Open Days at Como Gardens

Como Gardens holds open days twice a year during autumn and spring. These are held in 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 Garden Weekend. For this year please register your Scarecrow entry by 7th April. No Entry Fees apply. There will be Three Sections for entries:- 1. - Kindgarten and Early Learning 2. - Primary Schools and Clubs 3. - Open for Adults, Families or individuals All Scarecrows to be erected by 13th April. Participants may choose any place in the garden. Entries to be clearly labelled with waterproof label. The judging of entries will be on Saturday 14th April. There will be prizes for each category and these will be presented on Sunday 15th April at approximately 2.0pm. This year there is an extra prize which is the "Peoples Choice Award". Visitors to the Open Weekend can vote for their favorite scarecrow. Awarding of prizes will be presented by our well know identity and actor "John Wood". To register your Scarecrow in a specific category, you will need to email or phone us before April's Open Garden Weekend. Entry Forms (Doc file) can be downloaded by clicking on the "Entry Form" button. Email: comogardens@bigpond.com or Phone: 03 9761 1341 Fax No: 039761 3239 Entrants will be allotted a Competition Category number which will need to be attached to your Scarecrow ready for judging on the Saturday. 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
Rainy Day Book Store
Teddy Bears Picnic

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:
FlyBall Dogs Eastern Flyers
Talk on Bee Keeping
The S.E.S.
St John CPR Demonstrations
Model Boats on the Lake
Vintage Cars in the Museum

Japanese Drumming
by Toshi Sakamoto
performing between 11:00 & 12:30

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