Mount Dandenong Tourist Road
Beautiful Gardens within Reach of Melbourne
Melbourne Parks and Waterways maintain the following gardens along the Mt Dandenong Tourist Road.
You can get to the Mt Dandenong Tourist Road by public transport, taking a train to either Belgrave (from which Puffing Billy station is a short walk) or Croydon. However buses run infrequently during the week, and not at all on Sunday.
 | Alfred Nicholas Memorial Gardens Part of the Burnham Beeches Estate, a 13 hectare garden with ornamental lake, boat house, wooden bridges to two small islands. | Sherbrooke Road, Sherbrooke. |
 | Late Victorian mansion on the shores of Western Port. Wetlands, observatory, collection of paintings and photographs, circular rose garden. See web site for opening hours. Admission charged. Confirm details on the Parks Victoria web site | Access is via Lord Somers Road, Somers |
 | George Tindale Memorial Garden Designed to offer year-round beauty, this garden includes flowering plants, lawns and rock gardens on a sloping site. Open daily. Admission charged. | 33 Sherbrooke Rd, Sherbrooke |
 | 40 hectares of gardens set in the Australian bush with 15,000 rhododendrons, 12,000 azaleas, 3,000 camellias and 250,000 daffodils and many other delights. One of the most photogenic features is Priscilla the Peacock. Take the cute 'people mover' if you like. Open daily, admission charged. | The Georgian Road, Olinda. |
| Most spectacular in Autumn, this 11 hectare garden features intact native fern gullies and a large population of birds such as currawongs, crimson and eastern rosellas, butcher birds, honey eaters, and kookaburras. Open daily. | Hacketts Road, Olinda. |
 | R. J. Hamer Arboretum 100 hectares of woodland with a mix of exotic trees and Australian natives. Open daily. Free admission. | Chalet Road, Olinda |
 | Set in the Mountain Ash Forest of Dandenong, the sanctuary is the outdoor gallery for the work of William Ricketts. The kiln-fired clay statuary and plaques bear testament to Ricketts philosophy and appreciation of the aboriginal way of life that he participated in. Open daily | Infrequent buses run along the Mount Dandenong Tourist Road. |
 | Victorian State Rose Garden 4,500 roses of more than 100 species, complementing 10 hectares of gardens at Werribee Park. Parterre with fountain, pond, lake, grotto. Open daily. Free admission. | K Road, Werribee |
Published in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 
Last updated: 22-Nov-2013