April 13 and 14th 10:00 am to 4.30 pm
Open Garden Cost: $10 Venue 344 Krongart Road Penola
I’ll be painting each day and signing my book An Alphabet of Fruit.
An excerpt from the Gardening Australia Magazine.
Still Water is a beautiful, sprawling country garden built around towering natural red gums. Designed by Mary Skene-Kidman in 1959, the older parts of the garden strongly reflect her design, plant selections and colour schemes.
Present owners Rick Paltridge and Cathy Hughes have each contributed to the evolving garden. Rick’s interest in Frank Lloyd Wright, the renowned 20th century American architect, is skillfully exemplified in various stonewall creations throughout the garden. Cathy has converted the original mass plantings of iris and roses into perennial borders, adding lavenders, penstemons, valerian and salvias.
In autumn the fruit on the trees in the small experimental quince orchard are a beautiful golden colour and emit a floral-fruity aroma.
There will be regular tours of the orchard and the opportunity to purchase fresh quince preserves and products. Enjoy coffee and food vans, wine tasting, plant sales and related artworks.
Activities:
Daily tours of the quince orchard
Morning and afternoon teas
Light lunches
Plants by Carousel Nursery, Wagner’s Roses and Diggers
A variety of stalls including wineries, arts and crafts, quince preserves and produce
Artist-in-residence Catherine Fitz-Gerald
https://www.gardeningaustraliamag.com.au/event/still-water-quince-fair/