Since 2006 Gardivalia has showcased many beautiful gardens in West Gippsland, but this year the committee has made the difficult decision to close the festival of gardens.
Following COVID, the committee has struggled to maintain numbers and now few active members remain.
Gardivalia offered the opportunity for local gardeners to open their immaculate gardens to the public once a year. It was a popular annual event among locals and visitors, selling between 3000 and 4000 tickets per year.
President Maree Wilson said the only hope for the festival was if another group or organisation took it over.

"It is a pity," she said. "We currently have five committee members... we need more."
A shortage of fantastic gardens to open their gates is not the issue. In 2019 - the last year the festival ran - 22 gardens were open.
Ms Wilson said there was no shortage of local gardeners wishing to display their gardens and plenty of interested tourists.
"The festival always brought lots of bus tours...people from right across Victoria."
Gardeners across West Gippsland, as far as Noojee and Icy Creek, Trafalgar and Allambee were regular participants and enjoyed opening their gardens each year, Ms Wilson explained.
Appeals were made by the committee late last year for new volunteers and committee members.
However, those who contacted the committee weren't able to provide the type of support Gardivalia needed.
Ms Wilson said many people were able to lend a helping hand on occasions or volunteer on the day - but few could be active committee members.
Gardivalia needs people to help with marketing, advertising, social media updates, garden coordinating and various other jobs.
"It's a similar story to lots of other volunteer organisations," Ms Wilson said.
With the closure of the festival, many of West Gippsland's most beautiful gardens will not be able to open to the public.
Before the pandemic, the festival was attended by the likes of John Patrick from ABC Gardening Australia and won many local awards.