Fitzgibbon Garden

Our corner double section was part of the original Cheviot Maternity Hospital grounds. The house was built around 1991 and we are the fourth owners being here 18 years.

The garden layout is the original design but changes have gone from rose gardens to native trees and grasses. On our first winter here, June dealt us a heavy snow storm smashing many of the trees. That was our opportunity to redevelop a more colourful area, hence there is now a lot more colour and picking flowers, daffodils along the roadside, tulips, roses, dahilas, penstomens, hellebores to name but a few. In summer annuals are used as fillers. The three 3 Robinia (Lacy Lady) area later addition to give us summer shade, but interesting form during their bare winter months. The flowering cherries along the roadside replaced three huge Deadars. 

With yearly layers of pea straw, sheep manure and grass clipping the soil is becoming more viable, it can also get very wet in winter.

The garden is Maureen’s go to relaxing place and she enjoy sharing plants with other gardeners. Michael, the man of the house, maintains and mows the lawns.

We hope you enjoy your visit to our garden and beautiful district.