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T’S HARD TO BELIEVE that you could squeeze any more natural beauty into the Dandenong Ranges. That was until the lush mountainous region, just 35 kilometres east of Melbourne, was gifted a new garden. Technically, the garden is a replica – its original incarnation made history as the first Australian entry to win Best in Show at London’s prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2013. Ten years later, it

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