CULTIVATING THE MIND
Kylie Treble’s block sits on a hill just over 5km inland from Port Campbell, a small town in southwest Victoria on the Great Ocean Road. It’s something of a microclimate, with high rainfall in winter, salty winds in spring and a dry summer.
Frosts are rare and, as Kylie points out, “I’m lucky to have both a northeast and a southwest aspect, which allows me both a winter and summer garden.”
Kylie comes from a line of dairy farmers. She started gardening at around three years old when she planted her first gladiolus bulb in her dad’s vegetable garden. “My dad’s mother was an avid gardener and my
