Heavy rains and wind gusts of nearly a hundred kilometres an hour couldn’t stop Cowra’s finest gardens blooming in the Spring sunshine at this year’s Open Gardens.

Organised by the Cowra Garden Club, the show featured several homes across town, with garden ramblers following gravel roads and ribbons to find some of the well-presented properties in and around Cowra’s fringes.

Cowra Garden Club are highly delighted with the successful event of open gardens with with many visitors attending from Sydney, Central West, Blue Mountains and South West.

The sudden heavy storm with high winds just prior to the event did not dampen the spirits of the large number garden enthusiasts and visitors to attend.

By mid morning Saturday as showers eased up the gardens didn't show signs of damage, as the hosts kept a high standard of their work, guarded it only to opened up more for a spectacular display.

“The rain seemed to make everything fresh, like it was putting on a show,” Carol Doyle said. “At Hart House, tall snapdragons and hollyhocks were flattened [on Friday], but they were standing up again by about 11am on Saturday. Most people made sure their gardens were going to be okay.”

The more than 13 millimetres of rain overnight last Friday topped up water tanks but didn’t severely damage the gardens on display. Begonias, iris, jasmine, and roses blossomed between lamb’s ears, garden crawlers like native violet, and immaculate hedges.

Some visitors enjoyed scones and sandwiches prepared by the Cowra Evening CWA, with preserves and tea for those soaking up the scenery at Hart House.

A coach load from the Beecroft Garden Club Sydney were impressed with the number of gardens on display at such a high standard, with their overall view of Cowra being a beautiful town as they drove around the township to view the gardens, and enjoy the great efforts put forward by the Cowra Garden Club and CWA.