The Conservatory

Check-in currently mandatory with Victorian Government QR code and density restrictions.

Built in classic Spanish mission style, complete with adobe colour palette, the building opened in March 1930.

The Conservatory houses magnificent indoor floral displays that are changed five times each year. Hydrangeas and fuchsias bloom from November to February, begonias and gloxinias from February to April, tropical plants and poinsettias from April to July, cinerarias and cyclamens from July to September, and schizanthus and calceolaria from September to November.

Scheduled closures for 2022:
31/1/22 - 4/2/22 for installation of begonia display
5/4/22 - 9/4/22 - for installation of tropical display
25/7/22 - 29/7/22 for installation of cineraria display
19/9/22 - 23/9/22 for installation of schizanthus display
31/10/22 - 4/11/22 for installation of hydrangea display

Day	Times
Monday	9am - 5.30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5.30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5.30pm
Thursday	9am - 5.30pm
Friday	9am - 5.30pm
Saturday	9am - 5.30pm
Sunday	9am - 5.30pm

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