Located in the heart of the Hunter vineyards at the foothills of the Brokenback Ranges are the spectacular Hunter Valley Gardens.  Spanning over 25 hectares, be amazed by the sensational sights, colours and fragrances of the twelve stunning feature gardens.  Explore each garden one by one and enjoy an exciting journey through flowers, trees and shrubs with an air of discovery at every turn.

Bask in a lavish array of colour and scent found in the Rose Garden, with more than eight thousand roses on display, laze above the 10 metre waterfall and take in the superb views from the lookout or step back in time with all your favourite fairytale characters in the Storybook Garden.

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You simply have to see Hunter Valley Gardens newest attraction...Dancing Waters!

Dancing Waters is a magical water show featuring beautifully coloured lights that are expertly choreographed to a series of musical pieces. This is a show that is not to be missed when you visit Hunter Valley Gardens.

Dancing Waters will commence at various intervals throughout the day. Ask our staff on entry to the Gardens for the times. Dancing Waters is located in the Lakes Walk area of the gardens and is surrounded by nearly 30,000 daffodil bulbs. An explosion of colour, water and light you simply must see!

Daily Talks

Join our knowledgeable horticultural staff for an interactive discussion on the plants, history and style of each Garden.

10.30am  Storybook Garden
After two years of planning, design and sculpturing the Storybook Garden came to life in April 2003. Regarded by the young and the young at heart as the most popular area of Hunter Valley Gardens. Meet at the Gingerbread House

11.30am  History of the Gardens
The site of Hunter Valley Gardens was originally used for grazing cattle. During construction over 800,000 cubic metres of soil was moved and 100,000 cubic metres of topsoil added to create the wonderful Gardens that you see today. Meet in the Amphitheatre

12.30pm Rose Garden
The Rose has captured humankinds’ imagination for thousands of years and has taken a place of honour in  gardens around the world. See 8,000 roses comprising of 156 different varieties featured in a stunning corkscrew landscape design. Meet in the Rose Garden

1.30pm   Oriental Garden
A low maintenance garden, with no obvious beginning or end, modeled on a 17th Century Endo period design. The Oriental Garden is a combination of Chinese, Korean and Japanese cultures. Meet in the Oriental Pagoda

Hunter Valley Gardens are excited to be among some of the first owners of Wollemi Pines.

The discovery of the Wollemi Pine in 1994 will go down in history as one of the greatest botanical discoveries of the millenium. Found in a canyon in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, this species of plant was around before the dinosaurs and has survived over 17 ice ages. It is considered one of the world's rarest tree species.

Although the Wollomi Pine is one of the most threatened plants on Earth, it is highly versatile and easy to grow.  It tolerates heat, cold, full sun and shade, as well as different types of soils.  It is the ultimate survivor, having outlived both the dinosaurs and many of its contemporaries in the plant kingdom.

It seems the Wollemi Pine has been quite adaptable through the ages, able to cope with many changes in it's environment. Its ability to grow where there is little soil or sunlight, and making its home in protected canyons, has been important in surviving fires that are known to ravage our land. So too is its knack of producing new trunks from the base (coppicing), allowing individuals to regenerate when other species around it perished.

These trees come from the "Collectors Edition", and are the first cultivated offspring of these ancient trees. Each of them can be traced back one generation to their parent tree in the wild. Less than 100 trees of this species are left in the wild, so the cultivation and auction of the plants is a good way to continue the survival of this remarkable tree.

One visit simply won't be enough to take in all there is to see and do at Hunter Valley Gardens!

Hunter Valley Gardens - open daily from 9am until 5pm (closed Christmas day).

If you would like to be a member of our free Garden Club and have our seasonal newletter sent to you simply email: gardenclub@hvg.com.au with your full name and email address.