Australian Country

a pleasing prospect

A ppearances can be deceptive, so you’d never know from the lush oasis Gayle and Dennis Scott have built around their home that they’ve literally carved it out of a rocky paddock.

“The site was bare except for a few box trees,” Dennis says as he surveys the sprawling garden that includes parkland expanses, shaded beds, a vegie garden, iris pond, tennis court, loads of rock features, a small vineyard and a large dam with a viewing platform for enjoying rare

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