Bago Vineyards. Producers of fine wine on the NSW Mid North Coast
Bago Vineyards is excited to announce that construction of the Bago Hedge Maze has now commenced! The maze will form the first and central element of the future planed Bago Gardens, which Bago Vineyards will be developing over the next few years.
Once complete, the maze will be the largest hedge maze in NSW with a total area of 10,000 sq metres and 2000 metres of pathways. The design of the maze has taken inspiration from the surrounding vineyard and bushland, incorporating a myriad of symbolic imagery within its pathways and hedges. The cyclic and seasonal nature of the vineyard together with the flowing influences of earth, air and water is represented in two interlaced spirals. From the centres of these spirals, tendril like pathways radiate to the outer limits of the maze where two lookout towers will enable views over hedges and help walkers plot their ways out. Deep within the maze a series of bridges and boardwalks over a sunken path add a third dimension and are symbolic of the twists and tangles of an ever growing grapevine. As the walker approaches the end of the maze they will pass through a section representative of a bunch of grapes (the final product of the vineyard) and exit at a point where grapes become wine.
The aim of the maze is to be fun and challenging. An optional task, if accepted will be to find several hidden items throughout its tangled paths, each of these items will produce clues of how to solve the maze and provide a key to its hidden secret.
Construction of the maze began in December 2006 with the setting out and planting of the first 900 plants. A variety of Lilly Pilly was chosen as the most suitable hedge plant for our area. The remainder of the planting is scheduled for spring 2007, with the maze expected to open to the public within 3 years. Future planned developments around the maze include an open air amphitheatre, viewing and picnic deck, rainforest and sculpture garden walks, children’s playground and under ground cellar.
