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If you’d asked a young Alex McCabe, co-founder and creative director of Kip&Co, where she’d raise her future children, she definitely wouldn’t have guessed her hometown on the Mornington Peninsula, and especially not the land her parents bought 30 years ago!

When her parents went to sell the block a few years ago, Alex realised her nostalgic attachment to the land, and decided to take it off their hands. Since then, she’s built a weekender on the property with her husband Bobby Babb, and children Quincy (2) and Pearl (2 months) which they will soon move into permanently!

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Coombe Estate · The Garden of Dame Nellie Melba – The Design Files | Australia's most popular design blog.

Today we visit the garden of one of Australia’s most celebrated icons, Dame Nellie Melba! In 1909, after twenty years touring the world with her marvellous voice, our first lady of opera returned home to Australia. Upon her arrival she purchased a property in Coldstream, Victoria, and built her home and a garden shortly after.

A century has passed since then, and through the collaborative efforts of Dame Nellie Melba’s family, a team of expert gardeners and the estate’s property manager Daniel Sinclair Johnson, the garden remains intact and has been largely preserved in its original state. Coombe Estate now hosts daily garden tours, with its vineyard and restaurant located next door – the perfect summer day trip!

Story by our gardens columnist, Georgina Reid of The Planthunter.

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Feast Your Eyes On Victoria's Greatest Gardens

GardensFeast Your Eyes On Victoria's Greatest Gardens

Dromana Coastal Garden

This stunning sculptural garden designed by landscape architect Nathan Burkett is positioned on the edge of the cliff, enjoying spectacular vistas across Port Phillip Bay. A timber boardwalk snakes through the diverse coastal plant life in a botanical patchwork of vibrant green and cool silver, leading down to a viewing platform for visitors to enjoy the sweeping views across the bay. A must see!

More information here. 

Open November 17th-18th
6 Foord Lane
Dromana, Victoria

The Dromana Coastal Garden of landscape designer Nathan Burkett. Photo – Courtesy Nathan Burkett.


The Dromana Coastal Garden of landscape designer Nathan Burkett. Photo – Courtesy Nathan Burkett.


The Dromana Coastal Garden of landscape designer Nathan Burkett. Photo – Courtesy Nathan Burkett.


The Dromana Coastal Garden of landscape designer Nathan Burkett. Photo – Courtesy Nathan Burkett.


Photo – courtesy of Eckersley Garden Architecture.


Photo – courtesy of Eckersley Garden Architecture.


Photo – courtesy of Eckersley Garden Architecture.


Photo – courtesy of Eckersley Garden Architecture.


Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.


Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.


Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.


Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.

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