visitors can pause and enjoy the surroundings.
Seasonal bursts of flowers add colour and vibrancy, complementing the garden’s diverse collection of foliage and textures.
But there is more to Byng Garden than first meets the eye. Tucked amongst the planting are a few hidden secrets, waiting to be discovered as you wander through the garden.
A garden designed not only to be enjoyed, but explored — with something to discover in every season and around every corner.
Clinton Garden
Clinton Garden is a wonderful example of how a small space can create a big impression.
Cleverly designed into distinct zones and thoughtfully planted, this compact garden makes the most of every inch, including spaces you might not ordinarily think to incorporate into a garden. Predominantly green foliage creates soft, layered borders that are pleasing to the eye while also being relatively low maintenance, leaving more time to simply enjoy the space.
A beautiful deck provides the perfect spot to sit and enjoy the garden over a morning coffee, while the outdoor fireplace and generous entertaining area create an inviting setting for relaxing and spending time with family and friends all year round. Together, these spaces seamlessly extend the living area into the outdoors.
Tucked away behind its leafy borders, the garden feels private and peaceful. It’s hard to believe you’re right in the middle of town. A beautiful reminder that you don’t need a large garden to create a space that feels like a true escape.
St Brigid’s Garden
For 35 years, St Brigid’s has been lovingly shaped from what was once part of an old orchard and a simple grassy paddock, with little more than glorious views across the Cabonne landscape.
It was here that the vision began — to re-erect an early twentieth-century timber Queensland church, thoughtfully add to it, create a garden around it, and ultimately establish a forever home. What followed has been a true labour of love, bringing together a deep appreciation for place, heritage and Australia’s rural vernacular architecture.
Today, St Brigid’s continues to evolve. Two significant areas of the garden are currently being reimagined, including the removal of a much-loved but ageing wormwood hedge and the addition of a newly built library.
And, as with every garden, there is an ongoing conversation between the garden and the gardener — finding new ways to care for and enjoy a beloved place while embracing the changing energy of its principal gardener.
Woods Lane Garden
Woods Lane is a garden that has been carefully planned and executed with precision, where structure, scale and thoughtful planting come together to create a truly special garden experience.
From the moment you enter through the property gates, the garden begins to unfold. Large established trees, beautifully maintained hedges and strong planting patterns create interest and a sense of anticipation, with each area offering something different to discover.
The garden is lovingly maintained, with lush green spaces, clipped hedges and secluded garden rooms creating a wonderful balance between formality and natural beauty. Beyond the garden, spectacular mountain views provide a breathtaking backdrop and connect the carefully designed spaces to the surrounding landscape.
There are hidden corners and secret gardens waiting to be explored, making Woods Lane a garden that invites you to wander and discover its beauty at every turn.
It’s a garden that will delight the keen gardener, while also offering plenty of adventure for children — who will no doubt love exploring its paths, discovering its hidden spaces and seeing where the garden leads next.
Wisteria
The story of Wisteria began 11 million years ago when Mt Canobolas erupted, leaving behind rich basalt soil and an abundance of bluestone rock. This stone was used to build the property’s original cottage in the 1850s, which still stands today.
The owners moved to Wisteria with their young family in 1991, drawn to the established radiata pines, cedars, oaks and magnificent claret ash already growing on the property.
Over the years, their passion for gardening has seen the garden evolve and expand into the adjoining paddocks, with a focus on plants suited to Orange’s challenging climate, including rhododendrons, camellias, azaleas, daphne and native grasses.
A standout is the Wollemi pine planted in 2004, now reaching an impressive 8–10 metres.
Enjoy a meander through this impressive garden, with its established trees, peaceful spaces and abundant birdlife.
The above image is from a section of a mural painted by Sandon Gibbs-O’Niell at Orange Public School’s Primary Site. This mural was funded by Orange Open Gardens and the OPS P&C.
Acknowledgement of Country
The Orange Open Gardens Committee acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional owners of the land upon which our event is held, the Wiradjuri people, and their Elders, past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of the Wiradjuri people on this land.