Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden

#941 among destinations in Australia

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The Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden is the most complete collection in Australia of the surviving roses of "the great Australian rose breeder, Alister Clark". It is situated near "Glenara", his old house and garden in Bulla, Victoria, 10 km NW of Melbourne Airport. There are at least 150 named roses by Alister Clark and many more plausibly attributed to him. Of these 83 are known to survive, though the authenticity of some is disputed and another eight only survive outside Australia. ()

Elevation: 509 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°38'12"S, 144°48'14"E

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Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Watergardens Town Centre, Sunbury Square Shopping Centre, Westfield Airport West, Greenvale Reservoir.

4.6 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Watergardens Town Centre, Melbourne
118 min walk • Watergardens Town Centre is a super regional shopping centre located in Taylors Lakes, 24 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, Victoria. It opened in 1997, and is owned by the Queensland Investment Corporation.
5.7 miNW
37°34'41"S • 144°43'48"E
Sunbury Square Shopping Centre, Sunbury
146 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
7 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westfield Airport West, Melbourne
178 min walk • Airport West is a suburb 12 km north-west of Melbourne, Australia. Its local government area is the City of Moonee Valley. At the 2016 census, Airport West had a population of 7,564.
5.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Greenvale Reservoir
138 min walk • Greenvale Reservoir is an off-stream water storage dam in northern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It has a capacity of 27,000 ML. The dam was opened 18 April 1973 and is now managed by Melbourne Water. It is situated in the upper Yuroke Creek catchment, the major tributary of the Moonee Ponds Creek.
6 miSE
Park
Keilor Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
155 min walk • Keilor Botanic Gardens, located in Melbourne's north-west in the suburb of Keilor Park, is entirely devoted to Australian native flora. Created in 1982, it covers 10 hectares. It is managed by the City of Brimbank as part of Keilor Park Reserve and Botanic Gardens.
4.1 miSE
Cycling, Bike path
Moonee Ponds Creek Trail, Melbourne
104 min walk • The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Moonee Ponds Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
5 miS
Archaeological site
Keilor archaeological site, Melbourne
128 min walk • The Keilor archaeological site was among the first places to demonstrate the antiquity of Aboriginal occupation of Australia when a cranium, unearthed in 1940, was found to be nearly 15,000 years old.
0.4 miNW
Bridge
Bulla Bridge
11 min walk • Bulla Bridge is a four span bluestone arched bridge over Deep Creek in the town of Bulla, north east of Melbourne. It was constructed in 1869 by McBurnie and Ramsden, for the Shire of Bulla to a design of Scottish-born engineer John C Climie and replaced a timber bridge built in about 1859.
4.9 miSE
Street
Mickleham Road, Melbourne
125 min walk • Mickleham Road is a secondary road located in Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne.
3 miSW
Walking trails with unusual rock formations
Organ Pipes National Park
77 min walk • Visitors to Organ Pipes National Park can explore the breathtaking rock formations and marvel at the geological wonders that have been shaped by the forces of nature. The park is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna, making it a paradise for nature lovers...
5.8 miSE
Locality
Tullamarine
149 min walk • Tullamarine is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km north-west of Melbourne's central business district. It is split between three local government areas—the cities of Brimbank, Hume and Moreland.

Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden

Facts and practical information

Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden plan & book

Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)