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THE Jewel IN THE CROWN

After the upheaval of renovations, followed by a complete revamp of their garden, Fred and Manuela Crabbia love to just sit on the wisteria-shaded patio, absorbing the beauty of the surroundings as each season unfolds. And what a view it is, despite the fact that the garden is only two years old.

Wide gracious steps descend to a sunny lawn that flows down to the formal rose garden, which, like the jewel in a crown, perches in the very centre of the garden,

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