First Friday of the month sees the Friends of the Lilian Fraser
Garden on their working bee so be muggle aware. Most of the time
there will be no one there. Keep the young geokiddies under control
as there are water hazards. The sign on the gate says it is open
daylight hours only but there is no way to lock it up. I'd
recommend visiting only in the light as it would be a waste of a
visit to a beautiful place.
Further Information
* Donations welcome
* Children must be accompanied by adults and kept under
control
* Please take all you litter home
* Please do not damage or remove plants
HISTORY
Lilian Fraser was born in 1908 at Kurrajong, NSW. The family
moved to Pennant Hills after her father Charles purchased the
'Hopetoun' poultry farm in Bellamy Street sometime between 1915 and
1920.
Over the years, much of the original farm was sold off as
residential lots but almost an acre was kept for gardens
surrounding the house. The present garden covers 3,426 square
metres.
Lilian Fraser lived on the property for most of her life. The
third qualified female biologist in Australia, she joined the
Department of Agriculture in 1940 to work on citrus crops.
During a career spanning 33 years, Dr Fraser made many
significant contributions to world knowledge of citrus diseases.
She travelled extensively in Australia and overseas, spending her
holidays exploring bushland for new plant and disease
specimens.
Lilian Fraser flower
Following the death of her mother, Dr Fraser became more
involved in the gardens surrounding the house, growing a wide range
of plants.
As trees and shrubs matured, the garden evolved into the
woodland garden it is today. Among the wide range of plants are
some very special for their size or rarity.
As she approached old age with no immediate family, Dr Fraser
offered her garden to Hornsby Shire Council. Her final wish was for
her garden be enjoyed as a public garden and park. She died in
1987, aged 79.
From http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/recreation/index.cfm?NavigationID=921
Thanks to Lilian you can enjoy a beautiful spot in suburbia.
Come for the cache but stay and explore the garden. As stated at
the beginning the waypoint and the cache do not require leaving
any path or searching vegetation on the ground. If damage
occurs we will consider archiving this cache. It's too beautiful a
spot to spoil.
The waypoint (coordinates above) will give you the final
coordinates of the cache which is a small container with a bison
tube inside.