The Garden of St Erth
The Garden of St Erth is a secluded getaway not far from Daylesford and Ballarat.
Each season has something to offer the visitor, including carpets of daffodils in spring, long flowering flower borders in summer and magnificent autumn garden colour.
Stroll around the Diggers Garden Shop and shop for a wide range of incredible edibles, hardy perennials and shrubs and stock up on seeds for the vegetable and flower garden.
Relax over coffee in the cafe and stay on for lunch, morning or afternoon tea surrounded all in the surrounds of the beautiful gardens and Wombat State Forest.
Diggers Garden and Environment Trust
In 2011, Clive and Penny Blazey gifted ownership of The Diggers Club and the gardens of Heronswood and St Erth to the Diggers Garden and Environment Trust.
The Trust strives to convserve historic gardens, buildings and cultural heritage and to protect heirloom seeds using research and education.
Contact St Erth
St Erth, 189 Simmons Reef Rd
Blackwood, Victoria, 3458
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Gardens, nursery and shop: 03 5368 6514
Open 7 days a week, 9:00am to 5:00pm.*
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Fork to Fork Café: 03 5368 6520
Open Thursday - Monday from 10.00am for morning tea & lunch (closed Tuesday & Wednesday).*
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Entry to wander through St Erth gardens is free for Diggers members and children under 16, and $10 for visitors. There is no entry charge to visit the shop or café.
* Anzac Day - Please note the Garden Shop is open from 1.00pm, the Fork to Fork Café is closed.
* St Erth is closed 24-26 December, Good Friday and on any Code Red or Extreme Fire warning days.
Further information
Tour booking information
Gardens
Garden Shop
Cafe
Workshops at St Erth
Wicking Beds
Secrets of Fork to Fork Gardening - Part 1 Preparing your kitchen garden
Secrets of Fork to Fork Gardening - Part 2 Growing organic produce
Seed sowing for beginners
Developing your Garden Philosophy
CITRUS MASTERCLASS
Beekeeping for Beginners - Part 1: Bee Basics
Beekeeping for Beginners - Part 2: Extracting the Honey
Family Workshop - Get your Kids into the Garden
Growing in pots and small spaces
Extended Workshop - Cultivate, Cook and Consume
Summer pruning and espalier training
