UPCOMING GARDEN OPENINGS
Our garden is open to the public at various times throughout the year. Children are more than welcome but must be supervised at all times. For more information please contact Jennifer on 0404 531 555. Address: 49 Sunray Avenue Little Hartley NSW 2790.
Hartley Valley Garden
Festival and Plant Fair
24-25 October 2026
10 am - 4 pm
Entry $15 per person. Children under 16 free.
Pay at the gate.
Children must be supervised at all times.
Visit MyOpenGarden and search for Hartley Valley Garden Festival for details.
HARTLEY VALLEY GARDEN FESTIVAL AND PLANT FAIR
Hartvale Gardens is one of four fabulous and diverse gardens featured as part of the bi-annual Hartley Valley Garden Festival. This diverse collection offers everything from historic buildings to Japanese influences, cottage gardens filled with a riot of colour, rare plants and gorgeous water features, huge perennial borders, loads of garden ideas and magnificent escarpment and valley views.
All gardens are located within an easy drive from Sydney. Come and enjoy the unique garden collective of Highfields, Hartvale, Wild Meadows and Gory'u Japanese gardens.
Entry fee: $15 per garden.
Bus groups. picnics and dogs on leads are welcome. Private group tours are welcome by prior arrangement
Open garden
31 Oct - 1 Nov 2026
10 am - 4 pm
Entry $15 per person. Children under 16 free.
Pay at the gate.
Children must be supervised at all times.
SPECIAL EVENT - PLEIN AIR PAINTING
CALLING ALL ARTISTS!
Your invitation to connect with a vibrant living canvas to create something truly unique...
HARTVALE – THE 'PAINT-BOX GARDEN'
When spring reaches its breath-taking peak, Hartvale Gardens & Kanimbla Park, both located in the beautiful Seven Valleys area west of Sydney, explode into a magnificent palette of vibrant flowers & rich textures, offering an absolute paradise for oil painters, water colourists, photographers & art groups alike.
Hartvale Gardens, rural buildings and views have already captured the national spotlight having been featured on Gardening Australia & Better Homes & Gardens TV shows. The co-owner of Hartvale, Jennifer Edwards is an oil painter who, as a gardener, treats the property as her canvas - filling the garden with poppies of all kinds dotted amongst cottage garden favourites to create an abundance of colour, light & movement for artists to capture. With sweeping, dramatic views of the surrounding valley and mountain vistas, artists are able to track the shifting dynamics of natural light throughout the day culminating in the
wonderful amber glow of late afternoon.
PAINT THE ESCARPMENT & SCULPURES IN THE GARDENS OF KANIMBLA PARK
At Kanimbla Park, owned by Gang Gang Gallery owner Sharon and Husband Ross Howard, artists are invited to step into a place where creativity comes naturally.
Nestled against the breath-taking backdrop of the Blackheath escarpment, this private garden is opening its gates to artists, painters and creative groups looking for a peaceful day of inspiration. Wander through beautifully established gardens filled with sculptures, unusual objects, hidden corners and ever-changing light. Every path offers a new composition, every view a different perspective. Whether you enjoy painting landscapes, botanical studies, sculpture, mixed media or simply sketching in a beautiful setting,
you’ll find endless inspiration throughout the property.
Gather your easel, paints or sketchbook and spend the day immersed in nature, surrounded by magnificent views, birdsong and fresh mountain air. There is plenty of space to spread out, work at your own pace and share the experience with fellow artists.
Whether you are looking to inspire a class of students or spend a relaxing day with yourself painting plein air in a truly inspiring location, the acreage properties of Hartvale Gardens & Kanimbla Park in springtime are the locations you've been searching for.
DATES: Saturday October 31 and Sunday November 1st, 2026
TIME: 10am – 5pm
COST: $15 per person, per garden
BRING: Own art materials including easels, paints, brushes, canvases, folding chair/table, sunscreen, water, picnic lunch/morning tea
FREE: Complimentary tea and coffee (best to bring your own cup)
HARTVALE GARDENS
Address: 49 Sunray Avenue Little Hartley NSW
Contact: Jennifer Edwards.
Phone: 0404 531 555.
Email: jen.emotionalsurvivalkit@gmail.com
KANIMBLA PARK
Address: 12 Blaxland Road Kanimbla NSW (Access via Cox's River Road)
Contact: Sharon Howard.
Phone: 0408 514 440
Email: rshoward05@icloud.com