ACT Monaro Riverina branch: Cootamundra garden tour
9 November @ 12:00 am - 10 November @ 12:00 am AEDT
Join us on our Spring Tour of some beautiful private gardens around Cootamundra. Enjoy the rural way of life as you stroll through interesting pastoral gardens. This is a wonderful opportunity to visit some long-established gardens in the ACT Monaro Riverina Branch’s region. We are grateful to our hosts for their generous hospitality.
Itinerary
Saturday
Our first stop will be in the picturesque small town of Wallendbeen. We suggest you drive to Wallendbeen through Binalong and Harden, about a two-hour drive from central Canberra. Perhaps make a quick comfort stop in Mackay Park, in the town, before driving to Bramshott, Wallendbeen where we will enjoy morning tea in the garden.
We will then drive to Cootamundra (20 km) for lunch at our own cost – booking information to follow, or you may prefer to bring your own and have a picnic. A tour of the town and afternoon tea will follow, hosted by Cootamundra Garden Club. We will meet in the Gallipoli Centenary Rose Garden.
Dinner (own cost). You may like to join other members of the group for dinner in Cootamundra.
Sunday morning
We will have morning tea at our next garden, Rose Vale in Illabo. We will get a chance to walk through the 6th generation occupied homestead after morning tea in the garden. We suggest you join members for lunch at the charming Olde Schoolhouse T-house,
Bethungra at your own cost, or picnic in the park.
Sunday afternoon
After lunch, we will visit Ferndale in Bethungra. The owner says: ‘Ferndale has a lot of old established trees, but I continue to plant as they don’t live forever, and I want to give to future generations what has been given to me.’
The return drive from Bethungra to central Canberra is about 2.5 hours via Cooneys Creek, Jugiong and the Hume Motorway.
Cost: $40 AGHS Members, $45 non-members
Book: at Trybooking. Numbers are limited. Final date for bookings: Friday 1st November.
More information including driving and timing details will be sent to participants in good time.
Inquiries: Rosanna Horn twynamhorn@gmail.com.