Idyllic retreat with cottage, picker's huts and ornamental garden This 13.8-hectare property in Ellendale is bounded by 1 km (approx.) of permanent mountain stream. It features a magnificent 2 hectare (approx.) ornamental garden created by a horticulturist and boasts some outstanding trees including a 100+ year old Mulberry, Ashes, Elms, Maples, Beeches, Conifers (Wollemi, King Billy and Huon Pines), Leatherwoods and several fruit trees. The cottage, clad with vertical boards milled from on-site Eucalypts, sits within the garden. Inside, a solid Huon Pine and Myrtle craftsman-built kitchen is equipped with an ILVE electric/gas stove and a near-new wood fired Esse 990WD stove which also heats the house and provides hot water. There is an open fireplace, and a sun-drenched north facing verandah. The property features three traditional picker's huts, c1900 with an abundance of potential. Ideal for workshop or storage spaces. Other sheds house a small workshop, tractor, farm equipment, wood and hay. Crystal-clean mountain stream water is reticulated via an in-ground, gravity-fed system. Other features include… - A conservatory, planted with citrus trees - A netted orchard with several other fruit trees - Twelve raised vegie garden beds - A spring-fed dam, with platypus, ringed by ornamentals - A luxurious hot tub heated by a wood fired furnace - Outdoor barbeque areas including a gazebo with deck overhanging the creek - 6 kW of solar power - An Ossi-Clean sewage system - An on-site Optus 4G/5G repeater station The property is bounded to the east by Montos Creek, and features walking paths through rain forest areas. In addition to the ornamental garden, approximately 5 hectares contains native Eucalypt and rain forest, and the remaining 6 hectares (approx.) is cleared for livestock including 2 hectares for hay. Great attention has been paid to the environment, a swath of forest and re-planting fenced off to serve as a wild-life corridor through the property. Livestock are well secured within three fenced paddocks.
