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Lisgar Gardens

Lisgar Gardens is a beautiful hillside garden in the heart of Hornsby that is especially well-known for its range of camellias.

In 2020, Lisgar Gardens was acclaimed as an International Camellia Garden of Excellence by the International Camellia Society.

Location: Lisgar Road, Hornsby
Open hours: Monday to Friday: 8am – 5pm; Saturday and Sunday: 10am – 5pm
Closed public holidays and during adverse weather conditions.

Contact: 9847 6666 or email hsc@hornsby.nsw.gov.au

Lisgar Gardens, located on a beautiful hillside in the heart of Hornsby, is a well established garden that is known for its range of Camellias and secluded location.

The gardens, covering an area of 2.6 hectares (6.5 acres), are often referred to as "The Secret Gardens" and boasts a variety of native and exotic plant species.

Built on a steep hillside, the garden’s different levels were created by the construction of sandstone block walls. By 1950 the gardens were planted with rhododendrons, azaleas, gardenias and other exotics in harmony with native trees and ferns, highlighting the varieties of camellia.

The gardens now boast more than three hundred specimens of camellias (including over two hundred varieties), mass plantings of annuals in the formal gardens, a covered pavilion for weddings and other celebrations, a shade house containing the fish ponds, three waterfalls, informal lawn areas, picnic tables and a rainforest walk.

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