Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to pocket parks and gardens.

This includes Springfield Gardens with its silhouette sculpture facing Orwell Street. It enjoys north-facing morning sunshine with its exuberant flowering Magnolia grandiflora soulangeana in white and purple-coloured petals, providing a kaleidescope of colour – see image above.

Nearby heritage-listed Fitzroy Gardens with its world famous “dandelion” fountain is also home to the weekend markets. St. Neot Avenue Reserve and the John Armstrong Reserve facing Greenknowe Avenue as well as Embarkation Park, provide a refuge from the hum and thrum of our high-octane living and a place to exercise or walk the dog. Elizabeth Bay House park is an award-winning park with is mini lake stacked with carp while nearby Beare Park as its own personality with a petite beach, kayaking boat house. cafe and marina.

Macleay Reserve in the Elizabeth Bay loop is home to some of Australia’s oldest trees, originally from the 1834 Elizabeth Bay House estate and Rushcutters Bay Park is one of most attractive harbourside parks and ideal for tennis, relaxation, boating and light lunches at the two cafes.

Parks and greenspaces add to the liveability of an area and seduce the soul. Their beauty is healing.

Andrew Woodhouse

Heritage Solutions