Open Garden at Stone Hill

In the Macedon Ranges we are lucky to live amongst some of the most beautiful gardens in Victoria, if not Australia. One such private garden will soon be open to the public for the first time. Stone Hill is a private garden in Woodend North, known and admired worldwide.

Designed by Woodend local, Michael McCoy, author and host of ABC TV’s Dream Gardens, Stone Hill has been featured in prestigious magazines such as Gardens Illustrated (UK) and Garden Design (USA), as well as lavishly illustrated garden books Dreamscapes, Australian Dreamscapes and Wild.

With naturalistic planting based largely on perennials, Stone Hill is a garden full of flower colour and foliage texture in a constant state of seasonal flux. It was designed to require minimal irrigation, a perfect example of planting thriving in local conditions.

Owners, Sue and Gerry Moriarty, will make their garden available as a special fundraising initiative for Woodend Refugee Resettlement (WRR). Recently formed, WRR is a group of locals who will be assisting newly arrived refugee families to settle in Woodend through financial and practical support. Working closely with CRISP- Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot, a federal government initiative, we welcome one family at a time; helping them find accommodation, employment, translation/language services, to navigate the health and education system, and to connect directly with our community and culture upon arrival.

We are currently raising funds to receive a new family with the hospitality Woodend is known for. Let’s make a better tomorrow for others. Donations can be made at shoutforgood.com/fundraisers/woodendrefugeeresettlement. Visit our facebook page for more information and updates.

Tickets for entrance to Stone Hill can be purchased via https://www.trybooking.com/COLVA or at the gate.

Stone Hill

97 Boundary Road Woodend North (note the ‘North’ aspect of this address – 1km north of Anderson Rd. Otherwise you may end up elsewhere)

Open 10am-4pm Saturday 17th February

Adults $15. Children free