Twilight at Sunnymeade — Relax in the garden. Enjoy a glass of wine, curated music, and a few selected read reflections. All without the crowd.
Enjoy a more intimate twilight experience in Peter and Simone Shaw’s garden, Sunnymeade—a coastal Anglesea landscape known for its sculptural messmate gums, sweeping grassy mounds, and carefully curated native plantings that sit gently within the surrounding bushland.
Before the gates open to the public over the weekend, wander the garden’s winding paths as evening light softens the garden and the last colours of the sky settle behind the stringybarks.
Garden lighting will gradually take over as dusk arrives, highlighting textures, forms, and the subtle contrasts between clipped coastal shrubs and the loose, wild movement of grasses.
A Few Fire pits will be lit throughout the garden, offering warmth and places to gather.
Throughout the evening, you’ll enjoy:
· A complimentary glass of wine
· Light food served informally as you explore
· Curated music that blends quietly into the atmosphere
· A handful of short themed readings, shared in the garden
This event is designed to be welcoming, whether you come with friends or on your own—there’s space for conversation, meeting new people, or simply settling into a peaceful corner and taking it all in.
This is a rare chance to experience Sunnymeade at its most tranquil: unhurried, glowing, and gently alive as day shifts into night.
Warm clothing is recommended depending on the forecast.
Peter Shaw is a renowned landscape designer, and along with his wife Simone Shaw, they own Ocean Road Landscaping.
Sunnymeade featured in The Design Files, Wonderground, and has been on Dream Gardens and Better Homes and Gardens. It also featured on Gardening Australia in 2019. In 2014 Sunnymeade won the Victorian Landscape Awards - Plants in Landscape. in 2023 it featured on Bean There Dug That on YouTube hosted by Chloe Thomson.
Peter is the author of Soulscape: Connecting Gardens to Landscape takes which readers on a journey through ten gardens located along the world-famous Great Ocean Road in Australia.
Sunnymeade is located on the lands of the Wadawurrung people. Open Gardens Victoria wishes to acknowledge the Traditional custodians of this land and we pay respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging.
Extra activities in the area:
Road Trip to Lorne along Great Ocean Road
Paddle boats on the Anglesea River
Strictly only on Friday 10 April - 5.30-7.30pm.
Entry: $80 (includes a glass of wine on arrival and light food. Note: no special dietary requirements are available for this event).
Tickets can be booked and pre-paid online via TryBooking only.
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Please stay at home if you're unwell
