Villa Francesca

21/07/2024

Full moon rising over our olive grove.

19/11/2023

Welcome to the very talented and delightful Villa Francesca “artist-in-residence” . Hazel is the region this week to work on special project and it’s a pleasure to have her staying with us.
Pictured here in our olive grove.

26/08/2023

You can tell spring is just around the corner. Some amazing bursts of colour starting to appear in the garden right now.

27/11/2022

Last few pics of the spring blooms on just a few of the native plants in our garden right now. Love October/November in the garden in Margaret River.

21/11/2022

This photo needs smell-o-vision! Star Jasmine absolutely bursting out.

20/10/2022

October means bloom time

19/10/2022

Our wisteria is just coming into bloom. In October the gardens come alive with colour. Just stunning. More photos to come…

30/07/2022

Chorizema cordatum or Australian Flame Pea - a nice splash of colour in our garden during the cold winter months.

01/07/2022

Winter sunset colours in the garden.

06/06/2022

Finally got around to installing our new possum boxes, courtesy of These little boxes provide safe homes for the endangered ring tail possums and phascogales we have on the property - and help keep them out of our roof!

19/05/2022

Double over the orchard at .

23/04/2022

Almost that time of year again. Nights getting chilly. Local fire ban ends next month. Crack out the marshmallows.

18/07/2021

It finally stopped raining for a few hours today! Winter vibes on the terrace.

01/05/2021

Autumn in the garden.

05/03/2020

Loving our new honey jars!
This beautiful sweet and fruity raw organic honey comes courtesy of our bees located right here at Villa Francesca.
It’s available on site for guests.

04/10/2019

This is fantastic news, well done to the WA state government for making this happen.

First ever direct flights from the Eastern States to the South West launched today!

🛫 Taking off in March 2020
🛫 Driving regional tourism and local jobs
🛫 Tickets on sale today, from as low as $89 one way

17/05/2019

Love Aravina. Great food, great wine and cool surfing history museum.

Not sure what to have? Get one of everything!.. Our shared starter boards are a great way to start your long lunch with a little teaser of chefs selection favourites. Selections change with fresh and seasonal ingredients and all can be paired perfectly with our range of premium wines!

12/04/2019

Autumnal changes.