Open Gardens Victoria: two Surrey Hills Gardens to launch OGV’s Spring season
Open Gardens Victoria: two Surrey Hills Gardens to launch OGV’s Spring season
Saturday 6 September and Sunday 7 September. From 10am to 4.30pm
Ngamudji at 36 Arundel Crescent, Surrey Hills and Creekside at 9 Delta Street, Surrey Hills
Adults $10, Students $6, under 18 free (per garden)
Ngamudji: Tickets at the gate or via Trybooking.
Creekside: Tickets at the gate or via Trybooking
For more information about open gardens and events, visit: www.opengardensvictoria.org.au
Ngamudji
Creekside
Open Gardens Victoria marks the launch of its 2025 Spring Season with a weekend double feature in Surrey Hills, showcasing two exceptional gardens, Ngamudji and Creekside, each brimming with native plantings, sustainability features, and a deep connection to place.
Located just a short walk apart, both gardens will open to the public over the weekend of the 6-7 September offering visitors a unique opportunity to experience how Australian plants and thoughtful landscaping can create vibrant, sustainable spaces for people and wildlife alike.
Designed and built by award-winning designer Phillip Johnson and planted out by owner David Lightfoot, Ngamudji is a striking native garden wrapped around a sustainably designed home. With its landscaped meandering creek, wildlife-attracting plantings and a rooftop garden featuring over 100 low-growing, sun-loving native species, Ngamudji emphasises sustainable design principles, water conservation, and the joy of long-lasting landscapes that celebrate Australia’s native plants. The rooftop garden will be open to visitors at intervals throughout the weekend.
Creekside spans a double block and backs onto the revegetated corridor of South Surrey Park. This section of the garden is shaped by its connection to the seasonal creek below, with extensive native plantings designed to encourage wildlife, including frogs, birds, bees, and other pollinators. Large rocks are thoughtfully placed to create steps winding down through the garden, inviting visitors to explore its varied landscape, with original rock work done by Gordon Ford. The garden is home to many mature fruit trees such as mulberries, finger limes, and pomegranate, alongside silver birches, gum trees, and wisteria.