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Bathurst Gardeners’ Club Spring Spectacular 2024
October 26, 2024 @ 9:30 am – October 27, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
Tickets on sale now https://bit.ly/3Zk5bjM
The Bathurst Gardeners’ Club Spring Spectacular is an Open Gardens event held on the last weekend in October, 26-27th October 2024.
Showcasing 2024 Gardens
THE ROCKS (Abercrombie)
Our garden is divided into two distinct areas. The backyard is designed as a children’s play space with a lawn roll-down hill, inground trampoline, wall and concrete slab, that has been used as a basketball and racket court. The front yard features a large inground pool, Japanese garden pods defined by retaining walls, hedging and distant views.
JEFF’S “SURPRISE GARDEN” (Windradyne)
A small variety garden established in 2007. Plantings include bush and standard roses, raised vegie gardens surrounded by trees such as – Kurrajong, Japanese Maples English Elm, Dogwood, Australian Blue Gum, Pencil Cypress and a Black Genoa Fig Tree. Features include retreat gazebo, a Japanese Shrine and associated plants and ornaments, hooped bridges with a pond of multi coloured gold fish and a pergola of Nellie Kellie Passionfruit.
The southern garden contains many Tree Ferns and a Wollemi Pine. Hanging baskets of ornamental Carese grasses are set amongst the many potted plants of Hostas, Fuchsias, Australian Native Coreas and Salvias.
NAN’S GARDEN (Bathurst)
The front garden is old and established with something lovely to show for every season. The garden is planted with bulbs, perennials, shrubs and annuals. The trees are well established. Recently paths were laid to enable better accessibility and enjoyment. The back garden and courtyard has only been established in the last 2 years but already it’s providing herbs and vegetables as well as shade from the Chantilly pear trees. Outside living is most enjoyable even in the cooler months.
MICHELE AND IAN’S GARDEN (Bathurst)
This garden commenced as a vacant lot in 2010 following the construction of a new home. The brief was to design a garden to complement the contemporary style and angles of the house and decking. It was also important that each room of the house had a view out into the garden. Not wanting a flower garden, Michele and Ian set about designing what is predominantly a ‘Green Garden’ full of colours and textures. All four seasons are reflected in the garden design which is accentuated with interesting architectural elements.
WILLARA GARDENS (Kelso)
We both enjoy our garden. It has taken 23 years to establish the garden from when we bought the house with only dirt on all sides to what we have today. We built the retaining walls ourselves and started planting our trees.
THE GRANGE ESTATE (O’Connell)
Est 1823 The historic Grange Homestead was built in the mid 1820’s to classic Georgian design. Surrounding the home is an extensive established garden with many mature trees. Covering over 3 acres. The garden flows from tight and intimate cottage garden style to wider and expansive grounds with expansive views of the surrounding countryside.
EUARRA
(MEANING YELLOW BOX) (O’Connell)
Built on part of the West family holdings on the Macquarie Plains in 1851. Set in an extensive garden with water features and a silver birch grove. An early observatory is sited beside the driveway.
MT TAMAR (Gormans Hill)
A beautiful large country garden with lovely views. The garden features areas of large shady trees, under planted with shrubs, perennials, bulbs and ground covers. Annuals feature in the top of an old piece of farm equipment with a small pond nearby. Throughout the whole garden, magnificent, creative metal sculptures of varying shapes and sizes, made by Chris from recycled materials, abound. A more formal front, side garden and back courtyard continues the planting theme and also includes climbing plants over archways and a wisteria walk. A dry creek bed leads down to a Japanese inspired area with red bridges, a red bell, red tori gates, a moon gate and tea house. Bamboos, camellias, azaleas and other shady loving plants complete the scene. Seating throughout the garden allows visitors to rest in the shady, peaceful surroundings.
Bus groups are very welcome and should contact the Bathurst Gardeners’ Club to ensure a guide is available to their group.
Local musicians including students from Mitchell Conservatorium of Music will play in some gardens. Refreshments will also be available in several gardens. All money raised from the event is donated to charities in the Bathurst area.
Tickets will go on sale mid September.
It is preferable if printed/paper copies of tickets purchased online are presented to the first garden visited and it will be exchanged for a certified Bathurst Gardeners’ Club Inc Spring Spectacular 2024 ticket and map and address information on participating gardens.
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