Why Aussies Are Flocking To These Stunning Maze-like Gardens

An incredible collection of gardens are preparing to open every Sunday for the month of October to showcase 1,400 rose bushes.
Merribee Gardens, which are just two hours south of 's CBD, healthtopical.com will be open October 9, 16, 23 and 30 to showcase a magnificent display of springtime flowers that have been busy growing through the winter months.
The 'liquorice all sorts of a garden' is home to an ornate topiary, lavender fields and a kaleidoscopic array of incredible plants, trees, shrubs and flowers spread across seven acres.
An incredible collection of gardens are preparing to open every Sunday for the month of October to showcase 1,400 rose bushes
Merribee Gardens, which are just two hours south of Sydney's CBD, will be open October 9, 16, 23 and 30 to showcase a magnificent display of springtime flowers that have been busy growing through the winter months
Visitors can book in from $15 for one adult - or $5 per child - to attend two sessions each Sunday, one from 10am to 12pm and another from 1pm to 3pm. 
Wander through the highly scented formal rose gardens, cutting rose gardens and the Heritage Rose Garden where you will find ancient and medieval roses - including damasks, gallicas, centifolias and albas.
The elaborate hedge rows and vibrant flower beds are reminiscent of a Parisian park, inspiring visitors with fragrant rose gardens, a lavender paddock filled with more than 1,000 lavender bushes and 20 'garden rooms'. 
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 Visitors can book in from $15 for one adult - or $5 per child - to attend two sessions each Sunday, one from 10am to 12pm and another from 1pm to 3pm
Owners Lucy and Richard Marshall have painstakingly perfected the botanical masterpiece since purchasing the property 20 years ago.
It has become a popular wedding venue and provides romantic accommodation for brides and grooms in a converted old grain silo that has 360 degree views of the Merribee dairy lands. 
A post on the Visit Shoalhaven Instagram page describes a day at the gardens as an 'overseas trip close to home', an experience that is certain to draw crowds. <b