Description
Built in classic Spanish Mission style, complete with adobe colour palette, the Fitzroy Garden’s lovely Conservatory building opened in March 1930.
The Conservatory exhibits five floral displays 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.
Location
Conservatory, Fitzroy Gardens
Wellington Parade
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Contact details
Phone: 9658 9658
www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/parks
Opening hours
Mon: 9am – 5.30pmTue: 9am – 5.30pmWed: 9am – 5.30pmThu: 9am – 5.30pmFri: 9am – 5.30pmSat: 9am – 5.30pmSun: 9am – 5.30pm
* Open daily 9am to 5pm (5.30pm during daylight savings), except when closed for the changeover of displays
* In 2017, the conservatory is closed for the changeover of the display 30 Jan-3 Feb, 3-7 Apr, 24-28 Jul, 18-22 Sep and 30 Oct-3 Nov
How to get there
Public Transport Victoria