‘A love of gardens enhances lives and brings with it an appreciation of nature’s beauty. Gardens also provide a counter to the many pressures of day to day living. The spiritual experience of getting back to nature and into gardens is very rewarding.’
Bill Roche
The Gardens founder Bill Roche, embarked on bringing the Hunter Valley Gardens to life in 1999. Bill had a long held ambition to build a garden that would be enjoyed by generations to come, upon retiring he decided the time was right to see that vision come to life. The Garden was planned out to feature 10 differently themed display gardens, with over eight kilometres of pathways, made for easy walking. A team of 40 to 50 gardeners worked on the Gardens for over four years. Bill was amazed by their dedication and commitment to the project.
Opened in October 2003 by the Premier of NSW, the Gardens are bringing joy and excitement to many, welcoming over 300,000 visitors every year.
Guests wishing to visit both in the day and evening sessions can receive special rates by contacting our bookings team.
At Hunter Valley Gardens the health and safety of our customers and staff is our top priority. We wish to reassure everyone that we follow strict health and safety regulations and are adopting the recommendations of the NSW Government.
As the situation keeps evolving we will update our terms and conditions in line with the advice provided by the NSW Government.
Thank you for your patience at this time.
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Hunter Valley Gardens will be operating as per the NSW Government guidelines, for information about all the guidelines visit the Service NSW website click here.
Chef’s selection of canapes
Entrée
Pumpkin and speck tortelloni served with pine nut, red grape, crisp sage, and beurre noisette
Main
Confit duck Maryland served with celeriac remoulade, broccolini, and orange reduction
Dessert
Passionfruit tart served with popcorn praline and whipped vanilla ricotta
10:30 am Koi feeding – Oriental pagoda
12:00 pm Rose talk – Rose Garden Pavilion
1:45 pm Mosaic/Moongate – start at Garsy, centre of Mosaic Garden.
10:30 am Rose pavilion
2 pm Rose pavilion