Glenfield Farm
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===Garden=== |
===Garden=== |
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The key elements of its garden are the 19th century Moreton Bay fig ([[Ficus macrophylla]]) and early 20th century pepper trees, the old water cistern and terracing of the northern garden area, including the tennis court. A clump of giant bamboo ([[Bambusa balcooa]]) defines one edge of the garden. Younger trees include bunya-bunya pine ([[Araucaria bidwillii]]) a pair of which flank the front door facing west. |
The key elements of its garden are the 19th century Moreton Bay fig ([[Ficus macrophylla]]) and early 20th century pepper trees, the old water cistern and terracing of the northern garden area, including the tennis court. A clump of giant bamboo ([[Bambusa balcooa]]) defines one edge of the garden. Younger trees include bunya-bunya pine (''[[Araucaria bidwillii]]'') a pair of which flank the front door facing west. |
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Two bunya pines ([[Araucaria bidwillii]]) have been planted on axis with the western entrance door of the homestead. A clump of gian bamboo defines the edge of the gardene area of the farm. Silky oaks (''[[Grevillea robusta]]''), African [[olive]]s (''Olea africana''), pepper trees / peppercorns (''[[Schinus areira]]''), and more recent eucalypts make up the dominant tree canopy around the homestead complex. |
Two bunya pines (''[[Araucaria bidwillii]]'') have been planted on axis with the western entrance door of the homestead. A clump of gian bamboo defines the edge of the gardene area of the farm. Silky oaks (''[[Grevillea robusta]]''), African [[olive]]s (''Olea africana''), pepper trees / peppercorns (''[[Schinus areira]]''), and more recent eucalypts make up the dominant tree canopy around the homestead complex. |
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===Landscape context=== |
===Landscape context=== |
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