ROSES, ROSES all the way!

Right now you can see - and smell - roses in their thousands (perhaps even millions!) at the National Rose Garden at Woolmers Estate near Longford. Just imagine the perfume from all those roses as it wafts its way around you as you wander through this beautiful garden. At this time of year a visit truly is a must.

The National Rose Garden sets out to take visitors on a journey through the history of the rose. There are examples of all the major known families of roses, and all five thousand plants have reached their fullest, glorious maturity. Anyone who saw the garden when it was first planted more than ten years ago would be truly amazed at the difference.

The setting is stunning, overlooking as it does the Norfolk Plains toward Longford, where the countryside is criss-crossed with hawthorn hedges and these too are in spectacular bloom right now. This makes even the drive out to Woolmers a lovely experience because the countryside has simply never looked better.

The formal walled garden too is looking a picture at this time of year, as is the Heritage veggie garden. A visit to Woolmers should be on the agenda for everyone in Tassie and it's an ideal place to take visitors to this state.

The tour of the main house is a special treat - it's a look behind the scenes into a bygone era and we are so lucky to have such living history right on our doorstep. The gardens add to the uniqueness of the site with formal grounds and some magnificent trees.

Woolmers welcomes groups of visitors every day for tours of the house and grounds. During the rose flowering season they are happy to arrange special guided tours of the rose garden. In fact it is often one of my personal pleasures to take visitors on these tours of the gardens.

Come along and prepare to be gobsmacked!!

Where: Woolmers Estate, Woolmers Lane, Longford 7301
Phone: 03 6391 2230

Website: http://www.woolmers.com.au/