In younger days!

One of the earliest photos we have of the Fairfax garden. Hector Hood built the pond, Lady Fairfax supervised the acquisition of the bush rock. The rhododendron in the background is still there, the juniper is gone. The stone wall with the concrete capping was in situ when Hector Hood started working in the garden in 1927 and remains there today.

photo courtesy estate of Hector Hood

The Margaret Stevens pebble garden in it’s inaugural year 1966. The weeping elm in the foreground is now a magnificent specimen and  barely visible on the far bank is a staked Shogetsu flowering cherry now spectacular in spring if the crimson rosellas leave any buds.

photo courtesy Margaret Hughes