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Kibbenjelok

a cool climate garden in southern Tasmania

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Open Day 2019

On the 11th of November we opened the garden up as part of the South Channel Garden Club Garden Trail. Over 400 people came along …

by Nicoleupdated on April 25, 2021November 18, 2019
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The most exciting day of my life

Broad daylight. Three devil pups come out from under the house. Me and my camera. Enough said!

by Nicoleon January 1, 2016January 1, 2016
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Take a walk around

Images of the property sourced from here and there.

by Nicoleupdated on May 22, 2014January 21, 2014
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on March 27, 2014March 27, 2014Plants

Blooming now

Usually the end of Summer / early Autumn is not kind to gardens – spring bulbs have long lost their blooms, summer roses are faded and …

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on March 24, 2014March 24, 2014Animals

In other news

Apparently pademelons like spaghetti! Who knew…….

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updated on May 28, 2014January 27, 2014General

The top dam

At the top of the property, up a track a goat would find difficult, there is The Top Dam.  There has been no mention of …

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updated on May 2, 2014January 21, 2014General

Mud Map

We are yet to really fully explore Kibbenjelok, having only spent a measly few hours there.  I am really hoping that platypus call the pool …

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updated on May 1, 2014January 8, 2014History

Chapter Eight – Rosie

The last chapter in the history of Kibbenjelok – Gay pays tribute to a dear friend

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updated on April 30, 2014January 7, 2014History

Chapter Seven – Cockatoo

Finally Gay fulfils her dream of a water garden, and Cinderella comes to the ball

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updated on April 29, 2014January 6, 2014History

Chapter Six – Down to business

An impending open day prompts some big decisions

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updated on April 28, 2014January 5, 2014History

Chapter Five – Peafowl

Peacocks come to Kibbenjelok…and multiply!

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updated on April 27, 2014January 4, 2014History

Chapter Four – The gentle giant

With the garden coming along, thoughts turn to making the 1860s homestead more comfortable

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updated on April 26, 2014January 3, 2014History

Chapter Three – Paradise

Planting of the garden commences…after a few false starts!

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Full time gardener and some time blogger. Chief photographer and kelpie wrangler. Happiest walking through the paddocks, dog at heels.

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  • Winter bare trees reveal the secret lives of birds 🐦
  • Autumn lasts a long time here, with colour right through the season. I love the little moments when I see the latest changes as I’m working in the garden.
  • Strolling around the garden in a rainy autumn day ☔️ 🍁
  • #inflower

We’ve slowly been increasing our summer flowering plants as we had very little colour at this time of year. Scroll through to see the “volunteer” poppy that decided to help us out by popping up in our outdoor tiles!

#gardensoftasmania #gardensofinstagram #summerflowers #summergarden #flowers
  • RETURN OF THE PRIMULA!

The primula borders were a standout feature of the garden. Carefully tended, with varieties brought over from Scotland, there was a primula for every spot in the garden. Sadly the local wildlife also find them very tasty, and we had not seen a single flower in 7 years. Until this year!  With the wallabies fenced out these little battlers surprised us by popping up all over the place. Here are just a few, as well as some photos of the borders in their hey day. 
#primula #garden #gardensoftasmania #gardensofinatagram
  • Watching ‘Quoll Farm” last night (you can catch it on #abciview) reminded me that I hadn’t shared these videos from last year. Our devils moved out and a quoll mum moved in and raised 3 beautiful babies. We had a lot of fun watching their antics. We’ve heard snoring, scratching and sneezing from under the lounge room floor this year as well - fingers x’ed for another batch of #easternquoll babies. 

#quoll #endangeredspecies #livingwithwildlife #tasmania #marsupial #tasmanianwildlife
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