Blooming great win for Lakewood’s Boomerang Garden Camden Haven Camden Haven News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 23, 2025 Ruth Sinclair, Fred Slater, Denny Slater and Heather Russell. LAKEWOOD’S Boomerang Garden has been named the National Best Community Garden in the Hometown Australia Communities Spring Gardening Competition 2024. The garden, located within the Laurieton Over 55s Community retirement village, beat out 56 other entrants to take the title. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au The garden is centered around a fallen log and boasts a wide variety of bromeliads, natives and orchids donated by and maintained by a generous group of local residents. A stepping stone path through the garden goes past handmade mosaic features and is a delight for all residents to share. One of the interesting features of the garden is a border of rose coloured quarts that was part of a two tonne shipment brought back from Brazil by garden enthusiast Heather Russell. The winning cash prize of $300 is being spent on extra plants and park bench seating. “Each morning when I wake up, the garden fills me with a great sense of peace and serenity,” village resident Denny Slater told NOTA. By Bill HARROW The Boomerang Garden. A plaque celebrates the win.
