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Wander and explore the gardens, water features and wildlife at
your leisure. Enjoy our delicious country cooking, and local arts
& crafts at the Camellia Tea House or bring the whole family
and a picnic lunch. There's so much to see at Hillside
Eden Garden!
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Opening Times: 9am to
4pm 7 days (except Christmas)
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Functions
by appointment - 4096 6196 or email
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Entry: adults- $10. school
age children - $5.
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Garden Lovers Card: ask for
your G.L. Card and your return
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visit
is free with additional paying guest(s)
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Group and Coach Tours: for
group rates, ring 4096 6196
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All weather gardens: gazebos,
picnic shelters and Camellia
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Tea
House ensures sun and mist protection.
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Disability access: wheelchair
ramps, toilets and rear parking
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Camellia Tea House: view
our delicious country menu
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SEASONS OF DELIGHT
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Winter - Glorious sunny
days, spectacular camellias, Powder Puff Lilly Pilly,
Hippeastrum and arum lilies.
Spring - Warm dry days, filled
with glorious tropical Rhododendrons, Wisteria, Clivia
and Iris blossom.
Summer - Find relief from the
coastal heat on the naturally air conditioned Tablelands,
enjoy flowering Hydrangeas, water lilies, Agapanthus,
Hibiscus, day lilies, and the turquoise flowers of the
Jade Vine.
Autumn - Bold purple Tibouchinas,
Japanese Maples and Liquidamber trees decorate the cooler
days.
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ESPECIALLY FOR THE MEN
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Men and antique lovers will particularily enjoy the the
displays of old time machinery. Pocket gardens have been
built around recycled farm machinery - horse drays, old
ploughs, a corn planter, a chaff cutter, a bullock pull
plough.
Check out the water wheel that supplies the water for
the six water features and the water tanks. Indiana Jones
wannabes of all ages will have fun on the suspension bridges.
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ESPECIALLY FOR THE KIDS AND THE CURIOUS
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How does a caterpillar turn into a butterfly? In our
gardens, you can see the entire life cycle of the magnificent
Wanderer butterfly from egg to caterpillar to butterfly.
Learn about which plants they feed on at different life
stages. We grow wildlife friendly plants which keeps our
gardens full of birds and butterflies including the Ulysses
butterfly.
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CHAMPION and AWARD WINNING GARDEN
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- Eacham and Tableland Champion garden - 2001, 02, 03
- featured in Better Homes & Garden magazine 11/2003
- featured in the Cairns Post - 8/2003
- Australia's Top Ten Gardens - Better Homes & Gardens,
2003
- interviewed on the ABC Radio Garden Show, 8/03
- featured on TV 9/03
- Australian Open Garden Scheme participant, 9/03
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