Whitley

Whitley is a state listed heritage house and garden in the Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia. The design of the house, built in the early 1890’s, was heavily influenced by British traditions of the English Country House.

The garden is an extensive parkland surrounded by layered hawthorn hedges which are kept trimmed all year round. The garden features include a nut orchard, a secret vegetable garden, a formal parterre flower garden with Gargoyle Fountain, a cottage garden with carp pond, crab apple walk, a pink garden, massed bluebells under Silver Birch and significant mature trees. There is also an extensive native woodland.

Situated on the north side of Mount Gingenbullen, the outlook from the garden to the surrounding countryside is one of rolling farmland on all sides with the town of Moss Vale in the distance.

The garden is maintained by three full time gardeners as well as the owner/gardener Jenny Ferguson.

The garden is opened as a charity fundraiser for two days in November each year and includes an art exhibition with sale of works by local artists. This exhibition is held in the stables. The little kitchen garden at The Dairy will be open during Tulip Time from Monday 27th September 2010 and Friday 1st October 2010 from 9.00am and 3.00pm each day. The entry fee of $3 will be donated to Friends of the Wingecarribee Animal Shelter.