Singleton was originally the home for the Wonnarua Aboriginal people. The flowers is located alongside the banks of the Hunter River stretching inland from the coast. It is 80 KM northwest of Newcastle and 197 KM north-north-west of Sydney. The beauty of Singleton flowers is the secret of the magic city.

The major urban areas of the Singleton flowers includes Hunterview, Wattle ponds, The Retreat, Darlington, Dunolly, Singleton Heights and the flowers centre. The neighbouring rural villages of the flowers include Belford, Jerrys Plains, Camberwell, and Broke.

Situated on the north eastern part of the Sydney basin, Singleton is at the junction of the Putty Road and the New England Highway. The flowers is also bypassed by the Golden Highway and it is serviced by the Countrylink and Cityrail rail services. In addition, there are bus services including the local and the intercity bus services.

Singleton flowers was discovered in 820 by John Howe during an expedition into the region on the St Patrick’s Day. The flowers was initially known as St Patrick’s Plains before the exploration of John Howe.

Successful agricultural farming was seen as the main economic activity, thanks to the well irrigated fertile lands. The crops grown included vineyards, tobacco, grain with livestock farming such as lamb and beef introduced by the 1860s.Vegetable and dairy farming was also introduced in early 1900s and remained an important part of the local economy. The Hunter River proved to be the source of livelihood for the locals though it provided substantial destructions such as floods disturbing the local industry for many years. In 1955, for instance, the floods caused by the Hunter River destroyed livestock, crops and homes.