澳大利亚山谷森林住宅

英文名称：Australia Sanya forest housing

位置：澳大利亚

该项目中我们所要介绍的是澳大利亚的标志性住宅庭院之一，Dame Nellie Melba女士的住宅庭院。在1909年的时候，Dame Nellie Melba利用了20年的时间来进行世界巡回演唱会，之后这位著名的歌剧家回到了澳大利亚。在她刚到达这里的时候，便买下了维多利亚州Coldstream地区的一块地方，并很快在这里建造了住宅，住宅里包含了一个花园。

一个世纪已经过去了，在Dame Nellie Melba女士以及她的家人的努力下，再加上园艺专家以及当地土地产权的管理人Daniel Sinclair Johnson的共同维持，该花园并没有遭到很大的损害，仍然保留着最初的样子。Coombe住宅花园现在成为了当地的一个景点，周边有葡萄园和参观，尤其是夏天，这里的游客非常多。Daniel在谈到该住宅时说道，“这大概是维多利亚州最漂亮的住宅和花园”。花园面积为7英亩，是一个意大利风格的园林，里面有一个泳池，还有一个法国风的玫瑰林，英式的草本花坛以及当地的传统园林和一个厨房花园。

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!‘The estate houses some of the most beautiful internationally-inspired gardens in Victoria’, says Daniel. The seven acres of gardens consist of an Italianate garden and pool, a French style rose garden, an English herbaceous border, a native garden, and a kitchen garden.

澳大利亚山谷森林住宅实景图