Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden 

For 26 years Wendy Whiteley (b 1941) has been transforming the steep embankment in front of her Lavender Bay home from an overgrown wasteland into a garden sanctuary, now known as Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden. Today, pathways snake their way between giant fig trees, glossy foliage, dramatic flowers, sculptures and found objects, connecting terraced nooks and dappled clearings. What began as guerrilla gardening is now secure with a 30-year lease and a state heritage listing, and provides a much-loved slice of tranquillity.
Filmed in 4K during mid-winter 2018 for the exhibition ‘Bohemian Harbour: Artists of Lavender Bay’, on display at the Museum of Sydney, 1 September - 25 November 2018. © Sydney Living Museums
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