CUMBERLAND STATE FOREST NURSERY and PRIVATE GARDEN TOUR
The group of 26 gathered at the impressive Cumberland State Forest, Australia's only metropolitan state forest, comprising of 40 hectares of native forest, on the 28th November..
The forest is just off Castle Hills Road in West Pennant Hills and has wonderful towering trees and numerous walking trails.
They all enjoyed morning tea at the Cafe Saligna and then took the short stroll to the Plants Plus Nursery next door. The nursery is filled with top quality plants. There are many different, and sometimes unique, colourings of the regular plants. The two-toned purple Kangaroo Paws were a major drawcard. After an hour of taking in and strolling around the nursery (some of course could not help but purchase a few plants!) they headed back to the cars and to the next destination, a private garden in West Pennant Hills.
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Leucospermums (pincushions) blossoming in magnificent colours
Magnificent Grevillias
A beautiful day to be in a nursery
Creative garden metalwork
Carolyn Hughes has a half-acre garden in Willowleaf Place. It is a steep block, so she benefits from wonderful drainage. Carolyn has created an beautiful garden filled with such a huge variety of plants. There is a great backdrop of large trees so the outlook so beautiful. We were very lucky as the roses were all out in full splendour. Reds, yellows and pinks and many other versions of them. She uses a lot of ground cover to keep the weeds at bay, waters all by hand and seems not at all phased by the amount of work involved. It was truly a privilege to visit. Many of us left with cuttings to try our hand at propagating.
All were sad to leave, some then going for lunch, others straight home to do some planting!
