© irene waters 2015
Earlyn country garden is the type of place you discover when you have your sister-in-law and her husband visiting from Germany. Unlike our visits to their town where there are all manner of walks close-by, the miles between places in Australia (and they were walking) was long. We were a long walk from town and they were itching to get out. We had done all of our normal tourist trips and had discovered when we invited them to go out for a coffee that the three quarter of an hour trip to the coffee shop was beyond their comprehension. Discovering Earlyn country Gardens only a fifteen minute drive away was a delightful surprise.
Earlyn was named after the gardener’s mother Lyn and her husband Earl. It was the home garden of a large cattle property, fenced off from the beasts and kangaroos but having a wonderful backdrop of the hills and scrub country on which the cattle grazed. You can see as you wander around the garden on the slide show above the amount of love and care that went into this little piece of paradise. The flowers were magnificent. I went home with cuttings all of which took. After a good wander we sat down in the breezeway where a scrumptious light lunch was served.
© irene waters 2015
It’s a place I would recommend if you ever found yourself in Gloucester for several days. A good Australian country garden.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
I can only see the first shot with my phone, but wow what a sight 🙂
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I hadn’t thought of that problem putting in a gallery. It was just that there were so many of them I thought it the easier way. Perhaps not. 🙂
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That’s alright! I’m at my PC now and enjoying your beautiful photos 🙂
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So glad.
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I can see the whole series. Beautiful. Glad to see agapanthus and abutalon. Hope the spelling is correct.!
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Glad you can see them Gerard. I think you are doing well to recognise the plants. Agapanthas I would have known but the other not so I’d say your spelling is fine. I know the white one with the hand was a tree begonia as I took a cutting of it.
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Charming garden, but I can see the vast spaces beyond! At least you can walk – here you drive or get run over!
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Definitely take the car then Noelle.
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Lovely…
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Thanks
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you do make our winter doubly hard, you know. I love the garden and to think it is in Gloucester! Splendid. It’ funny t wonder at the species; taken at a glance this could easily be a classic English cottage garden with deep herbaceous borders but I’m guessing the overlap in species would not be that great. ?
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Traditional English gardens are common here because of our history. The settlers brought out the plants from the “old country” that they loved and tried to replicate the gardens. It would have been hard work in many instances but often successful. Funnily Australian native gardens tend to do well for a number of years and then just drop dead. Landscapers prefer to use the exotics (imported from elsewhere) species.
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how many have become invasive species I wonder. Throughout my time in NZ we were reminded of the British obsession with importing things because ‘we knew best’ whether it was wildlife of plants with dire results.
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Many have become invasive species but I think they imported them to feel at home rather than because they knew best. Roger finds our bush very untidy and has always tried to make our farms like an English estate – I think because it fitted in with his recollections of gardens of his childhood. The results, though, in some instances have been dire.
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Nah, you’re just being kind. it was arrogance pure and simple!
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How peaceful and lovely. I have the vista of the hills, but not that beautiful garden.
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The hills are a lovely vista to look out on. You wouldn’t want the work Kayti that this garden would give you. Enjoy the hills and the photos. That is what I do these days also.
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A beautiful garden with a glimpse of the surrounding hills. Here in Seattle, the sky is overcast and the branches bare, so the bright colors in your photos are most welcome.
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It is a beautiful garden and I’m glad it brightened your winters day. Thanks so much for dropping by.
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Funny how it takes visitors to make locals discover places in their proverbial backyards. I’ve come across many people who live in tourist destinations but have never visited the places tourist visit. For instance, some people in Cape Town have never been to the top of Table Mountain. The garden is just so uplifting to see 🙂
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Thanks Jennifer. You are right. I knew more about the places to go although I had never been to them than our local employee did. Seemed silly. The garden was just beautiful.
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Such a beautiful garden. Lovely photos. 😀
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Yes, you could get lost in this garden Raewyn.
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Visitors are a great opportunity to explore local gems. Or what we call “stay-cations.” A vacation at home! Beautiful place!
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I love that “stay-cations”. We have many of them. Yes the garden was a beautiful place.
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Lovely slide show showing the gardens Irene!
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Thanks Barbara.
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