Six gardens in Burra will open together, each with its own unique characteristics.

Some are leafy and full of flowers, while others feature climate-compatible, water-efficient plants, and one has a distinctly Mexican feel.

Boehm’s Retreat

The impressive 1800s Georgian-style heritage house is built close to the street frontage. In the narrow garden beds on each side of the front door, the flowers of ‘Honey Dijon’ standard roses and mounds of pretty seaside daisy complement the mellow stonework of the building.

Morse Cottage

Behind the historic Morse Cottage, built around 1860, is an impressive plantsman’s garden filled with a wide range of native and exotic plants. The Mexican-themed entrance to the garden is colourful and bright with touches of vivid blue and yellow paintwork and pots of vibrant annuals in colours that pop against the crisp white gravel of the paths that lead through the garden.

Somerset Garden

Somerset is a large rambling country garden, beautiful in spring when the many deciduous trees are in blossom, hundreds of bulbs are flowering, pockets of annuals add bright colour, and a wisteria covering the front wall of the garden is a show-stopping display of purple.

White Cedars

White Cedars is a compact cottage garden named for the white cedar trees that line Queen Street. Those along the garden boundary feature a pretty mix of succulents and pelargoniums planted at their base.

Ali’s Garden – Ilased

In the front garden of Ilased, a row of olive trees clipped into lollipop standards catches the eye, but most of the garden has been established on the slope behind the house. Sections of stone walling have been used to create level areas for a lawn and several pleasant sitting spots that are shaded and enclosed with a range of hardy trees and large shrubs.

Pip’s Garden

The white picket fence that borders Pip’s Garden perfectly complements the cottage and her pretty patch of garden with its delightful assortment of climate-compatible plants. In spring, the blossoms of crabapple and Prunus trees, the blue flowers of California lilac, purple rosemary, and lavender, a tree-sized vivid red bottlebrush, bulbs, daisies, and annuals create a bright and beautiful combination of colours.

The gardens are all within walking distance, and a map will be provided with garden addresses and a suggested route to take.

Devonshire teas and light meals will be available at the beautifully restored Burra Railway Station.

Happening the weekend of 13th & 14th of September

Take a stroll and view the open gardens from 10am to 4.30pm

Tickets $25 – they can be purchased from the Burra and Goyder Visitor Information Centre at 2 Market Square, Burra. Ph: 08 8892 2154

Hosted by Open Gardens SA