In the Beautiful Blue Mountains

Festival 2025

Friday 3 Oct - Monday 6 Oct

Our Gardens

THE BRAES, 64 Grose Street, Leura

Garden courtesy of Margot and John Egan

With views to the Southern Highlands, the Braes Heritage Garden Estate is adjacent to the Blue Mountains World Heritage National Park and lies between an urban and a semi-rural environment.  The Braes’ original land grants were allocated in 1882.

LEURALLA:  43-69 Balmoral Road, Leura.

Garden courtesy of Victor Evatt

 
Victor’s great grandfather, Ehenriech Phillip (Harry) Andreas (1879 – 1955), purchased the property he named Leuralla in 1905. Harry set about establishing a European style garden across the 2.5 hectare holding and built a large dwelling for his growing family. In late 1909 an ember from a bushfire landed on the timber shingled roof and burned down the home. Much of the emerging garden was saved from the 1909 bushfire. The current home was completed in 1914 on the previous house site with the garden taking centre stage. The formal garden lay out was originally designed and created by Harry Andreas; then later on, Paul Sorensen worked with Harry to enhance the existing plan.

KOMOREBI: ( light filter through trees)   296 The Mall Leura.

Garden Courtesy of David and Emma.

For the first time in 2025, Komorebi (formerly Oak Lodge) at 296 Leura Mall will be a part of the Leura garden festival. Komorebi’s gardens were designed by James Masters of Masters Landscape by Design in conjunction with Leonie Carrick, a former owner of the home.

WESTHOLME, 4 ST ANDREWS ROAD LEURA
 
Garden courtesy of Michael and Silvia
 
The rear garden was constructed gradually from 2004 onwards, the
construction of the stone wall took about a year of part time work, then the
lawn construction which involved many truck loads of filling and soil,
followed by the boules court and the driveway. It was then disrupted by the
house renovation in 2014.

EWANRIGG, 100 Gladstone Road, Leura


Garden courtesy of Matthew and James 

This ‘magical’ garden is at its most brilliant in spring and is one in which to roam, muse and quietly surrender time. The element of surprise contributes towards a satisfying journey when strolling through Ewanrigg.  

HILL OF GRACE, 52 Sublime Point Road

Garden courtesy of Sue and Brett

The garden was created in the 1970s by Keith Knox, with “crazy paving” stone paths and walls being used to cut across a remarkably steep, east-facing site at the back of the property. The resulting vertical garden is simultaneously beautiful and challenging.  

ALLAWAH, 31-33 Waratah Road, Wentworth Falls

Garden courtesy of Sue and David 

We inherited this garden from its previous owners in October 2022. It was a case of love at first sight. We are blessed that the design is wonderful and the flora well established.

CARRAMAR: 82 Fletcher St. Wentworth Falls.
 
Garden Courtesy of Liesl Yearsly
 
Carramar is an Aboriginal word meaning "Shade of Trees" Carramar Wentworth Falls was the first home built in Wentworth Falls in 1882, the same year the Carrington Hotel in Katoomba was built. It is a landmark historic estate set on two acres in the Blue Mountains alongside the Empress Canyon and Wentworth Falls- a time and a place away from the world.