Cloudehill Garden & Nursery

Cloudehill Gardens & Nursery in Olinda are so beautiful you will be blown away. The nursery is located next to the entrance of the gardens and is quite small but has a great variety of colourful pots and ornaments. See photos.
Admission prices are very cheap with $ 7.50 for adults, $ 5 for concession, $ 4 for kids and $ 20 for families. There are over twenty different garden compartments to explore so make sure you hold onto the map provided because this place is very easy to get lost in.
I felt as though I had entered the secret garden when I first entered. There were tall perfectly manicured hedges, fountains and colourful flowers everywhere. My favourite part was a field of wild daffodils, which had been allowed to sprawl over a section of grass. It looked beautiful. I also really liked the bluebells that lined the path in another section further down the garden.
While popular, the gardens are big enough to explore without seeing many people on your way. There is also the option to explore another section called The Rangeview Gardens where you will find a gorgeous look out over the Dandenongs.
The first time I visited I didn’t realise there was a map in the brochure I was handed at the reception cottage (where you pay your admission) and I wandered straight down to the Rangeview Gardens thinking it was Cloudehill. The difference is that the Rangeview Gardens are wild and overgrown and there is even a section of dead looking trees that looked pretty spooky. I saw a Lyrebird down there though, which was pretty exciting. Afterwards I walked back the way I came and missed all the beautiful sections of the Cloudehill part. That was very disappointing when I realised my mistake.
The gardens are quite large and to see everything you will be doing a lot of walking so make sure you wear good walking shoes that you don’t mind getting muddy, particularly if you go after it has been raining.
The gardens are open from 10am-​5pm every day of the week so get down there– they are absolutely incredible.