Step into Telopea Gardens, a stunning 10-acre property tucked away between Emerald and Cockatoo in the scenic Dandenong Ranges.

Established in 1978 and continually evolving, Telopea is both a working cut-flower garden and a unique horticultural sanctuary. With sweeping views, rare botanical specimens, and an informal layout that follows the land’s natural contours, it offers a rich sensory experience for plant lovers and garden explorers alike.

Highlights include panoramic vistas from elevated slopes over the textures, tones and silhouettes of mature oaks, maples, birches, and conifers, and remarkable two-acre succulent and cactus garden, ‘The Prickle Patch’. Meander along paths through diverse native and exotic shrubs, bulbs, and perennials. Explore flourishing displays of proteas, waratahs, and leucadendrons, plants central to the garden’s cut-flower heritage. The garden is abundant in birdlife, including King parrots, rosellas, honeyeaters, and robins.

Visitors can also enjoy plant sales, tea and coffee, with part of the proceeds supporting the State Emergency Service (SES).