Cactus Country

Cactus Country Escape to Cactus Country - It's a little piece of Mexico just 3 hours north of Melbourne. Experience something out of this world.
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Cactus Country (as seen on Better Homes & Gardens) is an Australian desert landscape like no other. Drawing visitors from around the globe to explore the gardens and marvel at the blooms, shapes and sizes of these spiky sensations. Get ready to discover more than 4,000 species of cacti and succulents. Sandy walking trails weave their way through the 12 acres of garden making for an unforgettable t

rip. There are eight paths to explore and plenty to see and do for all ages, even the four-legged variety. When it comes time to refuel the mind, body and soul, Cactus Country offers a range of refreshments including cactus cake, cactus ice cream, honey collected from on site bee hives and even cactus cider! The onsite nursery has a huge range of varieties for purchase so you can start your own cactus garden at home. Pack your walking shoes and camera and uncover this little piece of Mexico right here in Strathmerton.

Wow the season is starting early this year. The first round of cacti flowers are starting. There’s always flowers happen...
06/09/2026

Wow the season is starting early this year. The first round of cacti flowers are starting. There’s always flowers happening somewhere.

Four days left on our winter annual pass deal. If you purchase garden entry before the end of August, you can add an ann...
28/08/2026

Four days left on our winter annual pass deal.

If you purchase garden entry before the end of August, you can add an annual pass for any extra $5 at checkout. For an adult entry ticket that’s $30 compared to $75 for our normal annual pass.

This flowering season is going to be amazing so if you’d like to see the flowers as they change throughout the seasons then be sure to check it out.

Ends Monday 31st August. Link in stories or through the website.

12/08/2026

Check out this plant series from Cactus Country in Australia where we will feature a plant a day from the gardens! It’s going to be wholesome fun seeing what gets covered over the coming weeks!

06/08/2026

This Mammillaria clump is about 60 years old now. It’s quite a slow grower but once you get a nice big clump and you see it flower with the beautiful ring of pink flowers you’ll understand why so many collect it! 😊🌵

For those of you signed up to our email newsletter you were the first to see the new branding we’ve been working on over...
30/07/2026

For those of you signed up to our email newsletter you were the first to see the new branding we’ve been working on over winter.

This whole project honestly started as a fun logo redesign, and once we did that we quickly realised that to do that on its own wouldn’t do it justice.

Before it all goes live we would love to hear from you. What do you think of our new brand colours, logo and fonts? 😊🌵

28/07/2026

This is the one we use to make our cactus cake. 😊🌵

28/07/2026

It’s pretty incredible that this agave stores energy for 10-15 years just so it can produce a massive flower stalk.

Nature is wild! If you’re wanting to harvest the agave to make something like tequila, you wait for the stalk to start shooting and then chop it off before it can take off.

What that does is forces the energy that would have gone into the flower into expanding the body of the plant which you can then harvest and process.

Beyond that I think it’s so interesting how well the local wildlife has adapted to plants that aren’t native to Australia.

24/07/2026

This giant fire barrel is one of my favourites and it catches most peoples eye as they enter the gardens with its bright red spines.

At around 70 years of age this is getting close to its full height but it’s still got some growing to do!

Does anyone else have a big giant like this in their backyard?

Address

4986 Murray Valley Highway
Strathmerton, VIC
3641

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+61427745271

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