Parra and Hills - Visit to Boongala Gardens

Group Activity on 27th March 2021 -  Visit to Boongala Gardens

 On Saturday 27th March our group will be visiting Boongala Gardens, at 76 Pitt Town Road Kenthurst. This is a magnificent native garden made by Mal and Jenny Johnston. It features an amazing range of native plants, all grown and displayed to perfection. Mal and Jenny have been very well known by native plant devotees for many years, because they previously ran a native nursery, Annangrove Grevilleas. Now they have this beautiful garden, which is open on weekends for a month in autumn and again in spring. The name Boongala was the nursery name of Sid Cadwell’s nursery, one of the very earliest native plant nurseries in NSW.  Sid was Jenny’s uncle. As well as the gardens, Mal has been planting rainforest in the gully for over 25 years, so much of it is quite advanced. They also sell a large range of native plants during their open days.  Mal has offered to do an extra tour of the rainforest for anyone attending with the group. Boongala Gardens has a website which is well worth viewing for more information and photos. Admission for adults is $3 with children free. The rainforest and bush tucker tour costs $5. We will meet at the gardens at 2pm. Please bring your own afternoon tea such as a thermos and nibbles or whatever you fancy. 

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