The organising group for Gardens of Mudgee has been monitoring the developing Covid-19 situation in NSW, including the restrictions and safety requirements for protection of both the public and of our volunteers who make this event happen. A decision on the show is required now because our wonderful volunteer gardeners whose gardens you see on […]
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 […]
The Rotary Club of Mudgee has identified a wonderful group of new gardens for the 2020 Mudgee Rotary Garden Spectacular. We thank the gardeners for volunteering their time and energy. This contribution will allow many people to enjoy their gardens in October, and at the same time, assist Rotary in raising funds to put back […]
The second Mudgee Garden Spectacular organised by the Rotary Club of Mudgee was well received with around 700 visitors over the two days. Great support was received from garden owners, garden speakers, local sponsors and the CWA caterers at Milroy as well as willing volunteer help from Rotary members, partners and other volunteers. The event […]
Mudgee’s gardeners have achieved the impossible, nurturing their gardens through drought and frost. Here’s what I saw when I visited the gardens recently. Gem Manor’s poplars are coming into leaf. Weeping cherries smothered with white blossom gracefully frame views across the lake to the hills beyond. Spicy fragrance of stocks and lavenders fills the air. […]
Inside the remarkable house of Gorah and Elly Singh Mann is a breathtaking display of art works- paintings, sculptures, ceramics and more, collected from 170 countries. A huge collection of Aboriginal Desert art has been acquired over 40 years, including significant works by Eddy Harris and other artists from Papunya, Broken Hill and the Central […]
Our activity preparing for the 2019 Garden Spectacular is now ramping up as the event draws closer. It is shaping up as even better than the inaugural event in 2018. With six new gardens as well as the opportunity to visit a rarely opened specialist art collection at the “Gem Manor” location this will be […]
Thanks to support from the Mudgee and the wider regional community this inaugural event has been successful with around 700 visitors over the two days. The event will run again in 2019 on Saturday / Sunday 19th and 20th of October 2019. There will be a different set of Mudgee gardens on display in 2019 […]
The inaugural garden show on the weekend was a success. Many thanks to the garden owners and the volunteers. The gardens were well attended by visitors on both Saturday and Sunday. Apart from promoting gardening for a healthier lifestyle, this project also supports charitable causes such as CanAssist, Riding for the Disabled and NALAG. Please let […]
Author: Jane Munro. After an exceptionally harsh winter, our spectacular gardeners are hard at work preparing for the open garden weekend of the 13th and 14th of October. I visited the six gardens this week for a status update. All of our gardeners had put in the hard yards before winter, mulching extensively, and that […]