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Open Garden Tasmania
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Views to the majestic Sleeping Beauty Mountains, surrounding valleys and sprawling apple and cherry
orchards add to the charm and appeal of Stonehouse Gardens.
Stonehouse Gardens provides a real experience for individual visitors and group tours; a perfect
venue for spring and summer garden weddings; special occasions and functions. Self catering is available.
A leisurely stroll around Stonehouse Gardens is peaceful and relaxing, as well as an inspiration
to all lovers of flowers, plants and meticulously designed gardens.
It is hard to believe that the now magnificent Stonehouse and surrounding gardens situated in the
picturesque apple growing area of the Huon Valley southern Tasmania was little more than a shell when
Dianne and Ian acquired it in 1982.
It was still many years before the Smiths were able to initiate their dream of
transforming the badly deteriorated property into an outstanding example of heritage restoration and
surrounding garden.
The story of Stonehouse starts with Charles Oates, an English convict who was transported to
Tasmania in 1844. He proved himself to be reliable and gained his ticket of leave and was given an
amount of money from the government with which he purchased the land at Lucaston. At the time the
area was called Victoria.
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