Re: OT-CHAT:Garden in progress
Maybe you all should come here to the Adelaide Hills. A 4-5 Acre block with
a nice house will cost about $Aust250-300,000. A 5 acre block about
$Aust100,000 and a half to third acre about $30,000. We can garden all year
round, have real winters (but no snow) and a nice baking summer for the
irises (but it cools down at night in summer so you can sleep.) and nice
loamy soils.
Colleen Modra
South Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher Darlington <chris.darlington@sympatico.ca>
To: <iris-talk@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT-CHAT:Garden in progress
> Wow , $700.000 is an incredible amount of money considering the fact
> that I paid only $10.000 CAD for my 32 000 sq. ft. lot but I don't live
> in California . Unfortunately , I have the disadvantage of only being
> able to garden less than six months a year but we're blessed with
> fertile loam . To replace the excitement of gardening we fire up the
> snow blower and shovel to pass the winter months.
>
> I hope you post some photos of your new garden when the work is
> complete.
>
> Chris in Arctic like Quebec
>
> John Reeds wrote:
> >
> > Out here most lots in newer areas are about 1/10 to 1/8 acre;
25-year-old
> > homes are on 1/6 to 1/4 acre lots. Anything on a larger lot is $700,000
or
> > more, old and falling apart, or on a cliff. I was lucky to find my 1/3
> > acre, even if it did need terracing.
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: Jan Clark[SMTP:janclarx@hotmail.com]
> > > Reply To: iris-talk@egroups.com
> > > Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 8:07 PM
> > > To: iris-talk@egroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT-CHAT:Garden in progress
> > >
> > > >We are about 2/3 through with bringing in 300 cubic yards of topsoil
(not
> > > a
> > > >misprint, though our entire lot is "only" about 1/3 acre. We've just
> > > >stripped the entire yard, put in a "rock" pool, and terraced the
slope
> > > with
> > > >matching "rock" retaining walls to hold topsoil about 2 feet deep.
> > >
> > > Sounds like you are having fun John! I keep looking at potential
> > > properties
> > > in the paper, but we still don't have a buyer for our place.
> > > I can't see 1/3 acre being near enough, but at least I won't have to
share
> > >
> > > it. Geoff has no interest in the garden. He likes a bit of green lawn,
but
> > >
> > > wouldn't make a fuss if I dug most of it up.
> > > I'm hoping to find a nice acre or 2, but most places are 1/4 to 1/2 or
> > > 5-10
> > > acres in the areas we are looking.
> > > Cheers, and happy Christmas,
> > > Jan Clark, Aus.
> > >
> > >
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