Gardens & Nurseries

Nurseries - Within Ballarat,  In the Region,   Indigenous Native Nurseries,  Gardens to Visit

Within Ballarat

Formosa Gardens Nursery, Cafe & Gift Shop, 104 Leith Street, BALLARAT. Victoria. 3350. Phone: (03) 5335 6454  
Established over 25 years, Formosa Gardens Nursery is an accredited Garden Centre, open 7 days, and offering phone gift orders and home delivery, off street parking, cafe and gift shop, huge range of pots and garden accessories and expert advice.

Robert Clark Horticultural Centre, Botanic Gardens, BALLARAT Phone:(03) 53 311991,
The Centre is located in the Botanical Gardens and hosts six uniquely different Conservatory displays each year necessitating total re-landscaping of the interior. 

Begonia City Garden Centre, 323 Learmonth Rd, WENDOUREE. Phone: (03) 5339 2055 

Within the Region

Meredith Nursery, Read St, MEREDITH. Phone: (03) 5286 1397
Established for some 15 years selling to both retail and wholesale markets. Natives, cypress, tree guards, agroforestry, planting service, contract growers, landscaping plants, small to semi-advanced plants.

Mistydowns Nursery at the Tangled Maze, Cnr Midlands and Smokeytown Road, CRESWICK.
Phone: (03) 5345 2847
Specialist growers of Heritage and Modern Roses, Peonies, and Unusual Perennials. Visit our website to get a taste of what you will find at our beautiful Botanical Maze and Nursery. Rare and hard to find plants and Roses. A garden lovers paradise.

Olive and Lavender Store, 106 High Street, AVOCA. PH: (03) 5465 3777
Lavender and olive tree nursery, olive and lavender products, giftware, homeware, garden furniture, gourmet light lunches, Crivelle coffee and a range of teas - all in the heart of the Pyrenees Wine Region.

Ross Creek Nursery, 798 Brays Road, ROSS CREEK. Phone: (03) 5342 0703
Plants for gardens and farms. Growing plant on-site for local conditions. Extensive range of camellias, ornamental exotics, Australian natives, deciduous and fruit trees, tube and established stock.

The Tangled Maze, Cnr Midlands & Smokeytown Rd., CRESWICK 3363, Phone: (03) 5345 2847.
The Tangled Maze is a botanical maze constructed of 1000's of flowering plants, grown on trellises to provide the traditional puzzle. Solve our mystery trail. Browse through Mistydowns Nursery. Relax in our cosy cafe. Great family fun.

Yuulong Lavender Estate, Yendon Rd, MT EGERTON 3345, Phone: (03) 53 689453, Fax: (03) 53 689453,
The property features a retail nursery, craft and tearoom complex, picturesque bushland setting, large garden, contoured hills of lavender, annual music and farming festivals, and an extensive range of lavender culinary, craft, and skin care products.

Indigenous Native Nurseries

Meredith Nursery, Read St, MEREDITH. Phone: (03) 5286 1397
Established for some 15 years selling to both retail and wholesale markets. Natives, cypress, tree guards, agroforestry, planting service, contract growers, landscaping plants, small to semi-advanced plants.

Ross Creek Nursery, 798 Brays Road, ROSS CREEK. Phone: (03) 5342 0703
Plants for gardens and farms. Growing plant on-site for local conditions. Extensive range of Australian natives including Acacia, Banksia, Callistemon, Eucalypt, Grevillea, Melaleuca, Hakea and many other varieties in stock.

Australian Society for Growing Native Plants.

Gardens to Visit

Lal Lal Estate, RMB  N482, YENDON Via Ballarat 3352, Phone: 0417 550 678, Fax: (03) 5341 7531,
Enjoy the beautiful rambling gardens of Lal Lal Estate in the rolling hill country east of Ballarat the home of the Fisken family for over a century. The Fiskens family invite you to share a day with them on this 5000 acre sheep and cattle station. A variety of tours are available to make your day memorable. See the website for details.

The Tangled Maze and Mistydowns Nursery, Cnr Midlands and Smokeytown Road, CRESWICK.
Phone: (03) 5345 2847
Enjoy over two acres of botanical maze and gardens.

Other Gardens and Nurseries

Avalon Nursery & Big Scone Sing-a-long, Kopkes Rd, HADDON 3352, Phone: (03) 53 424519,

Ballarat Valley Violets, Lot 10 Nintingbool Rd, HADDON 3352, Phone: (03) 53 424679

Buninyong Bird World, 408 Eddy Avenue, MT HELEN. 3357, Phone: (03) 53 413843,

Columbine Cottage Nursery and Tea Rooms, 90 Neill Street, BEAUFORT. 3373  Phone: (03) 5349 2877

Dramatic Effects, Yendon Rd., NAVIGATORS 3352, Phone; (03) 5334 7049,

Hymettus Historic Garden, 8 Cardigan St, WENDOUREE 3355, Phone: (03) 53 394718,

Kerriedancer Gardens, RMB B109 Western Hwy, BALLARAT 3350, Phone: (03) 53 342239,

Lavendula Lavender Farm, Main Rd, SHEPARDS FLAT Phone: (03) 53 764393,

Learmonth Trout & Fauna Park, Sunraysia Hwy, LEARMONTH 3352, Phone: (03) 53 432287,

Rocklyn Roses, Blampied-Mollongghip Rd, ROCKLYN. Phone: (03) 5345 7232

Sanung Keban Nursery - 'Collectable Plants'. Phone (03) 5334 7049

Other Indigenous Native Nurseries

CD Rom - Ballarat Environmental Library - Copies of this CD Rom are available from the City of Ballarat, Parks and Environment Office, corner of Gillies and Gregory Sts. Ballarat

Avalon Nursery, Kopke Road, Haddon 3351, Ph: 03 5342 4519

Ballarat Indigenous Native Plant Nursery, Dereel 3352, Ph: 03 5346 1495

Ballarat Wild Plants, 433 Joseph St,  Ballarat.3350 By appointment only. Ph/fax: 03 5333 5548, Mobile Ph: 0409388014

Chepstowe Farm Indigenous Nursery, Snake Valley, Ph/Fax 03 5344 9471

Creswick Nursery, Daylesford Road, Creswick, P.O. Box 3  Creswick 3363, Ph: 03 5345 2502

Eldian Nursery, Creswick 3363, Ph: 03 5345 2551

Mildura Native Nursery, Pioneer Way (toward Apex Park), P.O. Box 565 MILDURA, Vic, 3502. Phone: (03) 5021 4117

Nyari Native Nursery, Stoneleigh, Beaufort 3375, Ph: 03 5340 7224