GeorgeTindaleGarden
VisitorGuide
TodaythegardenisareflectionofGeorgeandRuthTindale’svisionofhavingagardendisplayingsomethingofinterestallyearround.Thegardencontainsanumberofplantsrarelyfoundincultivationwhicharethrivingintheacidicsoils,cooltemperateclimateandshadedconditionsfoundintheDandenongRanges.Extensivecollectionsofmagnolias,rhododendrons,camellias,azaleas,fuchsias,bulbsandhydrangeaswillbeeasilyrecognisabletothegardenenthusiast.
History
1893-CaptainJPallantpurchasedthe10acreproperty,clearingandbuildingahouseforhisfamily.ThePropertywasnamed‘Pallant’sHill’.
1915-MrHRHarperpurchasedthepropertyasaweekendretreat.HeestablishedanEnglishstylegardenandcreatedwhatisnowknownasHarper’sDrive.
1939-MrandMrsHPotterpurchasedthepropertyforaweekendretreat.Improvementsweremadetothehouseandgardenincludingafewpathsandtwowatertanks.
1958-GeorgeTindale,aresearchscientistwiththeVictorianDepartmentofAgriculture,purchasedthepropertyandbegandevelopingandextendingthegarden.Heandhiswife
Ruthcreatedtheplantingswhichyouseetoday.Bothweremembersofvarioushorticulturalsocietiesandmanyplantswereraisedfromseedmadeavailablefromthesocieties.
Otherrareorchoiceplantsweresourcedfromlocalnurseriesorplantcollectors.
1980-RuthTindalehandedthegardentotheVictorianConservationTrustinmemoryofherhusbandwhowishedthegardentobepreserved.
1995-ParksVictoriacommencedmanagementofTindaleGardenwhenitassumedmanagementofsixgardenpropertiesintheDandenongRangesincludingtheNationalRhododendronGardens,AlfredNicholasGardens,PiriandaGardens,RJHamerAboretum,MtDandenongArboretumandWilliamRickettsSanctuary.
Howtogetthere
TheGardenislocatedat33SherbrookeRoad,Sherbrooke(MelwaysRef.75J2).
Whattoseeanddo
InordertomanagetreeriskissueswiththeMountainAshforest,ParksVictoriahascurrentlyrestrictedaccesstosomepartsofthegarden.Howevertherearestillmanyareasoninterestincluding:
•Thenationallyregisteredhydrangeacollectionofcommonandunusualshrubs,climbersandtreelikespecies.
•Thesculpturesonpermanentdisplayinthegarden,ofwhichtwopiecesaretheworkofRuthTindale.
•TheMaturecanopyoftreesincludingthenativeMountainAsh(Eucalyptusregnans)andtheMonkeyPuzzle(Araucariaaraucana)onthefrontlawnarecomplimentedbydetailedplantings.
Seasonalhighlights
Springburstsforthwithamyriadofflowersfromrhododendrons,azaleas,magnolias,camelliaswhilstthefloweringbulbsintherockgardenarenottobemissed.
Summeriscooling,withthemarvellouscollectionofhydrangeasshowingofftheirmanyshadesofblue.Lilliums,fuchsiasandsummerfloweringperennialsareacolourfuldelightbeneaththeshadycanopyofMountainAsh.
Autumnshocksthesenseswithgold,red,orangeandburgundyfoliageonthemanymaturetrees.Nerines,Autumncrocusandotherbulbswillremindyouthatspringisnottheonlyseasonforbulbs.
WinterwillquietlyexposetheflowersoftheLentenRoseorHelleborebeneathotherwinterfloweringshrubs.
UpdatedJune2008
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GeorgeTindaIeGarden
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ToMelbourme
UPPER
KALLISTA
(30km) FERNTREE
GULLY
BELGRAVE
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Kilometres
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WeddingPhotography
Weddingphotographyisavailablewithapermit(conditionsapply).Thepermitformandotherinformationisavailableonlineat:
NOPUBLICACCESS
Otherattractionsinthearea
AlfredNicholasGardensNationalRhododendronGardens
WilliamRickettsSanctuaryDandenongRanges
NationalPark WT
RJHamerArboretum
SIXWAYS
BRAESIDELAWN
Inordertomanagetreeriskissues,visitorsarecurrentlyunabletoaccessthegardenbelowthisfence.
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House
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POTTERSPATH
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CarParkLawnAreaRockGardenMajorRoad
MainWalkingPathOtherWalkingPaths
Steps
ToFermyCreek2km
CaringfortheGarden
Helpuslookafterthegardenbyrememberingtheseguidelines:
Dogsmustbecontrolledonaleashatalltimes
Pleasetakerubbishawaywithyouforrecycling
MAINENTRANCE
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Gatehouse
EASTLAWN
ToKallista1km
ParkInformationToiletfordisabled
Toilets
GazeboWalkingTrackLockedGate
WTWaterTank
disposal
Donotcollectplantspecies
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CommunityInvolvement
Thepreservationofthisgardenisactivelyassistedbyavoluntary
•Lamp
Sculpture
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UpdatedMay2008
groupcalledtheFriendsofGeorgeTindaleGarden.
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