August 25th, 2025Chelsea Australian Garden Talk

Chelsea Australian Garden Talk
Thursday 28 August

Please join us to hear about the extraordinary story of the Chelsea Australian Garden created by Landscape Designer Phillip Johnson, Horticulturalist Wes Fleming and the Trailfinders Team. It was designed in 2013 and was the first Australian entry to win Gold and Best in Show at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in London.

Ten years later, Phillip Johnson re-created his award-winning Australian Garden in the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden in Olinda. This talk will focus on the creation of this garden.

The new garden is over 20 times the size of the original build, converting a section of the former Olinda Golf Course into a stunning botanic garden, supporting biodiversity and habitat creation in the area.

Phillip Johnson Landscapes is maintaining this public garden for a minimum of 10 years at their own cost and is generously donating some of the proceeds from this event towards the maintenance of the Chelsea Australian Garden.

Where: Melbourne University Burnley Campus 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond Vic 3121
Times: 6.15pm – 8pm (arrive 6pm)
Entry: Adults: $40, Students: $20 via Trybooking only.