Garden Tour - Keppel Croft

After visiting Larkwhistle we had a lovely buffet lunch at the historic Wiarton Inn. Yummy!

Then we headed to the second garden. It is in the rocky Keppel township - hence the name. This is a Wollen Pine. An ancient tree only recently rediscovered in Australia. It was the first time I had seen one.

Red hot poker blooms. The stems couldn't support the blooms so it looks like they are growing out of the rocks. Keppel Croft is situated on an old gravel pit and they have made good use of all the stones they dig up as they plant. They use them as mulch, paths and various other projects.

I have no idea how they did this.

A snake in the biggest pond. The pond was filled with minnows and bullfrog tadpoles. I think this is a very happy snake.

And that is it for the living things.

This garden puts huge emphasis on hardscaping or Art Installations. They really are the highlight of the gardens. The paths are well constructed and laid out and lead you to many surprises as you will see if you scroll down.

Two shots of the dry river bed. I love dry river beds.

These two projects were intense. They involved daily marking of the sun, even in the winter!

A close up of the henge - their millenium project.

And the analemmatic sundial. Each stone has a number on it from one to 12. If you stand on the month with your back to the sun, your shadow marks the time. It was about 3:30 when we were there.

A stork and it's nest.
And me.

I loved this family! I do not feel very creative after seeing this place.
This nest was at their feet.

An elegant spot to enjoy your picnic.

I just liked the colour contrast of all their bedding blowing in the breeze.

And last, but certainly not least, the "splendid" outhouse. That is what they call it. It is a composting toilet and when you were inside it was just like being in an old cottage bathroom with linoleum and wooden walls, compete with pictures. It truly was splendid - totally unexpected when you open the door.