Carramar
57 O'Briens Lane TEMPLESTOWE, Manningham City
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Statement of Significance
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Carramar - Physical Conditions
Owner: Colin & Liana Joyce
Original owner: Colin & Liana Joyce (House & Garden)
House -Designed By: Unknown
Built by: Ken Dean
Date: 1989
Additions (date) None
Garden -Designed By: Paul Thompson
Built by: Paul Thompson
Date: 1989 -
Additions (date, designer & type): Garden is gradually developing and maturing
Notes - The garden has won a number of awards including "landscape of the year" in 1990 and is a "Land for Wildlife" site. The garden has been written up in a number of publications including:
Landscape Australia, Volume 4, 1991
P. Thompson, Australian Planting Design, Lothian, 2002
D. Snape, The Australian Garden, Bloomings Books, 2002
Source: Conversation with property owners
Carramar - a haven for wildlife Australia's Open Garden Scheme information sheet, Date unknown
Garden Style:
Australian Native
Bush
Other
Other: The garden style is naturalistic, with the design brief being "to put the land back as it was".
Category of Significance:
Aesthetic value
High level of Creative/ Technical development representing a period
Associated with (or designed by) historical figure
Level of Significance: Regional
Main Elements:
Trees
Shrubberies
Lakes/ponds
Other
Other: Garden is comprised of naturalistic ponds, open lawns and shrub and tree masses, with rockwork also present. The site is designed to collect rainwater runoff and channel it into the pond system. The site supports an entire ecosystem including a variety of native animals, frogs and fish.
Features:
Statuary
Summer house/aviary
Pergola
Terraces
Other: The site features a large, freestanding bird feeder, bird aviary and hexagonal gazebo. Three metal bird sculptures by Michael Murphy are located on rustic wooden stands to the rear of the garden, with a metal Emu being in the front.
A feature of the site is the deck area off the back of the house, with it's inground swimming pool and glass pool fence, which allows views over the rest of the garden. The garden is also lit at night using low voltage lighting.
The major focus of the rear garden is a naturalistic style rammed earth pond with a timber bridge and adjacent granite tables and BBQ area.
Garden Plantings: The garden is comprised of naturalistic native plantings with trees such as Casuarina sp., Acacia sp., Eucalyptus sideroxylon, Corymbia maculata, other Eucalyptus sp., Leptospermum sp., Toona ciliata, Hymenosporum flavum and Albizia leprosa. Shrubs include Correas, Grevilleas, Banksias, Hakeas (Fine leafed and Pin-cushion) and Waratahs. Other plants such as Bird Nest and Tree Ferns, Xanthorrhea sp. (Grass Tree) and native Dendrobium speciosum and D. kingianum orchids are also present.
Condition & Integrity:
Excellent
Intact
Altered/extended sympathetically
Notes: This relatively recent garden is still intact and in keeping with the original intention of the designer and owner. Due to its young age (the garden is 16 years old), it is still developing its full potential, which will not be realised for some time. The earliest development of the site included the wetland/lake system, its bridge and BBQ area. The rest of the site has been added to and continued over time and includes a drainage system which collects the water of the property.
Heritage Study and Grading
Manningham - Heritage Garden & Significant Tree Study - Stage 2
Author: John Patrick Pty Ltd
Year: 2006
Grading:
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