Wisteria Gardens

Last year I started walking in the Parramatta Park and used to see this closed off garden just by the bend of the river. One day I went over to the closed gate to read the sign posted and found it was the Wisteria Garden. The historic gardens are located on the grounds of Cumberland Hospital. This is on the north eastern edge of Parramatta Park. It was initially built in 1906 for Dr Williamson, the Superintendent of the Parramatta Lunatic Asylum. In 1907, the gardens in the hospital were established from wisteria cuttings brought back from Japan, by his daughter. Since 1929 these beautiful gardens are opened to the public every spring. Last spring, I remembered to visit these gardens and see the wonderful wisteria, cherries and many more flowering plants.