周末好去处 - Leura Gardens Festival

patrickzhu · 发表于 2008-10-6 14:04:04

悉尼10月6日是Labor Day Holiday，长周末，虽然天不好阴雨绵绵的，不过总是得外出干些什么。
我们昨天去了蓝山（Blue Mountains）的小镇 Leura，因为那里正在举办Leura Gardens Festival，时间是从4th October 到 12th October （Sun)。
具体可以看这个官方的网页http://www.leuragardensfestival.com.au
所以有兴趣的悉尼同学可以在下个周六去，从悉尼开车去蓝山走4号高速公路转32好Great Western Highway也就一个半小时到2个小时的车程。

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蓝山的中心城镇其实有两个，一个叫做Katoomba，著名的看The Three Sisters的Echo Point，Scenic World（Cableway，Railway，Walkway和Skyway）都在Katoomba。
还有一个小镇离Katoomba也就是3-5分钟的车程，叫做Leura，这个小镇我们每次去蓝山必去，因为我们特别喜欢小镇的Leura Mall，一条小马路两边很多非常精致的小店和Cafe，安静和有情趣的地方。

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patrickzhu · 发表于 2008-10-6 14:12:48

Leura Gardens Festival一共开放了几个私人的Gardens供游人参观。
门票是5刀Single Ticket一个Garden（小孩免费），18刀Combination Ticket看9个Gardens。
看看下面的地图。

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九个Gardens的名字和地址
1. Shenstone
15 Craigend St. Courtesy Mr. Noel Roscoe The original home and grounds were established in 1919, and Noel Roscoe’s family have lent their own flavour to this orchard inspired garden for more than 60 years. The abundant fruit trees and the low stone walls built by Sorensen give a delightful mountains feel to this garden.
2. Rustlings
Rustlings 39 Woodford Rd. Courtesy Mr. & Mrs. Fisk This property is 80 years old. At the front gate a Wisteria arbour invites and leads you in to this well hidden garden.
3. Brabourne
42 Woodford Rd. Courtesy The Fogarty Family The park-like Brabourne was named by the late Mary Fogarty, when she purchased the grounds in 1944, in memory of a village near her birthplace in England.
4. Greenheys,Dead End House and Soleby
Greenheys, Dead End House and Soleby are three adjacent gardens, presented in combination for the first time "Greenheyes" has been owned by the current owners, Mr. & Mrs. Newbury, for over forty years, and is very much their creation. The garden has a park like feel, with plenty of space in which to wander, and explore.
5 & 6. Tanglewood and Wai-ila
These are two new adjacent gardens presented for the first time at the Festival
7. York Fairmont Resort
York Fairmont Resort Courtesy York Fairmont Resort The main features of the Fairmont Resort garden are its three magnificent lakes. The largest is the bottom lake, with European water lilies. Hundreds of Koi carp lazily cruise the waters of all three lakes.
8. Elouera
"Eloura",18-24 Sublime Point Road, courtesy Mrs. B Heuer was an original Festival garden created out of virgin bush by Dr. North, the founder of the Leura Gardens Festival. His aim was to create a low maintenance garden, combining both formal and informal areas. The garden features both formal and informal areas, and features deciduous trees, conifers, rhododendrons, camellias, azaleas, and native vegetation.
9. Everglades
The National Trust brings Australia's heritage alive with Everglades situated in the heart of Leura.