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Yarrabee Garden & Iris

Yarrabee Garden & Iris, One Tree Hill, South Australia
Email: iris@yarrabee.net

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		GARDEN HISTORY

		Purchasing the property in 1978	We purchased our 24 acres at One Tree Hill in 1978. Geoff was the motivator behind this move because he wanted a few acres so that he could have a vegetable garden and plant some fruit trees. Small lots were very difficult to find and we ended up with more land than we originally planned. We built our house and by April 1980 had moved in.
		Initially we weren't particularly interested in gardening and just planted natives everywhere, mainly eucalypts, acacias and melaleucas, with the odd grevillea and correa thrown in. Fifteen years down the track, the acacias and melaleucas had either spread uncontrollably or split, and they looked particularly unattractive.	Front bank 20 years ago (above) and in year 2000 (below)
		View from side paddock 15 years ago (above) and in year 2000 (below)	By this time we had started dabbling in gardening. As we started to remove the acacias, we found that the very large exposed areas of ground created a perfect environment for a new garden, particularly as there was an abundance of accumulated leaf mulch. One by one these areas were created - no formal planning, just a gradual evolution which is still going on.

Yarrabee Garden & Iris
PO Box 128
One Tree Hill
South Australia
Ph: 08 8280 7338
Fax: 08 8280 0037
Email: iris@yarrabee.net

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