Sunnymeade Garden Kithbrook in Strathbogie, Victoria | Landmark & historical place

Sunnymeade Garden Kithbrook

Locality: Strathbogie, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5790 8519

Address: Sunnymeade 213 Boundary Hill Road 3666 Strathbogie, VIC, Australia

Website: www.sunnymeade.com.au/index.html

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24.01.2022 The Colchicums, such beautiful autumn flowering bulbs are looking stunning. Thought l should share pictures of them for those isolated indoors. Look after yourselves everyone

24.01.2022 Colour in the sunken hot garden.Box hedges trimmed so looking neat and tidy

24.01.2022 Anemone pavoniana brings welcome colour at the start of spring. Native to Greece and other countries around the Mediterranean they are at home here naturalising in the garden. Nothing beats them for such brilliant red, people often mistake them for poppies when they visit.

24.01.2022 Allium stratos, one of the newer drumstick alliums has done well for me and multiplied well. #sunnymeadegarden #strathbogie #alliums #bedandbreakfast

23.01.2022 The tree peonies are starting to bloom, l grew this from seed from the Beijing Botanical gardens about 25 years ago. It is always a highlight of the year when the tree peonies flower.

22.01.2022 Beautiful Autumn day, box topiary trimmed

21.01.2022 As the Winter flowers brighten the garden and herald the approach of Spring and brighter, warmer days. May they also be a sign of hope that happier days lie ahead. Wishing everyone great strength, hope and happiness at this time. These days will pass just as the days of Winter pass, sending you all great care. ...Winter cyclamen coum and snowdrops in the Hazelnut walk, all raised from seed over many years.

21.01.2022 The rare and beautiful Phlomis bracteata from The Valley of the Flowers in the Himalayas. A much choicer and more floriferous plant than Phlomis tuberosa #sunnymeadegarden #strathbogie #bedandbreakfast #phlomis #phlomisbracteata #valleyoftheflowers #himalayas #perennials

19.01.2022 Ptilotrichum spinosum roseum, used to be called alyssum,a long name for a lovely small dry tolerant perennial #sunnymeadegarden #perennials #strsthbogie #drytolerantplants

19.01.2022 Woke to a light snowfall this morning, the garden had a magical look.

18.01.2022 The garden is looking stunning at Sunnymeade with so much in flower including the peonies. A great time to stay in our B&B cottage and you have the garden to yourself, so a very safe travel destination. This is peony Gay Paree, always makes a great display

17.01.2022 The Parterre in the Rose garden is getting a clip. The hedges are growing like mad with all the rain.

17.01.2022 Two wildflowers from the beautiful Greek Island of Crete which is home to some wonderful plants. You must visit Crete if you ever get to Greece, let me know if you are going as l have a great friend there, Nasos who has his own tour company and does great day trips in his own Jeep’s . I had a few of the best days of my life when l did a couple of day trips with him a couple of years ago. If you want to look him up, www.chaniaadventures.gr Something to look forward to for when we are allowed to travel again, Crete really is such a special place.

17.01.2022 Dictamnus albus, the gas plant. A slow growing long lived perennial. Gives off an oil scented of citrus, once the seed pods form the oil around the seed head can be ignited with a match if the air is still, looks spectacular when done in the night. #sunnymeadegarden #strathbogie #bedandbreakfast #perennials

16.01.2022 Sunnymeade Cottage Accommodation for two is now available for Country Victorians to book. With the easing of restrictions we are able to take bookings from Victorian’s living in the country, hopefully it won’t be long and our city friends can come too. There is a lot starting to flower in the garden and as l can’t organise any open days due to the restrictions, by staying in the cottage you can have the garden to yourselves.

13.01.2022 Clematis Josephine looking beautiful #clematis #sunnymeadegarden #strathbogie #gardenaccomodation

12.01.2022 A patch of trilliums in the garden. North American woodland plants, all grown from seed which takes many years.

10.01.2022 Arum palestinum, the black arum, native to Syria, Lebanon and Palestine.

10.01.2022 Cerinthe major purpurescens, one of the Greek honeyworts. The tubular flowers have nectar at the base that you can sip from the flower if you remove it. Native honeyeating birds enjoy it. An easily grown annual.

09.01.2022 Climbing rose Laguna performing well on the new rose arbor

09.01.2022 The double camassia, Camassia Leichtlinii semiplena that came from Brian Tonkin many years ago. An easily grown long lived plant which lasts longer in flower being double. #sunnymeadegarden #bedandbreakfast #strathbogie #camassias #tonkinsbulbs

09.01.2022 My favourite bulbs, The Crown Imperial ( Fritillaria imperialis ) are flowering. Such majestic bulbs related to lilies, each bell flower has five tear-drops inside. Very rare in Australia, l raised mine from seed which takes many years to get flowering size bulbs I love the story associated with these flowers and share it here and in some Middle Eastern countries where these bulbs are native in the mountains, like Turkey and Afghanistan they are also called, ‘The tears of Mar...y ‘ ‘How that when Our Saviour entered the Garden of Gethsemane all the flowers bowed their heads save the Crown Imperial, which was too proud of its green crown and upright circle of milk-white blossoms to show humility...when gently reproached by its Creator, it saw its error and bowed its head, flushing red with shame and has ever since... carried tears in its eyes’

08.01.2022 The first of my Eremurus reuiter hybrids to flower from seed with Salvia sylvestris both plants of the steppes of Central Asia #sunnymedegarden #bedandbreakfast #strathbogie #eremurus #salvias #steppes #petennials

05.01.2022 Allium Ambassador, a very tall drumstick allium around 2 metres. Multiplies quite well too, my one bulb is now 9 in 4 years. #sunnymeadegarden #bedandbreakfast #strathbogie #alliums #drumstickalliums #ornamentalonions

05.01.2022 A few Clematis seedlings that l have raised.

04.01.2022 Our thoughts are with everyone at this time. Like Winter, this situation will pass. The flowers show us life goes on, the seasons change, life moves ever forward. The sun will shine again. Wishing you all great care from Sunnymeade.

03.01.2022 The Turks cap lily, Lilium martagon. An elegant species that performs best in light shade, they come in a range of colours. #sunnymeadegarden #bedandbreakfast #strathbogie #lilium #liliummartagon #shadegardens #bulbs