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LARRY'S GAZEBO |
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WE'RE HERE We are situated on the edge of the rainforest in the foothills of Mt Bartle Frere. Our tropical garden "Butlerspride", is near the small township of Miriwinni, 70 kms south of the city of Cairns, Qld Australia. Situated in the Wet Tropics area, where the annual rainfall is over 4 metres. The wet season usually being the first four months of the year.
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OPEN GARDEN Our garden will be open on the 20th and 21st September 2003 as part of "Australia's Open Garden Scheme". Our previous openings were in 1998 and 2000. More information about the scheme can be found on the links page. http://opengarden.org.au |
LARRY'S GAZEBO...our favourite area in our garden If we're not in the garden, you'll find us in the gazebo having a cuppa. Come and join us too.
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ABOUT THE GARDEN After working on the block for three years we had a house site and basic garden design. Lots of rocks were drilled and blasted, then we worked around what was left. We moved here in 1993. We didn't have a garden until we prepared to open the garden in 1998 in Australia's Open Garden Scheme. In June 2000 our garden was featured on ABC's Gardening Australia program.. After so much work making our tropical garden, winning "Your Garden " magazine Garden of the Year in 2000 with a trip to Chelsea Flower Show has been the highlight of our achievements. On our trip overseas we took the opportunity to visit many countries in Europe and Scandinavia. The trip holds many memories. We have met so many wonderful people through our garden. For those of you with gardens or just starting your garden, it's a lot of hard work. Don't give up, keep at it and the rewards will come.
ABOUT US Larry has lived in the area all his life. Robynn has also had a few years in Nowra NSW and Dampier WA. so has experienced the wet and dry areas of Australia.
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