General Description of the Property

As mentioned above, the entire property is north-facing, no nasty winter shadows. It is a total of 3.94 hectares or pretty much 10 acres.

It is a gently sloping block forming a bowl with a gully in the middle. We've fenced in the gully so our goats and sheep can munch on the blackberries (and they're very efficient too!).

We've fenced two large horse paddocks with timber posts and horsesighter wire and rails, and have fenced two goat/sheep paddocks. The horse paddocks are about 1.5 acres each.

The gully and the eastern side of the property is forested with Stringybark, Grey Box, Southern Mahogany and Mountain Ash eucalypts. There are some fantastic old specimens and lots of newish regrowth.

What we also have really appreciated in 147 RRR is the mix of wildness with the manicured look of open parkland. You get a real taste of everything.

We've put in 3 dams, two large ones and one smaller one. We water the garden from the small dam - more about the dams in another post.

The grasses are a mix of very happy Kikyu and native Kangaroo Grass. Many other species also pop-up.

We have planted an orchard which has fruited for the first time this summer. We also have planted many deciduous trees around the house and shed, including a Claret Ash avenue up the drive.