Mount Penang Gardens
Located near Gosford on the New South Wales Central Coast, Mount Penang Gardens covers eight hectares of beautifully landscaped gardens. With twelve distinct garden rooms, the displays range from drought tolerant Australian natives to water lilies in the cascading wetlands area.
Parking is available adjacent to the gardens and is currently being expanded, along with improved road access to the area. Entry is free, but dogs are not permitted.
Entrance and Aquatic Garden
Entrance is via the Waterfall Café which overlooks a large pond. This is an excellent place to start your visit or relax after having explored the gardens. From the café, a bridge crosses the pond into the gardens.
Wildlife
On entering, an information board shows the species of birds you might be lucky enough to see. During our visit though, we only saw a few wood ducks. Also, scattered throughout the gardens are some interesting insect hotels. These are designed to attract insects and provide shelter for them.
The Gardens
Well maintained paths wind through the gardens taking you from one setting to another. The sloping terrain allows walled “rooms” to enclose area creating a micro-climate suitable for humidity-loving plants. The bromeliads and ferns growing in one of these rooms were impressive.
We loved the bottle tree grove at the top of the hill because they are such unusual trees. It was great to see them growing here on the Central coast.
Sculpture Garden
Created in 1987 by a group of international sculptors at waterside Wondabyne, these massive artworks carved from Gosford sandstone. Gifted to the people of Australia as a bi-centennial gift in 1988 to as a bicentennial they are as varied in style as the artists who made them.
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Beautiful! I wonder why there are several Pacific Island statues in a Welsh-speaking country?🤔
Really so true🤗😉
Sorry, must be some mis-understanding here. The statues are in New South Wales, a state of Australia (we speak English).
Thanks so muchfor the correction. Australia and New South Wales sums everything up. The area and art well defines the language and Australia as Oceania. Very pleasant regards for sharing, informing and inspiring.
It is a beautiful place. I love visiting garden. It is a shame they don’t accept dogs.
Thankyou for reading. Pleased that you liked it.
A beautiful spot! I liked seeing the different kinds of birds, I recognize a couple that we have in Canada but for the most part, I don’t know them. It’s great going to other countries, or other parts of you own country, to see different wildlife/birds!
We like seeing different birds too. Australia has a wonderful variety and it’s fun trying to spot different ones.
Thank you for sharing. I love it. Your photos are stunningly beautiful 🥰
What a beautiful park, I love the sculptures
Beautiful place 😍
It was great fun. Thanks for reading
Such beautiful area we visited..great images. Anita
It was great fun. Thanks for reading