Open Daily 9am – 5pm
Open every day including all Public Holidays. Entry to the garden is free except for occasional advertised events.
Office open Tuesdays & Thursdays 9am – 5pm.
Succulent Workshop
Sunday 24 November 2024, commencing at 10am
Choosing succulents for your garden, succulent propagation and making potted succulent gardens. Take home selected succulents and a completed display garden.
Morning tea provided by the SHBG baking Friends.
Cost: $90 including morning tea and all succulents.
Hydrangea Christmas Sale
Sunday 8 December 2024, 9am – 1pm
Lots of Hydrangeas, hardy perennials along with a cake and pre loved garden book stall.
Free entry, and the playground is always popular with children after visiting the nursery. Gates open at 9am. No dogs allowed as we are a bird habitat area. For all enquiries contact our Admin officer Anne on 0456 752595 or email admin@shbg.com.au
Autumn Open Garden & Plant Fair Weekend
26 & 27 April 2025, 9am – 4pm
Five superb gardens opening in aid of SHBG in Bowral, Burradoo and Exeter.
The Plant Fair, at SHBG site on 1 Old South Road Bowral, will feature lots of nurseries offering plants not normally available through retail centres.
Seasonal Interest
As it grows the garden is constantly changing. The highlands is recognised for its seasonal interest. Just because you saw it yesterday – today will be different!
Lots of interesting plants to see and some shady spots to stop and picnic which will increase as we grow.
Playground
The infants’ playground is open from 9 am to 5 pm daily. All equipment is on soft fall material, ensuring there is no sand to bring home. The outside areas are covered with woodchip mulch, including the climbing tower. Picnic facilities are available within the playground fencing.
Plant Nursery
Open Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am – 3pm.
All plants in our nursery are grown by our Friends and Volunteers, and are suitable for growing in the southern highlands. Lots of plants we grow are not readily available at other nurseries.
Venue Hire
Exciting new venue available is our ‘Function Room’, with capacity for 80 people and catering facilities. Available for weddings, celebrations, meetings or anything you can think of.
Book for your next function … more information
Support Us
Help us grow and develop by making a donation. We are a community-funded, not-for-profit charitable organization, so all costs for the development and maintenance of the garden are raised by SHBG. To expand our collection of trees and gardens, we need your assistance. Please consider supporting us now with a tax-deductible donation.
Friends & Volunteers
Become involved in the developing gardens
Are you passionate about gardening, community involvement, or simply looking to make some new friends? Our garden working bees might be the perfect opportunity for you!
Or simply follow the progress of our gardens as they develop. Either way your interest and contributions will help our gardens develop.
Our garden working bees are held every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 AM to 12 Noon.
