Autumn Gardens Weekend and Plant Fair

Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens
Sat 18 Apr '26 – Mon 20 Apr '26

Overview

The signature event, Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens Autumn Open Gardens & Plant Fair weekend – including Highlands Harvest. Five fabulous private estate gardens rarely open to the public will open their gates for the weekend. A unique opportunity to explore these hidden gems, each will be offering a distinct blend of horticultural beauty and creative landscaping. Visitors enjoy the visual feast and gain inspiration for their own gardening…

The signature event, Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens Autumn Open Gardens & Plant Fair weekend – including Highlands Harvest.

Five fabulous private estate gardens rarely open to the public will open their gates for the weekend. A unique opportunity to explore these hidden gems, each will be offering a distinct blend of horticultural beauty and creative landscaping. Visitors enjoy the visual feast and gain inspiration for their own gardening projects.

The onsite fair at the Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens features specialist nursery plant stalls, the fabulous plants grown by the botanic gardens. Highlands Harvest stalls will include locally produced honey, gelato, preserves and more.

Plus, Saturday - there will be a special celebrity guest and Sunday Jazz in the Gardens live music.

All proceeds from the weekend will support the Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens (SHBG)
This Open Garden weekend is now in its 15th year, attracting visitors from across Australia.

Location

Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens

1 Old South Road Bowral NSW 2576 Australia

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Location - 1 Old South Road Bowral NSW 2576 Australia

FAQs

Accessibility

A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility

Allows a person's carer free entry into participating venues and events

Actively welcomes people with access needs.

Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)

Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met

Caters for people who use a wheelchair.

Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)

Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)

Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked

Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high)

Have wheelchair accessible picnic tables (picnic tables require 720mm knee clearance and 800mm maximum height)

Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints

Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone

Provide assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)

Train your staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges

Train your staff in disability awareness

Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)

Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)