244 Iona Park Road, Moss Vale

Offered for the first time since its creation twenty years ago, is the magical garden of 'Tobermory.' This five-acre Peter Fudge designed garden is set in a private rural setting and was designed to provide an antidote to the busy everyday world and instill a sense of inner calm and relaxation.

The simple brief given by the current owners to Peter, was to create a low maintenance garden of supreme privacy and a real sense of retreat. The way he achieved this at such scale was to create a gorgeous strolling garden with a series of rooms that slowly reveal themselves through garden windows cut into high hedges, seductive paths and glimpsed views. Suggestions of the outside world are minimised and are only allowed strategically.

Like the best European monastic gardens, from where his inspiration was drawn, the effect this garden has on any lucky enough to experience it, is one of relaxation of the body and spirit and a sense of inner peace. Considered by some as a modern classic, Peter Fudge himself regarded it as one of his finest achievements.

Any house would play second fiddle to this garden; however the relaxed, special feel and design of the homestead sits beautifully with the gardens which were designed around it. The house has the same calm but elegant feel as the garden with which it integrates perfectly. Vignettes through windows inside the house are perfect and breathtakingly beautiful, doors open to sunken terraces which place you within the garden visually and physically and always, at every turn, the garden is with you.

Constructed of double brick and featuring high ceilings, great proportions and a generosity of formal and informal living spaces, the home is geared for entertaining with a new kitchen, fully self-contained guest quarters and tennis court. Once you enter the gates, walk the tree lined driveway and have the house revealed to you, you'll be smitten by the peace, tranquillity, and beauty of this stunning property.

In 2016 Tobermory was selected by the Sydney Botanic Gardens for its 200th anniversary exhibition at the Mitchell Library of the ten best contemporary gardens in NSW. Tobermory has also featured on the ABC television gardening show and has appeared in Vogue magazine. Tobermory remains a very private garden and has never been open to the public nor previously offered for sale.

Features include

- Solar powered reverse cycle ducted air conditioning throughout, for both economical heating and cooling
- Jetmaster fireplace in lounge room for atmospheric open fires.
- Bedroom wing has three bedrooms and two bathrooms - the master has a walk-in robe and a brand new ensuite with heated towel rail, anti-steam led mirror and bidet. The other two bedrooms have built-in storage. All rooms have stunning garden views.
- The kitchen has new Tasmanian Oak benchtops, Smeg induction double oven and rangehood, large walk-in pantry and Miele dishwasher. The meals area adjacent to the kitchen opens to the sunken parterre garden with grape covered pergola.
- The dining room opens via French doors to a charming walled garden courtyard perfect for before dinner drinks.
-The large lounge room joins to the dining area through double bi-fold doors so the whole area can be joined together for entertaining.
- Large study with built in joinery has been designed for easy conversion to another bedroom with its own bathroom.
- Double carport provides undercover access to laundry/mudroom and houses -Tesla charger and work-shop.
- Fully self-contained guest suite is undercover from home and offers bedroom, living room, kitchenette, and bathroom with laundry facilities.
- The tennis court has Wimbledon style hedging on all sides, one of a handful of such courts in Australia. There is also a weather protected viewing hut with electricity.
- A large (9 x12.5m) new, fully ventilated colorbond shed has storage room at rear and is pitched for optimal solar gain from a 10 KW Solar system – enough to power the whole house.
- Included in the sale are a diesel Kubota tractor, a hydraulic hedger with a 4m reach, and an Avant multipurpose machine with many hydraulically powered attachments including a vacuuming mower and leaf picker.
- Home water is pure rainwater stored in a 100,000-litre underground tank. All house water is triple filtered, and UV sterilised.
- Garden water is from a bore on the property. It has never run dry.
- The garden, lawns and driveway are all irrigated using a computer-controlled system that run all the irrigation automatically without manual intervention.
- Heavyweight 16mm steel gates provide high security as well as an attractive entry. An intercom allows access control from the house as well as from hand-held remotes.

Contact Sarah Wotton on 0412 338 891 for further information or to arrange your inspection.