Six New Gardens in 2020 For 2020 the Mudgee Garden Spectacular has been re-branded to “Gardens of Mudgee” and will be showing six all-new gardens. The Mudgee climate is well known amongst local gardeners for its challenges. Six gardens whose owners have learnt to deal with those difficulties and create gardens of beauty and durability […]
A masterly transformation. Address: 1390 Castlereagh Highway, Apple Tree Flat, NSW 2850 Author: Jane Ivers ‘Wisteria Ridge’ is a beautiful haven with glorious views over the Cudgegong Valley. When Val and Col Stubbs moved into their new house 18 years ago, they were faced with the challenge of turning a bare rocky site into a […]
Roses, Roses, Roses. Address: 1 Bombira Lane, Mudgee, NSW 2850 Author: Jane Ivers A glimpse up the leafy drive of Pam and David Stewart’s 35 year old garden in Bombira is a step back into the past. Wandering up this drive, which is flanked by two huge golden elm trees, the visitor follows a long […]
Tall Eucalpyts create islands of shade. Address: 53 Lawson Drive, Mudgee, NSW 2850 Author: Jane Ivers John and Wendy Reeves’ garden began in a paddock four years ago and has been created with the intention of following the natural lie of the land. A drive planted with liquidambar trees on one side and an intriguing […]
Ingenuity and Creativity Address: 43 Rocky Waterhole Road, Mudgee, NSW Author: Jane Ivers Banks of penstemon, santolina, artemisia and oleander entice the visitor into the garden of Trish and Bill Kempton at Uambi on the slopes of Mt Frome. This garden began its life as a no-dig garden, and many applications of extra soil, mulch […]
A traditional homestead garden Address: 499 Lue Road, Mudgee, NSW Author: Jane Ivers Steph and Rick Gordon’s 1920s house at ‘Wilgowrah’ is surrounded by a homestead garden which has been many years in the making as its mature trees indicate. There are bunyah pines and a vast spreading camphor laurel on the western side of […]
In A Hidden Valley Address: “Bowfield”, 1788 Castlereagh Hwy, Mudgee, NSW Author: Jane Ivers Upon arrival at ‘Bowfield’, the home and garden of Tamara and Andrew Bowman, you will be greeted by an impressive rock wall built by Andrew from rocks excavated during the flattening of the site five years ago. Prostrate rosemary softens the […]