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October in the Garden

By Jeremy Francis
7th October, 2016
October in the Garden

The wind howling outside the (purple) donger as I write this, the tail-end of one of the huge weather systems that has been causing so much grief in poor old SA over past weeks. Because these systems have been swinging overland and whacking into us from the north-west, we’ve been let off lightly. The Dandenongs tucks in nicely in the lee of the Macedon Ranges on these occasions, so the people to the far side of that area have been copping it instead. And I know one or two of those people and I hardly dare ring up and ask how they’re going!

But the weather must stop and the sun come out and I’m sure this will happen exactly in time for a project Valerie and a team of her friends have been working on all winter. Blow me down, the Secret Gardens of the Dandenongs Ranges coach tour are back on again! Those coach tours from two or three years back! They were pretty good then, and this time around, courtesy of Valerie and Mary and the others, they are going to be splendiferous.


Secret Gardens of the Dandenong Ranges


Secret Gardens of the Dandenong Ranges

Phillip Johnson's Garden - Olinda

Phillip Johnson's Garden - Olinda


At this point, I will shoosh-up, and attach the amazing, mouth-watering, and positively extraordinary itinerary for your perusal. All I can suggest is, get the message out, gather friends, garden-loving neighbours, odd people from the super market queue who one chats to just occasionally, everyone, and let them know!

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Some of the featured Gardens


Rangeview Garden

Rangeview Garden

Rangeview Garden

Rangeview Garden

Mingary Garden

Mingary Garden

Mernda Heights - Olinda

Mernda Heights - Olinda

Ferny Creek Ornamental Gardens

Ferny Creek Ornamental Gardens

Coonara Springs Garden

Coonara Springs Garden


I'll see you in the garden on one of the tours!

Jeremy Francis

About the Author

Jeremy Francis
Jeremy Francis, for over 20 years, farmed a wheat and sheep property in Western Australia, a few minute's drive west of the Benedictine Community Monastry of New Norcia. Selling the farm he and his family moved the the Dandenongs in 1990 and after two years hunting for a property on which to make a garden, bought what is now Cloudehill in 1992 and commenced making the garden that Easter. Jeremy Francis covers the making of Cloudehill in his first book, Cloudehill: A Year in the Garden, published by Images in 2010 (See below). Cloudehill: A Book of Days is the working title for his second project which it is hoped should be available during 2016.

Cloudehill: A Year in the Garden
90,000 words over 264 pages by Jeremy Francis, with hundreds of pictures and some two dozen ‘hero’ shots by photographer, Claire Takacs. Claire has been hugely successful in the International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition and her work is very familiar in garden journals around the world. Signed copies of the book can be ordered for just $50 + $15 P&P by calling Jeremy Francis on 03 9751 1009. View some sample Pages >
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