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Welcome to Open Gardens Victoria
OGV was launched in 2015 and is a not-for-profit organisation that opens beautiful private gardens for the community to enjoy. We actively promote the benefits of gardens and gardening and support horticultural, educational and community projects through our Giving program. Some of the proceeds from our garden openings are donated to various charities, of a garden owners choice.
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MIFGS Student and Emerging Designers Competition 2025
Applications for our MIFGS Student and Emerging Designers Competition are open for 2025!
We’re thrilled to announce that we are running the Open Gardens Victoria MIFGS Student and Emerging Designers competition, providing a current Horticulture or Garden Design student or an emerging designer with up to five years industry experience, or an emerging designer with up to five years industry experience, the opportunity to design and install our garden display at MIFGS in March 2025.
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Our Giving Program
2024 Giving Program: Applications now closed!
Did you know that Open Gardens Victoria has an annual Giving Program? If you have a horticultural project in mind that falls within one of our giving arms (Education, Wellness, Innovation, Community, and Sustainability), require funding, and meet our stated criteria, up to $10K can be applied for. Applications have now closed for 2024 but will open again early next year. Watch this space!
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Garden gates competition.
News - 29 August 2024
We recently held our Garden Gates Competition and asked for entries featuring garden gates and the functions they serve in a home garden.
We were very grateful to have Andrew Kimpton from @made_at_yandoit judge this competition. He is a blacksmith and welder and specialises in bespoke design, hand-forged iron work and a variety of metal work and he generously donated a handmade garden tool as the prize. Read on as he announces the winner!
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