WA’s best Rose Collection, world-class Camellias. Romantic picnic lawns, blooming colour & charm. The picturesque landscape is situated in the Perth hills with a north-south valley aspect. Each year, through August and September, we host our renowned Tulip Festival, seeing thousands of smiling faces taking in the stunning beauty of our park. Throughout the rest of the year, we host many captivatin
g activities for all ages, so there is always something to find at Araluen. Araluen has enjoyed international acclaim for our gardens and particular species, including Camellias and Roses. In 2012, Araluen was recognised by the International Camellia Society, joining just 29 other gardens around the world in their Camellia Gardens of Excellence program. Similarly, Araluen’s Heritage Tea Roses drew acclaim through the highly respected US Rosa Mundi magazine. The 2008 Spring/Summer edition referred to Araluen as ‘…one of the finest collections of Tea Roses in the world…’ Araluen continues the planting traditions established by our founder, Boss Simons, by expanding the camellia and rhododendrons collections, as well as adding to the eucalyptus with Karri, Tuart, and by increasing the Jarrah trees which had been logged heavily in the valley during the early 1900s.
