There’s a magical quality about the garden at Broughton Hall. Spreading over almost two hectares amid rolling dairy country in Victoria’s West Gippsland, it’s an unfolding wonderland of terraced botanical displays, intricate parterre, maze-like pathways and spectacular colour. Its very presence, on a ridge in the middle of farming land, is so unlikely and flamboyant, it appears almost mirage-like in the landscape.
But there has been nothing instant or effortless about the evolution of this unique plot. It’s the culmination of
