Gardens in Bunbury
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Gardens in Bunbury
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- Dan LBunbury, Australia8,538 contributionsPaid another visit to view the collection of cacti in the gardens and also to purchase some additions for the expanding home garden. Busy place, yet staff were friendly and available with helpful advice when requested.
Great selection of cacti, succulents, ferns, bonsai, cycads, palms, cordylines, grasses, and most in a variety of sizes,
A great selection of instant mini gardens in pots and baskets for those that are time poor or not so green fingered.Written 17 September 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Dan LBunbury, Australia8,538 contributionsI thought that I was aware of events in my community but was surprised to discover the Bunbury Garden Labyrinth when visiting the Migrant Memorial nearby.
It is described as a place that "offers us the experience of the Journeying of Life" with it's unfolding circles coming to a centre. It is a rather simple labyrinth with the entry path having a Welcome Disc inset before passing through the Welcome Gate to the interior paved area that has been constructed to a universal pattern. A couple of seats are placed at the perimeter for those that wish to sit and contemplate.
Its purpose is to "invite and welcome people from all cultures, traditions and belief systems to contemplate, pray, honour, celebrate & enjoy." Opened in September 2020. Wish that I could operate a drone to capture an overhead photograph of the entire creation.Written 16 September 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Dan LBunbury, Australia8,538 contributionsThe Gardens date to 1936 when they were laid out to mark the Centenary of Bunbury and were then known as the Municipal Gardens. In earlier times the area had been a paddock for police horses, Bunbury’s first railway station, the sites of a goods shed and pumping station and even a coal fired power station. Remarkable!
It seems that the Gardens have undergone many changes in the interim and today we have a landscaped area with various memorials erected on the perimeter. These include a plaque commemorating Bunbury Railway Station c1893, a plaque for John Forrest, a dedication to former Mayor Ernest Manes and wife 'Snookie' and the relocated memorial to John and Helen Scott who arrived in Bunbury with their family in 1838 and lived at Eelup Farm for 42 years.
Dominating the Gardens is the 'floating stone' donated by Aqwest in 2006 in recognition of 100 years service to the Municipality and it's relationship with the City of Bunbury.
I was disappointed to note that the Apex wishing well had been removed, installed in 1952 and removed in the 1990's.Written 15 September 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.