Tasmania's Largest Landscaped Native Garden!

Share Margaret and Bill's excellent Tasmanian adventure!  Enjoy strolling through 22 acres of colourful landscaped native gardens, take in the stunning views and listen to the birds.  In 2001 this was wall to wall weeds but see what vision and hard work can do! Inverawe is waterwise, sustainable gardening at its best.  Visitors have said ...amazing ... inspirational...visionary...tranquil...best garden I've seen ...overwhelming.  

Come and be overwhelmed! This is a garden with a difference.  Stroll along graded paths. Take tea on the terrace and contemplate tranquility.   Inverawe shows how you can help save the planet and have fun at the same time.

Inverawe showcases Australian native plants in a landscaped setting.  If you only see one Tasmanian garden, this is it!

Next Workshop: Everything you need to know about growing native plants (well, almost) Sunday 5 February, 1.30 pm to 4.00 pm. $25, includes garden entry, printed notes, afternoon tea and a tour of the garden with the Head Gardener. Workshop size is strictly limited - bookings essential ph 6267 2020 to secure your place now!

On arrival you receive a personal introduction to the garden and a colourful map to guide you. Interpretation signs set the garden in its historical and social context. Poetry, sculpture and whimsy add to your enjoyment. You might pick up some landscaping ideas you can adapt to your own garden and because plants are labelled you can assess what plants could work for you. At the end of the visit we will be on hand to answer any questions. We like talking to gardeners about gardens!

If you are an overseas visitor, you will find a wide variety Australian plants growing in a landscaped Australian setting.

And the birds!  Don't forget the birds. Birds like Inverawe, too. With 91 species on our bird list, bird watching's easy at Inverawe. Ask for a bird list then just sit still, listen and look. 

Or follow the garden through the seasons with an annual pass - just $25 per person to visit as often as you like, plus bring two visitors with you on each visit for just $5 each. Email gardens@inverawe.com.au right now!

Inverawe Native Gardens is located at Margate, 15 minutes south of Hobart, Tasmania's capital and are open seven days a week, 1 September till the end of May.  (and June, July, August by appointment).  Inverawe is on the road to Bruny Island. And if you're visiting Hobart by Cruise Ship, we're still only 15 minutes south of Hobart!

For our latest newsletter and information on growing natives, go to our news page - click here.

 Last updated 17 October2011