The Gardens
The gardens at Stonewalls Musk are among the most ambitious private gardens in Victoria — a 25-acre landscape conceived, planted and tended over five years by Andrew O'Brien, designed in collaboration with award-winning architects Tandem Studio.
Stone walls frame rooms of plants. A reflecting pond mirrors the sky. Avenues of deciduous trees turn gold in autumn, bare in winter. A walled kitchen garden grows vegetables, herbs and cut flowers. A fire garden sits at the edge of the eucalypt forest. Each area has its own character, its own season, its own reason to return.
The Formal Garden
The centrepiece of the formal garden — a long still pond flanked by espaliered ornamental pears and underplanted with low hedging and silver-leafed perennials. At certain times of day it holds the entire sky.
The Walled Garden
A walled potager growing vegetables, herbs, cut flowers and fruit trees. Gravel paths between clipped box hedging. Stone walls holding heat into the evening. The kind of garden that makes you want to grow things.
The Forest Edge
At the edge of the eucalypt forest — a stone-walled garden room with a fire bowl, a timber bench and two chairs. String lights between the trees. The place where evenings happen at Stonewalls.
The Sculpture Garden
Andrew's sculptural objects are placed throughout the gardens — a rusted farm plough on a post, an anchor in the pond, pieces collected and positioned with the same care as artworks in the gallery. The garden itself is a work of art.
Open Garden Events
Stonewalls Musk hosts open garden events throughout the year — guided walks through the estate led by Andrew, with the gardens at their seasonal peak. A rare chance to visit a private estate that doesn't often welcome the public.
"One of Victoria's most extraordinary private gardens, opened generously for those who care to look."
Plan Your Visit
Gallery & Garden
The gallery and gardens are open to day visitors Thursday to Monday. No booking required — arrive, park, wander. The gallery is inside the estate and the gardens are yours to explore at your own pace.
Open Garden Events
Several times a year, Stonewalls opens for guided garden walks led by Andrew O'Brien — exploring the formal gardens, the kitchen garden, the sculpture garden and the forest edge. Events are announced on Instagram.