Mid-Century Evening in Mount Rumney

Setting Sun among the Trees, Mid-Century Evening in Mount Rumney

Dear ADMSA Members and Friends,

As the weather warms, we have a special opportunity to come together and experience a beautiful 1958 Mid-Century home, and the garden created to frame and celebrate it.

The home of Mark and Keryn Fountain.

Keryn is an artist and native plant gardener.

Mark is a garden designer and former Deputy Director of the Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens.

Their garden was featured in the book Visionary. Gardens and Landscapes for our Future by Claire Takacs and Giacomo Guzzo, 2024 Hardie Grant Books.

The home, built in 1958, was designed by Ray Heffernan, along with a colleague, when he was a student, in his final year of architecture.

The home has elements influenced by both the Bauhaus movement, and Japanese architecture.

The late afternoon light enhances the garden, and Keryn and Mark believe the garden should be viewed from inside as well as outside, so we are encouraged to move through the house to feel this full experience.

The garden design is influenced by Japanese traditions.

Some trees on the property are several hundred years old.

This is a special opportunity, and we encourage you to join us for a glass of wine and finger food as we explore the grounds.

Date: Thursday 19th November.

Time: 4:30pm arrival until 6:00pm.

Cost $30 for members $35 for Non-Members

Address; 174 Mount Rumney Road, Mount Rumney 7170

Please note: Parking on the property is limited, so please carpool if possible.

Important: We must take our shoes off inside the house.

We have a limit of 30 people to attend.