A testament to a life shaped by creativity, this extraordinary garden and residence reflects the vision of the owners, a professional husband and wife team, who have crafted a deeply personal and inspiring environment where art, landscape and daily living intertwine.
Jon Coe, an internationally renowned landscape architect, and landscape architect and artist Susan Coe have pooled their talents over the past twenty-two years to create this stunning garden, celebrating the surrounding scenery with a particular focus on the majestic presence of Mt Riddell and Mt St Leonard. The home and garden on six and a half acres (approx.) are intrinsically connected, with renovated interiors extending to outdoor living spaces framing exquisite garden and Yarra Ranges views.
A home of warmth and style, the interior has been thoughtfully renovated, showcasing unique detail and delivering a three bedroom floorplan with combined kitchen, dining and living area at its heart, along with a second living zone, “the snug”, offering versatility as a fourth bedroom or guest room. A separate studio includes a kennel, opening to a dog run and fenced paddock.
Designed with entertaining in mind, the generously sized kitchen, complemented by stone surfaces and state-of-the-art Bosch appliances, including a vented induction cooktop and oven, caters effortlessly to large gatherings and family meals. Showcasing the richness of timber, bespoke redgum and blackwood cabinetry to the side and in the snug, provides additional storage.
This stylish space overlooks the adjacent living and dining areas, flowing seamlessly to both shaded and sun-drenched outdoor sitting zones. Warm and inviting in the cooler months, “the snug” features a cosy pot belly stove and benefits from double insulation and double glazing, in fact the home features double glazing throughout and 5kw solar system system and approximately eighty thousand litres of rainwater storage.
All with garden access, three bedrooms are served by ensuite and family bathrooms. Both bathrooms have been updated; hand painted tiles and a slumped glass vanity create a striking feature in the main bathroom, while a delightful leadlight mirror adds charm to the ensuite.
Set within intricate pebble mosaic, a striking stair rill forms a captivating focal point just off the kitchen and living area, accompanied by a productive herb garden and citrus trees. Opening from the living zone, a tranquil, shaded sitting area overlooks a Japanese inspired garden and cleverly designed dry creek bed, engineered to slow and direct rainwater through the landscape, hydrating the soil while creating a series of subtle water features.
Inviting exploration, the garden unfolds into a series of rooms; local artists along with the owners themselves, have created sculptures and installations for specific moments within the setting. A sunset terrace captures breathtaking views to Mt St Leonard, while an oval lawn edged by a stone pathway provides a peaceful, open expanse. Taking in a spectacular panorama of the ranges, and extending the vista from the upper terrace, a grape arbour overlooks a creatively imagined “old quarry” garden, planted to resemble native coastal heath vegetation.
A third shelter offers a quiet vantage point to enjoy the formal flower garden, surrounded by native plantings complete with a bowerbird nest. A fourth pavilion under a bougainvillea arbour celebrates sunrise breakfasts. Impressively, over fifty species of birds have been observed on or near the property, along with visiting wildlife including kangaroos and resident blue-tongued lizards.
With a strong visual connection to nearby Mt Riddell, a one and a half acre (approx.) slopping paddock, offering scope to extend the garden or accommodate animals, gently falls to a seasonal creek meandering through one and a half acres (approx.) of bushland.
Entry to the property is via a sweeping driveway, where a design technique, compression and release, is employed to reveal the landscape. With an established orchard to one side, the driveway leads to a three-bay shed, part of the original dairy, featuring two workshop spaces, glasshouse area, an insulated room for preserves or storage, woodshed and space to park a vehicle, along with single carport.
Disclaimer: The information contained herein has been supplied to us and is to be used as a guide only. No information in this report is to be relied on for financial or legal purposes. Although every care has been taken in the preparation of the above information, we stress that particulars herein are for information only and do not constitute representation by the Owners or Agent.
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