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Pick your own season opens 4 December. We're so looking forward to seeing regular and new visitors at the orchard again this season. Bookings are now open online click here for details and to book We open mornings only as it's best for the cherries and best for...

Cherries have set on the trees and growing well.  At this stage we expect the pick-your-own cherry season to open 5 December.   Bookings will open mid-November Shed sales of early cherries and apricots are expected earlier. Updates to come as we ride the rollercoaster...

Spectacular blossom, clear weather and busy little bees have set some beautiful cherries.  All going well we hope to open for cherry picking early December 2025. Sign up to the Cherry Chatter for updates on the season.    

ABC TV is beaming our orchard right to your living room.  Filmed in the peak of our cherry season last December, snippets from our orchard are part of a new show Movin' to the country

There's no fruit to pick right now. Our trees stand graceful with a sculptural beauty in their leafless winter dormancy.  Pruned and fed they are saving resources and soaking in the winter chill as they get ready to burst into blossom in spring for fruit in summer. ...

My little cover crop is coming up beautifully. We cultivated and planted every second row through the orchard, trying to remove and outcompete the weedy, clumpy paspalum grass and bring some life and organic matter back into the soils. The barley has sprinted away...