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Bridestowe Lavender Estate is a lavender farm located in Nabowla, Tasmania, Australia. [1] The farm is believed to be the largest commercial plantation of Lavandula angustifolia in the world. [ 2 ] Bridestowe was established in 1922 by Charles Denny, [ 3 ] and advanced by his son, Tim Denny. [ 4 ]
He married Maria Virgilia Martina Capriroli (born 1850 d. 1932) and they had 13 children. The dairy farm ceased about 1975. The property was purchased in the late 1980s, the buildings restored and the property revived as a lavender farm and European-style gardens. It offers guided tours of the original stone farmhouse and a history room.
Scottsdale, formerly known as Ellesmere, is a town in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies on the Tasman Highway, around 63 kilometres (39 mi) north-east of Launceston and 22 km (14 mi) south-east of the coastal town of Bridport. It is part of the Dorset Council.
Lavandula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of perennial flowering plants in the mints family, Lamiaceae. [1] It is native to the Old World, primarily found across the drier, warmer regions of mainland Eurasia, with an affinity for maritime breezes.
This is a list of historic houses or notable homesteads located in Australia. The list has been sourced from a variety of national, state and local historical sources including those listed on the Australian Heritage Database , on the various heritage registers of the States and territories of Australia , or by the National Trust of Australia .
Limonium australe is a species of sea lavender known by the common name native sea lavender. It is native to Australia , where it is known to inhabit saltmarshes and mud flats along the eastern coast from northern Tasmania to Mackay in Queensland .
Lavandula angustifolia, formerly L. officinalis, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean (Spain, France, Italy, Croatia etc.).Its common names include lavender, true lavender and English lavender [2] (though it is not native to England); also garden lavender, [3] common lavender and narrow-leaved lavender.
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