{"title":"Garden Book and Open Day","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"garden-entry-open-weekend-2026","title":"Garden Entry","description":"\u003cp\u003eEntry to Carolyn Robinson’s garden for the spring open weekend, 17–18 October 2026. Just show your order confirmation email at the gate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValid on \u003cstrong\u003eeither day\u003c\/strong\u003e – Saturday 17 or Sunday 18 October 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen \u003cstrong\u003e9.30 am to 4 pm\u003c\/strong\u003e both days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdmits \u003cstrong\u003eone person\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew England Tablelands, northern NSW  ·  20mins south of Tenterfield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddress: Rural number 707 Bluff River Road, Sandy Flat, Tenterfield. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/bu4z5XDr4BM4oVeF7\"\u003eDirections on Google Maps\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Red Cross volunteers will be making tea and coffee. Feel free to bring your own picnic.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree entry for children under 16 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEntry can also be paid at the gate on the day. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eComing to the garden and want to pre-order Carolyn's garden book? \u003ca href=\"\/products\/garden-entry-plus-book-pre-order\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen Garden Entry + Book Pre-order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is $90 with postage included – $15 less than buying them separately.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCollecting a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.galahpress.com\/collections\/carolyns-spring-plant-drive-2026\" title=\"Carolyn Robinson’s 2026 Plant Drive Want to create a garden like Carolyn's? Here are 41 varieties of Carolyn's favourite plants for sale as hardy tubestock, propagated by Sarah Caldwell from Mole River Nursery.\"\u003eplant order\u003c\/a\u003e? 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Working across southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, she has spent a lifetime observing what a garden actually asks of the person who makes it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book takes its title from the realisation at its centre: a garden is not a painting to hang on a wall. It is alive, full of life and ever-changing – lived with, dynamic, adapted and reshaped over time. This is a book full of practical wisdom, but it is not only a how-to guide. 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