Open Days at Como Gardens

Como Gardens holds open days twice a year during autumn and spring. These are held on the third weekend of April and October. We have enjoyed good patronage to these weekends where garden tours and rides on the miniature railway are popular favourites with visitors young and old.

April Scarecrow Competition

Como Gardens is having a free Scarecrow Competition EVERY April Open Weekend. We will be presenting Prizes for the winners of each category. To register your Scarecrow in a specific category, you will need to email or phone us before April's Open Garden Weekend :- Email: comogardens@bigpond.com or Phone: 03 9761 1341 Entrants will be allotted a Competition Category number which will need to be attached to your Scarecrow ready for judging on the Saturday. Prizes will be awarded on the Sunday at 2.0pm for the following categories: Under 15 years of age Over 15 years of age Best School Exhibit All Scarecrows must be erected by the Friday before the Opening Day. Participants may position their Scarecrows anywhere within the garden. For example, Guarding the Veggie Plot or Acting as Train Guards at the stations etc. Exhibitors must collect their Scarecrows within the following week. Good Luck.

During our open garden weekends we have frequent conducted tours of the vintage car museum professionally presented by Don Kinsey and Ron Simmons, both highly qualified on this subject and further supported by starting random cars on display, rotationally visiting cars at each event.

Previously at the open weekends, there was a new feature added. It was a unique exhibit by Peter Brewer from the Surrey Park Model Boat Club. He re-recreated the sinking of the Titanic with his 3m long model of the vessel that was coal fired steam driven by a steam turbine.

Other activities include
Visit the Fairy Tree for face painting and children's activities

Horticulture - Ferns & Orchids for sale
Ferny Creek Horticultural Society
Sausage Sizzle
Devonshire Tea & Refreshments
Boats on the lake
Croquet

Visit our aviaries where we have many beautiful birds including Belgium bantams, Polish chickens, Silky chickens, Lady Amherst pheasants bred for millinery purposes, peacocks and turkeys.

Demonstrations by:
Antique Motorcycles Mentone
FlyBall Dogs Eastern Flyers
Alpha Dog Training
The S.E.S
St John CPR Demonstrations
Melbourne Water
Guided tours focussing on the regeneration of the creeks

On site parking, over 180 cars
Dogs on leads permitted
Toilets for the disabled

Open Garden Weekend events are voluntarily manned and all proceeds go to Knox S.E.S. and St. John Ambulance.

$7.50 entry fee - Children under 14 Free.

Open from 10.00am to 4.30pm

79 Basin Olinda Rd, The Basin 3154 Victoria