It was a frosty morning at the garden, as you can see. A real change from the comparatively mild Sydney autumn.

And one more shot of the wonderful Japanese maple before we leave the garden.

Beautiful.

The Japanese garden had some lovely stone latterns…

… And even a stone pagoda.

It’s strange to see such a Japanese object against the gum trees.

Beside the pond was a pretty little pavillion. It was nice to see more autumn colour too. I think it would be a perfect place for a garden wedding.

The garden had a water course running through the middle, with lilies, and small spring, and of course, a lovely red bridge. It’s lovely to watch and listen to the running water.

The first thing that grabbed me when I stepped into the garden was the beautiful little Japanese maple in the foreground. The second was the uniqueness of the setting. Here was a Japanese garden, with meandering paths and gravel, bridge and water course, mounds and pavillions, right next to a typically Aussie paddock with grazing sheep.

It’s definitely something you don’t see everyday.

We stayed at Wellington Caves. Not in the caves, but at the caravan park that was on site. Next to the caravan park was a little bit of an oddity – a Japanese Garden.

Wellington is twinned with the city of Osawano, in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. After googling, I found that the city is west of Nagano, near the west coast of Honshu.

Apart from Cowra, I didn’t know any other NSW country towns with a Japanese garden, so it will be interesting to explore this little place.