In Autumn the Blue Mountains of New South Wales are ablaze with colour. During Autumn there are many amazing open gardens you can visit to enjoy the colours.
MT WILSON GARDENS
Windyridge Garden
25 Queens Ave, Mt Wilson – Here: https://w3w.co/random.fellow.stumbled
Open every day 9am to 4.30pm. Please ring to check opening days any time of the year.
Entry: Adult $10, Child under 12 yrs $3 Inc. tea /coffee and biscuits. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch to eat in the gardens.
Contact: 02 4756 2019 www.windyridgegarden.com
https://www.facebook.com/windyridgegarden/
E: windyridge.mnt.wilson@gmail.com
Yengo Sculpture Gardens
Queens Ave, Mt Wilson – Here: https://w3w.co/cyclones.decamp.dawn
Open every weekend Autumn and Spring or by appointment for groups, weekends or week days (groups of 7+), 10am to 5pm. Entry: Adult $10, Child under 10yrs $3. Coach groups (10+) welcome by appointment. Sculptures in the gardens are for sale.
Contact: 02 4756 2002 E: peterhugh701@live.com
Breenhold Gardens
29 The Avenue, Mt Wilson – Here: https://w3w.co/tailing.hooves.appearances
Open daily and weekends from Saturday 9 April to Sunday 28 May 2022, 10am to 4pm.
Entry: Adult $15, Children 5yrs and over $5, Children under 5 years old FREE, Family rate for 2 adults and 3 or more children $40. EFTPOS preferred. Dogs on leads, coach groups and weddings welcome.
Contact: www.breenhold.com.au
www.facebook.com/breenholdgardens E: tom.breen@me.com
Nooroo
Church Lane, Mt Wilson – Here: https://w3w.co/fonts.diverse.shampoo
Open daily from Saturday 2 April to Sunday 29 May 2022 inclusive, 10am to 4pm.
Entry: Adult $10, Child $2 (under 16yrs, over 5 yrs). Feel free to picnic in the Garden. Dogs on a leash also welcome. Open for groups any time by appointment.
Contact: 02 4756 2018, 0447 647 748, E: nooroobm@gmail.com www.facebook.com/nooroogardenmountwilson www.instagram.com/nooroogardenmtwilsonnsw/
Bebeah
60 The Avenue, Mt Wilson (opposite the Church, red gates) – Here: https://w3w.co/servant.ribbon.wilts
Open every day Spring and Autumn, 10am to 5pm. (As per the current Public Health Order restrictions in place at the time.) Picnickers welcome.
Entry: Adult $10, Child $2
Contact: 02 4756 2014 E: malvareez@yahoo.com
OTHER GARDENS
Sat 5 – Sun 6 March 2022
Edible Garden Trail – Blaxland to Hartley.
Edible gardens, large and small, from Blaxland to Hartley will open to the public to inspire sustainability and self-reliance. Time: 10am to 4pm.
Entry: $25 Adult, $20 Concession. Tickets can be purchased online or at various outlets, see website for details. www.ediblegardentrail.com
Everglades Historic House & Gardens
37 Everglades Ave, Leura – Here: https://w3w.co/requested.centuries.sludge
Open Wednesday to Monday 10am – 4pm. Last entry 3pm.
Entry: Adult $15, Concession $10, Family $35, Child under 5 years free. National Trust Members free. To ensure we can manage timed entry and safe physical distancing, we are asking visitors to pre-purchase tickets via Eventbrite. Booking fees will apply. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/everglades-house-gardens-general-entry-tickets-198014505717
Tea rooms open weekends only – please check the website for updates.
Contact: 02 4784 1938 www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/everglades-house-gardens
Leuralla Toy and Railway Museum
36 Olympian Parade, Leura – Here: https://w3w.co/deep.disruption.loyal
Open daily, 10am – 5pm.
Entry: $15 Adult, $5 Child for access to the House, Garden and Museum. The 5 hectares of beautiful temperate gardens offer mature trees, cool walkways and seasonal underplantings that reflect the seasonal changes. The Historic House, built in 1912 is in original condition, a rare example of decorative arts and furnishings of this period.
Exhibits of the important toys, games, models and books of the 20th Century add to the visit. Currently the House & Gardens are open for your enjoyment, as well as the train museum and railway displays in the gardens. Common sense social distancing and responsible hygienic measures are practised at this time.
Contact: www.toyandrailwaymuseum.com.au 02 4784 1169 E: info@toyrail.com.au
The Campbell Rhododendron Gardens
Bacchante St, Blackheath – Here: https://w3w.co/nozzle.entity.sock
Open to walk in any time, all year around. Entrance Gates to car park open 9am daily and close promptly 6pm in summer and 4pm in winter. Deciduous trees have been planted throughout the Campbell Rhododendron Gardens 18.3 hectares, and in autumn, the Gardens’ Maple Grove is a wonderland of glowing yellowed and russet leaves.
Entry: $5 donation per person. There are wheelchair accessible paths to the Lookout over the Gardens, and to the toilets.
Contact: www.rhodogarden.org.au or www.facebook.com/rhodogarden.org.au
The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Bells Line Rd, Mt Tomah
Here: https://w3w.co/shortfalls.endorse.pothole
Open daily, 9am to 5pm. The Visitor Centre is open 7 days a week from 9.30am to 5pm. – Cool-climate plants from around the world with seasonal events and tours.
Entry: Entry by donation at the Visitor Centre.
Contact: 4567 3000 www.bluemountainsbotanicgarden.com.au
Gory’u Japanese Garden & Maple Springs Nursery
85 Baaners Lane, Little Hartley – Here: https://w3w.co/blurred.saloons.constrained
Garden/Nursery Open daily. Prime viewing time for Autumn in the Garden is from 1 March to 29 May 2022, 9am – 5pm (or Sunset and Early Morning tours by appointment).
Japanese Garden Entry: Adult $20, Concession $15, Student/Child $8 (Adult supervision required). Partial wheelchair accessibility to garden. Group bookings & tours by appointment. No pets permitted in the Garden. Contact: 0414 879 082, 02 6355 2140, or 0414 933 467
www.maplespringsnurseryandgardens.com.au
Wild Meadows Garden
243a Coxs River Rd, Little Hartley – Here: https://w3w.co/song.timed.artichokes
Open 12 Feb, 13 Feb, 5 & 6 March, 16 April, 21 May, 18 June and 16 July 2022. 9am – 3.30pm.
Entry: $15. Family picnics on the lawns or just stroll and enjoy the vastness of the 3 acre garden. Garden bus groups are welcome but please book via email: stephenvella70@gmail.com
Contact: https://www.facebook.com/HartleyValley/ P: 0439 070 670
Highfield Gardens
111 John Grant Road, Little Hartley – Here: https://w3w.co/lyricist.trance.earlobes
Open on the following weekends: 12 & 13 Feb, 19 & 20 Feb, and part of the Central Tablelands Garden Trail 5 & 6 March 2022. Time 10am – 5pm.
Entry: $15, Children under 16 free however must be supervised by an adult at all times. Self-serve Tea/Coffee with package sweet treat available free. Gardens have spectacular views of the mountains and surrounding valley. Rare plants for sale grown in the gardens. Some disability access to the gardens in areas that are gravel and lawns. Please note this garden isn’t suitable for small children due to water features. Group discounts and free guided tour available for groups 20+.
Contact: 02 4782 9225 or 0419 133 154 www.cloverhillrareplants.com
Blue Mountains Visitor eMag – Yumpu.com
https://www.yumpu.com