“A Queensland couple have turned bare paddocks into a magnificent English-Style Garden.”
Programme presenter John Hawkins and Caroline wandered the garden in its infancy, discussing the continuing work on the garden plan for Glenloch before the Springtime Garden Festival.
Channel 7’s Great South East, September 2006
“High Tea time with former PM’s wife at North Tamborine Gardens.
Tamie Fraser will take part in a High Tea at North Tamborine garden, Glenloch next month.
Ms Fraser, who has been President of the scheme since its inception in 1987, will share her gardening stories with guests in the magnificent gardens…”
“This magnificent estate with it’s grand garden, reminds us of the gardens of England and Europe. The Tolmie’s have meticulously planned this garden and the lines and proportions are a testament to their foresight and design. Their large elegant homestead sits quietly at the end of the tree lined drive and on our visit the Jacaranda’s in full blossom were carpeting the ground with their petals.”
Gold Coast Magazine, 2011
“From a garden design perspective, Glenloch is a masterpiece.
Those who came to visit Glenloch on Sunday and looked over seven acres of beautiful parkland and marvelled that the two people who own Glenloch could have the energy and dedication to bring this garden into being in just five years.”
This magnificent park-like setting on 7 acres alludes to the great gardens of Europe. This expansive, immaculate and beautifully proportioned garden is full of surprises, where deciduous trees, michelias and conifers mingle with majestic gums set in expansive lawns surrounding a serene lake.
ABC.net.au, 4 November 2010
“Many evenings, as the light softens with the setting sun, Caroline and Robert, each with a glass of wine in hand, wander around the terraces and through the Secret Garden, contemplating the flow and position of plants, and at the same time soaking up the beauty.”