Wartook Gardens, Halls Gap Wartook Gardens is situated in the beautiful Wartook Valley, on the western edge of the massive 1670 square kilometre Grampians National Park, in western Victoria. It is three and a half hours driving time from Melbourne, via the Western Highway to Ararat, and into Halls Gap, on the main Horsham - Halls Gap Road, just 28 kilometres from Halls Gap. The gardens currently occupy 2 hectares with an additional 4 hectares of plantation planting, Wartook Gardens contains approximately 1,000 species of Australian plants. Over 100 bird species have been recorded in the gardens so far. Viewing times are daily from September to May, 10am - 5pm.
Teas are available by appointment.
Further information can be obtained from the web site . Blackburn An area of clay soils wildflowers about 20 km east of Melbourne. Many heath species including Xanthorrhoea, Dichopogon, Hibbertia, Platylobium etc. There was an excellent floral display in 1995 after a fire in 1994.