This Spring, support the places you love to Bloom.

Across Victoria, the National Trust cares for 17 historic gardens, 4 natural landscapes, and more than 1,800 hectares of living heritage. These places are sanctuaries for biodiversity and spaces where people find health, calm, and renewal.

Every tree, every path, every hidden corner of these landscapes tells a story, and every visitor finds a moment of connection, grounding, and joy.

This year, our small team of professional horticulturalists, supported by 161 dedicated volunteers, contributed over 8,900 hours. Their hands keep our gardens thriving, but their tools and resources urgently need renewal.

Donate today and help us care for the gardens, landscapes and habitats that make Victoria such a special place to live, visit and explore.

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Make a Gift

As a not-for-profit without any operational support from government, we cannot continue this vitally important work without you. Please give today.

Your donation is what allows us to bring our places fresh life and future possibility, helping us to:

Replace ageing tools and equipment so our teams can care for gardens safely and efficiently.
Support and train the next generation of gardeners and conservationists.
Enhance biodiversity and habitat for native wildlife across our 1,800 hectares.
Ensure our landscapes remain places of wellbeing, peace, and connection for all Victorians.

Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.
For any enquiries about the spring appeal, or to discuss a major gift or bequest, please call 03 9656 9871.

Give $50

to help care for our precious plants

Give $150

to help grow our gardens

Give $500

to help grow our roots and beautify our spaces

Give $1000

to provide vital equipment to protect and maintain the places people love

Every Gift Has Impact

Conservation

From hands in the soil to hands on the tools—this is care that never clocks off. Volunteers, gardeners, curators, guides, and educators give tirelessly to keep Victoria’s heritage alive.

Protection

We don’t just preserve the past—we share it. From cottage gardens to fern-filled gullies, from homesteads to rare plant collections—your support safeguards stories and landscapes for generations.

Celebration

When places endure, so do the stories that bind us. Your gift builds bridges—between past and present, between places and people.

Our Gardens and Landscapes

Across Victoria, our gardens and landscapes each hold a unique story. From rare temperate rainforest remnants to grand 19th-century estates, these places nurture biodiversity, protect heritage, and offer spaces of beauty and renewal for all who visit.

Rippon Lea Estate

Rippon Lea is a National Heritage–listed 19th-century suburban estate, set within 7 hectares of Victorian pleasure gardens. Its sweeping lake, fernery, orchard of rare fruit, and rose gardens form a living showcase of historic design and horticultural splendour.

Como House & Garden

Perched above the Birrarung, Como combines elegance with botanical beauty. Landscaped by William Sangster, its six-acre garden features grand trees, a charming kitchen garden, and hidden gems like the Elias Stone Garden, offering a rare glimpse into Melbourne’s 19th-century garden heritage.

Mooramong

A working farm and nature reserve, Mooramong blends glamour and conservation. Beyond its 1930s Art Deco homestead, the Mackinnon Nature Reserve protects kangaroos, wallabies, brolgas, and wedge-tailed eagles—making it both a place of history and a haven for wildlife.

Endeavour Fern Gully

Wander a rare remnant of temperate rainforest on the Mornington Peninsula. This 27-hectare reserve, cared for by volunteers, shelters wallabies, orchids, and Powerful Owls. Its fern gully trail and new Nearkey Biik Education Centre connect visitors with ancient landscapes, Indigenous heritage, and rich biodiversity.

The Heights

This rare prefabricated 19th-century villa stands within a flourishing garden. Visitors can wander carriage drives, rose arbours, and formal garden beds while exploring remarkable outbuildings—from stables to a dovecote—preserved as a living record of Geelong’s heritage.

Gulf Station

A rare survivor of early farming life, Gulf Station tells the story of resilience and self-sufficiency. Its gardens and orchard remnants bring to life the daily rhythms of a 19th-century family working the land in rural Victoria.

BLOOM

This Spring, support the places you love to Bloom.

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