Nestled between the Barossa Valley and the Adelaide Hills, the picturesque town of Mt. Pleasant will once again host the annual S.A. Spring Garden Festival, happening on Saturday the 21st of September 2024.

The festival features a full program that includes very special guest speaker Hannah Moloney, a large variety of plant and garden stalls, garden themed workshops, talks, activities and free Nature Craft activities for the kids. There will also be lots of delicious food and beverages, including gluten free and vegan options.

The Mt. Pleasant Farmers Market is again partnering with the S.A. Spring Garden Festival with extended trading hours, so you’ll be able to enjoy both the Festival and the Farmers Market experience in one location.

Mt. Pleasant is a beautiful drive from every direction and in Spring, the Adelaide Hills and Barossa Valley are alive with blossoms and spectacular scenery!

Admission is $12 (+ booking fee) per adult if purchased online, $15 per adult if purchased at the gate, with children under 16 and under Free. Tickets available online and at the gate on the day.

Gates open at 8am and close at 3pm.

Online ticket: $12

Gate Entry: $15
Children 16 and under FREE

Join us for an afternoon in the English cottage gardens of Grand Cru Estate for our ‘High Tea @ Grand Cru Estate’.

Each person gets:
3 assorted mini sandwiches
1 savoury item
1 sweet item
1 macaron
1 scone with jam and fresh cream
Mimosa or pot of tea on arrival.

Food items provided by High Tea Etc. (https://www.highteaetc.com.au/)

Range of teas provided by Wyverstone Tea (https://wyverstonetea.com.au/)

Bookings essential.

$35 per person

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/high-tea-grand-cru-estate-tickets-

Not just for the Springton folk; we would love to have the Mount Pleasant gardeners come along as well!

Open Gardens in Springton – Sunday 21 April

A number of the wonderful gardeners of Springton have again agreed to open their gardens for the day, to give you inspiration (or even just some hope in this long, dry summer) and an idea of what grows well around here. The gardens are a remarkable mix of native and cottage, rambling and structured, old and new(ish). If this summer has depressed you with too many plants dying at your place, walk around these gardens, talk to the gardeners and see what has (and what hasn’t) worked for them.

The Springton Hall on Graetz Terrace will open at 9.45am and for $10 (cash and card facilities available) get a wristband ‘ticket’, map and garden descriptions. Parking and public toilets alongside the Hall. Gardens open from 10am-4pm (Edenmae from 11am).

Visit the gardens in any order that takes your fancy, however two of the gardens are next door to one another on William Street, and there will be a coffee van outside! What a great way to start a Sunday stroll around Springton. Edenmae Cellar Door is also opening its garden, and offering a free glass of sparkling (white or red) or a free wine tasting to all ‘ticket’ holders. Come and enjoy the garden with a glass of something in hand.

Plants and seeds will also be for sale at the Hall; all things that have been grown in Springton and that do well here. Proceeds of the Open Garden Day and the plant sale support the Springton Progress Association.

Even if you don’t have time or inclination to visit inside any of the gardens, come and see the Hall and the plant sale. Voting forms for the Most Improved Garden competition will be available from the Hall as well (and can be returned to the Hall, Edenmae or the General Store).

Should be a great day.

If you want to make a certain someone feel special - why not check out the beautiful gifts available at the Bohemian Garden or Lunaria or Recreate?

Don’t forget Jan from the Bohemian Garden is also a florist!

Jan has an eclectic range of unique homewares and personal products, as well as seedlings and plants. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063689676202

Robyn at Lunaria is also stocking dresses as well as a great range of designer homewares. https://www.instagram.com/robynmitchelldesigns/

Recreate is home to many things - including homewares, craft items, personal products, clothing, children’s toys and many many more - as well as being a garden centre! Recreate works on the circular economy, so many products are re-purposed, but they also carry ranges of local artisan produced goods. https://www.facebook.com/recreatecommunity

Be enthralled by Gardening Australia's Sophie Thomson, as she shares her wit and wisdom at the annual Red Cross Garden Party
For more than 25 years Sophie Thomson, of Gardening Australia fame, has been coming to 'Glen Devon' to speak about her experiences with plants and gardening. We invite you to be inspired by her commentary on the insect and plant world, and the benefits of gardening. Enjoy a luscious Devonshire Tea whilst you listen and learn.
Recreate will again be in attendance - learn all about the circular economy and buy locally hand made goods.
Plants will be for sale, along with local handcrafted pottery, bucket hats, bags and garden paraphernalia.
A trading table and raffle will also be on hand to tempt you. Enquiries to mtpredx@gmail.com
$10 per head.
Numbers capped at 100.
Bookings ESSENTIAL - please register

via phone: 0437 195 597‬

email: mpredx@gmail.com

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../mount-pleasant-glen-devon... ($10 + .76c booking fee)

You may have noticed the CWA Garden is undergoing some changes. These works are nearing an end with planting, mulching and lawn the last phase.

Together with the Barossa Council a working bee is planned for Saturday 9th of December from 08:00 to 11:00. Finishing with a sausage sizzle for those of you who get involved.

Tools will be supplied all that’s needed is the hands & bodies to use them.

Get involved in this Community Project, take the opportunity to meet other Mount Pleasant residents and have some fun whilst doing it.

If interested please drop me a line at cathdavies@y7mail.com

Mick and I are sharing our garden to raise funds for our charity Tache, an orphanage in Zambia. We would love to meet some of the locals it should be a great couple of days.

Featuring Ceramic works by Really Useful Pots and carved stone pieces by Gareth Kelsey-Evans.

Enjoy Morning and Afternoon Tea in the garden with Devonshire Tea, cakes and biscuits available.

Mick and I are sharing our garden to raise funds for our charity Tache, an orphanage in Zambia. We would love to meet some of the locals it should be a great couple of days.

Featuring Ceramic works by Really Useful Pots and carved stone pieces by Gareth Kelsey-Evans.

Enjoy Morning and Afternoon Tea in the garden with Devonshire Tea, cakes and biscuits available.

Join us for an Open Garden Weekend.
We invite you to immerse yourselves in the beauty of nature in the Gardens of Eden Valley. Explore a variety of garden styles, sizes and stages of development.
Activities include:-
- guided garden tours
- plant, produce and pottery sales
- refreshments and snacks
Come and share the joy of gardening with fellow enthusiasts. It's a weekend of inspiration and insights for all ages. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with nature and fellow garden lovers.

TICKETS
$10 per person (children under 15 are free) valid for two days
Register at the Eden Valley Institue from 10am - 12pm on either day.

Are you looking for something to do this weekend? Open Gardens SA has two Adelaide Hills gardens open on Saturday 28 October and Sunday 29 October 2023, 10am to 4.30pm. Entry to each garden is $10, under 18 free and some concessions are available. Visitors are encouraged to bring cash as EFTPOS facilities are not always available. In addition, the Gumeracha Fifth Sunday Market, an artisan and handmade craft market, is on SUNDAY 29 October from 10am to 3pm, at Federation Park, 32 Albert Street, Gumeracha. Lots to see and do in Gumeracha this weekend!

Ashgrove Iris Garden - 53-55 Albert Street (cnr Randell Terrace), Gumeracha. Ashgrove Iris Garden is a beautiful, meticulously maintained garden featuring Iris and roses, and is a pleasure to visit! The garden owner was named ABC Gardening Australia Gardener of the Year in 2013.

Extra Activities: Sale of irises. Artist-in-residence with artworks for sale. Coffee Van.

Kenton Park - 437 Torrens Valley Road, Gumeracha. Kenton Park is a beautifully maintained country property with a charming historic house and a very pretty flower-filled garden. William Randell, the founding father of Gumeracha, built the interesting old barns in 1840 and his house the following year. A rare opportunity to see this idyllic property.

Extra Activities: Walk and talk at 11am and 2pm both days. Display of vintage cars and trucks.

Full details are on our website https://www.opengardensa.org.au/current-season

Join us for an Open Gardens Weekend in Eden Valley on 28th & 29th October.
Gardens will be open from 10am till 3pm. on both days.
We invite you to immerse in the beauty of nature in 6+ wonderful gardens of Eden Valley.
Activities include :-
• guided walking tours
• plant, pottery & produce sales
• refreshments and snacks
Come and share the joy of gardening with fellow enthusiasts. It's a weekend of inspiration and insights for all ages. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with nature and fellow garden lovers. See you there!
Register at the Eden Valley Institute from 10 am - 12.30pm on either day to collect your wristband, map & garden information.
Tickets :- $ 10 pp for both days. (children under 15 are free)

Are you looking for something to do this weekend? Open Gardens SA has two Adelaide Hills gardens open on Saturday 28 October and Sunday 29 October 2023, 10am to 4.30pm. Entry to each garden is $10, under 18 free and some concessions are available. Visitors are encouraged to bring cash as EFTPOS facilities are not always available. In addition, the Gumeracha Fifth Sunday Market, an artisan and handmade craft market, is on SUNDAY 29 October from 10am to 3pm, at Federation Park, 32 Albert Street, Gumeracha. Lots to see and do in Gumeracha this weekend!

Ashgrove Iris Garden - 53-55 Albert Street (cnr Randell Terrace), Gumeracha. Ashgrove Iris Garden is a beautiful, meticulously maintained garden featuring Iris and roses, and is a pleasure to visit! The garden owner was named ABC Gardening Australia Gardener of the Year in 2013.

Extra Activities: Sale of irises. Artist-in-residence with artworks for sale. Coffee Van.

Kenton Park - 437 Torrens Valley Road, Gumeracha. Kenton Park is a beautifully maintained country property with a charming historic house and a very pretty flower-filled garden. William Randell, the founding father of Gumeracha, built the interesting old barns in 1840 and his house the following year. A rare opportunity to see this idyllic property.

Extra Activities: Walk and talk at 11am and 2pm both days. Display of vintage cars and trucks.

Full details are on our website https://www.opengardensa.org.au/current-season

Join us for an Open Garden Weekend.
We invite you to immerse yourselves in the beauty of nature in the Gardens of Eden Valley. Explore a variety of garden styles, sizes and stages of development.
Activities include:-
- guided garden tours
- plant, produce and pottery sales
- refreshments and snacks
Come and share the joy of gardening with fellow enthusiasts. It's a weekend of inspiration and insights for all ages. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with nature and fellow garden lovers.

TICKETS
$10 per person (children under 15 are free) valid for two days
Register at the Eden Valley Institue from 10am - 12pm on either day.

Join us for an Open Gardens Weekend in Eden Valley on 28th & 29th October.
Gardens will be open from 10am till 3pm. on both days.
We invite you to immerse in the beauty of nature in 6+ wonderful gardens of Eden Valley.
Activities include :-
• guided walking tours
• plant, pottery & produce sales
• refreshments and snacks
Come and share the joy of gardening with fellow enthusiasts. It's a weekend of inspiration and insights for all ages. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with nature and fellow garden lovers. See you there!
Register at the Eden Valley Institute from 10 am - 12.30pm on either day to collect your wristband, map & garden information.
Tickets :- $ 10 pp for both days. (children under 15 are free)

Explore a great range of stalls featuring quality plants, garden furniture, decor & garden care products. Workshops available.

Meet our guest speakers, take a workshop & uncover the secrets to a successful garden!

Special Guest - Hannah Moloney from Gardening Australia!

Entry $10
Senior/Concession $7
Children under 12 free

Springton Open Garden Day is this Sunday. Seven interesting and very different gardens in the Springton township (one is just outside) will be open for you to enjoy, to talk to the gardeners and to see what grows well in this area.

Start at the Springton Hall (Graetz Terrace) to get your $10 ticket, map and garden details - and where we will also have some plants on sale. Doors open just before 10am (gardens open 10am - 4pm).

Then - on to the gardens. There will be a coffee van at one of the Open gardens on William Street for your morning latte, and free wine tastings at Edenmae cellar door for garden visitors.

Three competition entries for the 'most improved garden' are also on the map and you can pick up a voting form at the Hall or General Store. Vote for the one you think has 'most improved' and go in for some 'lucky voter' prizes. You don't need to be an Open Garden visitor to vote for the 'most improved garden' though - just grab a voting form at the Hall or General Store.

See you there!

Learn how to create beautiful garden flowers, garden totems, bird baths & feeders using a range of pre-loved glassware and ceramics. This workshop will cover material preparation, design layout, adhesives, drilling and joining techniques.
All materials are supplied and your creation(s) will make a unique gift or addition to your garden.

Saturday 29th April 11am - 2pm

$67 includes all materials and tools provided

Recommended 12 years +

Tea and coffee avaliable and you're more than welcome to bring your own snacks

We also reccomend checking out the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market beforehand. Lots of great produce and delicious food. Every Saturday 8am -12noon, Mount Pleasant Show Grounds

Please note: Allow two weeks from the workshop date for your creations to 'set' and collection of work(s).

LOCATION

Recreate & Community Sharing Garden
Cnr Phillis St & Showground Rd, Mount Pleasant South Australia 5235

CONTACT DETAILS

Mount Pleasant Natural Resource Centre Inc

ph. 0427 998 553

Join us for a beautiful weekend when we open the gates of our extensive gardens to the public. With 10 acres to wander, you will be able to immerse yourself into some of Australia’s incredible history; Anlaby Station being the oldest Merino sheep studs on mainland Australia; it is full of history!

Activity, catering & children’s interests will be announced once planning is underway…

Tickets are on sale in August.

Join us for a beautiful weekend when we open the gates of our extensive gardens to the public. With 10 acres to wander, you will be able to immerse yourself into some of Australia’s incredible history; Anlaby Station being the oldest Merino sheep studs on mainland Australia; it is full of history!

Activity, catering & children’s interests will be announced once planning is underway…

Tickets are on sale in August.

Join us for an Italian feast as we celebrate the winter in the Hills with a festival weekend filled all the good things in life, food, wine and great company! Delicious Italian fare by Chopping Board Catering, with kids options available. Our full range of wines will be available featuring our Winter Reds Spiced Mulled Wine along with local craft beer and cider. DJ Choons & Moovz will be dropping the beats on Saturday and Eric Santoochi will be delivering live tunes on Sunday.

So rug up, head on up, and get cosy by one of our indoor fires or outdoor braziers with a glass of red in hand to enjoy the best of winter in the Adelaide Hills.

- Menu -

Pasta
Beef ragu orecchiette,
Parmesan chilli prawn gigli, with lemon and herbs
Tomato gnocchi, with buffalo mozzarella

Extras
Antipasti plates - sliced cured meats, cheese, pickles and bread
Arancini
Truffle and Parmesan fries

Sweet
Hot jam donuts

Kids – kids’ pasta

*Tickets - $40 per adult
Includes
• 1 main pasta dish
• $15 regional festival entry fee and take home glass

*Whilst this is a ticketed event, we will not be booking individual tables. Seating will be on a first come first served basis on the day. There will be a variety of seating options throughout our venue and in heated marquees located adjacent the barn.

Bus groups will not be accepted unless arranged prior to the event. If you are planning a bus group please call us on 8189 4500 to check availability.

If children are attending with you, please indicate how many when making your booking. Kids meals will be available to purchase on the day.

Anlaby Station is position within the Kapunda, Barossa Valley and Clare Tourism regions. It is a historic homestead built as the wool and sheep industry grew in the 19th century.

Anlaby market is set amongst this historic homestead, featuring bespoke, handmade, local designers. Come along and settle in for a day of shopping and good vibes.

6:30pm (AEST) Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra | 6:00pm (ACST) Adelaide, Broken Hill | 4:30pm (AWST) Perth

Join Sophie Thomson as she takes us through growing veggies vertically to maximise space and utilise produce plants to help cool and shade your garden and home.

Sophie Thomson has continued to light up the screen on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia with her infectious enthusiasm for more than 16 years. She is generous with her knowledge as a horticulturist gleaned from over 35 years of hands-on gardening experience. She shares her insights, tips and knowledge nationally through public speaking engagements, media columns, talk back radio and her recent best-selling book Sophie’s Patch.

Aside from the obvious environmental benefits, Sophie believes gardening improves our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, as well as that of the broader community. Since 2020, she has been working to support fire affected communities on Kangaroo Island and in the Adelaide Hills helping them rebuild their gardens.

Register for this free, live digital session here: https://www.growitlocal.com/.../vertical-veggies-with...

Celebrate Mother's Day in style with a beautiful champagne high tea and unique guided tour of our heritage-listed gardens. Discover 10 acres of beautiful Edwardian garden at Anlaby; one of the great South Australian pastoral properties

Champagne High Tea

Our High Tea includes a selection of savory and sweet morsels prepared by the Anlaby Chef accompanied by a glass of Levrier Meslier sparkling wine by local Barossa winemaker; Jo Irvine with unlimited tea and coffee and chilled water.

Garden Tour

The guided tour of the garden includes access to the shade houses, glasshouse and the walled vegetable garden where we grow vegetables and herbs for use in the house. The formal areas of the garden are also included together with the rockery and water-wise plantings where we are introducing sedums, succulents and agaves for year-round colour.

Event by The Plant People SA

440 Torrens Valley Rd, Gumeracha SA 5233, Australia

Bulbs and plants sale in Gumeracha @ 440 Torrens Valley Road, next to The Big Rocking Horse. Cash and card facilities. Car parks available on site.

Event by The Plant People SA

440 Torrens Valley Rd, Gumeracha SA 5233, Australia

Bulbs and plants sale in Gumeracha @ 440 Torrens Valley Road, next to The Big Rocking Horse. Cash and card facilities. Car parks available on site.

Join us for a gardeners day out visiting the highly regarded Sophie’s Patch. The garden of media personality Sophie Thompson. Hosted by Barossa Nursery staff members Kristee and Trish.

$125 per person. Spots are limited so make sure to get in quick!

Tickets: www.barossanursery.com.au/product/gardeners-day-out

Email: enquiries@barossanursery.com.au

Tel: 8562 2288

For medicine, for food, for shelter...Aboriginal peoples have a wide range of uses for many of the native plants of Australia.
Chris Hall will explain some of the different uses of native plants from the Barossa region. You will have the opportunity to feel, smell and even try some of them.
Explore the Barossa Bushgardens and experience it as a provider of food, materials for building and weaving and medicinal uses.

Tickets free: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/traditional-uses-plants-workshop-tickets-310164810297

April 2022 – Saturday 16th, Sunday 17th, Monday 18th

The tradition continues…Easter at Sophie’s Patch

Easter at Sophie’s Patch has become a tradition thousands of South Australians, and many interstate visitors have come to enjoy. 2022 will be particularly special as it will be the 15th open garden at Sophie’s Patch.

Where? what? cost? and other important details…

Entry Fee: $15 Adults. $5 Primary School Children. Gates open from 10am to 4.00pm daily.

Tickets: Book online as there will be limited tickets at the gate in line with our covid plan.

Address

Hamlyn Cottage, 394 Springs Road, Mt Barker Springs
(Follow the signs from Mt Barker – no dogs allowed)

Nurseries & Garden Art

As always, local nurseries will be sharing their knowledge and selling plants. We welcome:

Bickleigh Vale Organic Farm

Hillside Herbs & Succulents

Tupelo Grove Nursery

Diggers Club 

Recreate

Supporting organisations

Organisations at the open garden may include:

Beekeepers’ Society of SA

Butterfly Conservation Society of SA

Birds SA

For Kids

As always we will be offering free kids activities each day.

No dogs…

Sherlock

Sherlock is our wonderful guard dog, flock protector, friend and family pet. He is a breed called a Maremma, bred to protect stock from predators and to be intensely loyal to, and protective of, his family.

Sherlock is true to his breeding and we ask that visitors do not bring other dogs to our property. Visiting dogs will unnecessarily cause Sherlock stress as he feels the need to protect his flock and family from them.

Your support is much appreciated.

Partnering with local charities

Sophie partners with local community groups and charities to organise the parking. In the past few years, Local Rotary Clubs have managed visitor parking to raise money for their chosen charities including “Operation Flinders’.

What happened in previous open gardens?

Open gardens at Sophie’s Patch are more than just demonstrating sustainable gardening practices that I am always preaching, they are more like a fair or community event focused on community education.  Every open garden is different at Sophie’s Patch as the garden grows, different speakers and groups join, amazing sculptures are built and the garden evolves.

April 2022 – Saturday 16th, Sunday 17th, Monday 18th

The tradition continues…Easter at Sophie’s Patch

Easter at Sophie’s Patch has become a tradition thousands of South Australians, and many interstate visitors have come to enjoy. 2022 will be particularly special as it will be the 15th open garden at Sophie’s Patch.

Where? what? cost? and other important details…

Entry Fee: $15 Adults. $5 Primary School Children. Gates open from 10am to 4.00pm daily.

Tickets: Book online as there will be limited tickets at the gate in line with our covid plan.

Address

Hamlyn Cottage, 394 Springs Road, Mt Barker Springs
(Follow the signs from Mt Barker – no dogs allowed)

Nurseries & Garden Art

As always, local nurseries will be sharing their knowledge and selling plants. We welcome:

Bickleigh Vale Organic Farm

Hillside Herbs & Succulents

Tupelo Grove Nursery

Diggers Club 

Recreate

Supporting organisations

Organisations at the open garden may include:

Beekeepers’ Society of SA

Butterfly Conservation Society of SA

Birds SA

For Kids

As always we will be offering free kids activities each day.

No dogs…

Sherlock

Sherlock is our wonderful guard dog, flock protector, friend and family pet. He is a breed called a Maremma, bred to protect stock from predators and to be intensely loyal to, and protective of, his family.

Sherlock is true to his breeding and we ask that visitors do not bring other dogs to our property. Visiting dogs will unnecessarily cause Sherlock stress as he feels the need to protect his flock and family from them.

Your support is much appreciated.

Partnering with local charities

Sophie partners with local community groups and charities to organise the parking. In the past few years, Local Rotary Clubs have managed visitor parking to raise money for their chosen charities including “Operation Flinders’.

What happened in previous open gardens?

Open gardens at Sophie’s Patch are more than just demonstrating sustainable gardening practices that I am always preaching, they are more like a fair or community event focused on community education.  Every open garden is different at Sophie’s Patch as the garden grows, different speakers and groups join, amazing sculptures are built and the garden evolves.