Last Listing description (December 2010)
''Spring Song'' -Sold At Auction.
This immaculate home marries character and comfort in an exclusive, peaceful location, two
minutes walk to the Aldgate Village. Proudly maintained and presented with a substantial
modern extension. Includes solid parquetry floors, timber cupboards in kitchen/family, two
toilets and ducted reverse cycle air conditioning. Enjoy the magnificent award winning garden
along with koalas and abundance of birds in this welcoming home.
''Spring Song'' is a gracious garden villa with seamless modern additions set on 3297m2 of award winning horticultural heaven; serene and private with two street frontages, and all within a 2 minute walk to the Aldgate Village centre.
Sharing a Fenchurch Street address with stately Stangate House opposite, headquarters of the Camellia Society of South Australia, the seven room home is more conveniently accessed from no-through Surrey Road at the rear, where electric driveway gates ease the way to auto double garaging and additional parking for up to six cars.
Seconds later will see you relaxing in the north-facing open-plan living area that opens itself up to the warming winter sun and gorgeous garden outlooks through walls of glass. Featuring beautiful Black Box parquetry and an impressive range of solid Tasmanian Oak storage, including a huge galley kitchen with a double sided breakfast bar, Rosieres cooking appliances and a water filter tap; it's a space just made for entertaining.
A full modern bathroom, laundry, second toilet and spacious master bedroom also feature in the 1994 solid brick additions. Here, pleasingly proportioned spaces packed with character and fireside romance presently offer a study /bedroom, 3rd bedroom, formal dining room and a formal lounge, where french doors open invitingly to the deep shady verandas garlanding the whole.
A brick paved patio on the south western side is the perfect spot for barbecues and getting to know the native wildlife. With a mix of natives and English exotics; the gardens attract a huge variety of birds, from colourful rosellas to the friendly kookaburras who are only too happy to eat out of your hand. Spot koalas in the canopies, frogs in the lily pond and a dear old blue tongue lizard that makes an appearance every summer and loves nothing better than a scrap of banana.
Pathways lead you on a tour of botanic enchantment, with metre upon metre of beautiful dry stone walling to marshal it all into check. Grassy terraces and a stone patio are private places to pause and ponder amid layers of bulbs, roses, herbaceous plants, shrubs and exotics - Claret Ash, Liquidambar, Silver Pendant Lime and a venerable old Melaleuca to name but a few.
Bonus extras include zoned reverse cycle air conditioning, a security alarm, instant gas hot water, a surge protector and premium storage throughout including a fully lined garage store and substantial below ground storage suitable for wine. But, best of all, this idyllic Hills getaway is only 20 minutes from the Adelaide GPO. Make sure you see it this weekend!
Additional feature - Fully Fenced; Private Views; 4 Offstreet Parking; Public Transport: Close by; Landscaped Gardens.