The Red Hill Peony Estate at 237 and 239 Arthurs Seat Rd, Red Hill, is on the market for the first time since the 1880s.
A Mornington Peninsula peony plantation is ready to bloom under a new owner after 140 years in the same family.
The Red Hill Peony Estate with 3,500 colorful peony plants is on the market with an asking range of $8.9 million to $9.7 million.
It is one of the few Victorian large-scale peony producers, along with others in the Macedon Ranges and near Kyneton.
RELATED: Mornington Peninsula: Grade II listed Grimwade home for sale
Oscar Piastri’s father buys a house on Mornington Peninsula for $7.3 million
Two Victorian wineries for sale in the Red Hill and Beechworth regions
Red Hill site owner Jill Holmes-Smith’s great-great-grandparents, Robert and Eliza Sheehan, purchased the property in 1886. It later became a commercial fruit farm.
Ms Holmes-Smith said she and her sister each inherited 16.39 hectares from their grandparents, while her sibling now runs a successful truffle farm.
Together with husband Phil, Mrs Holmes-Smith was inspired to plant peonies at their property at 237 and 239 Arthurs Seat Rd, spanning two titles, after visiting a peony farm near Daylesford.
“It’s a labor of love, but we made the whole place beautiful,” she said.
![237 and 239 Arthurs Seat Rd, Red Hill - FOR HERALD SUN REAL estate](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1280 720"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
The estate is divided over two titles on a landholding of 16.39 hectares.
The house looks like it has been around for centuries, but in reality it is only 20 years old.
Inside the American-style barn, which also has an artist’s studio.
They now produce 35,000 peony stems per year to sell at their farm and at markets, along with a special peony-flavored ice cream.
“I add a syrup that I make from the petals of the peonies and it is absolutely delicious,” Ms Holmes-Smith said.
She has also created a display garden of peonies, lilies, dahlias and other plants spread over 30 large beds, which they previously opened to the public.
The covered outdoor area is an ideal place to entertain, enjoy a meal or read a book.
The kitchen features stone surfaces and hardwood cabinets.
Some of the thousands of peonies growing in the fields.
The couple built a five-bedroom Georgian Revival-style home on the estate nearly two decades ago with plenty of room for their now adult children.
The house is draped in ivy and features a reception hall, a formal sitting room with a marble fireplace,
dining room, library, study and master bedroom with walk-in closet and ensuite bathroom.
The stone kitchen overlooks the manicured lawns and numerous formal gardens.
Ninety lipstick maples line the long driveway leading to the residence.
![237 and 239 Arthurs Seat Rd, Red Hill - FOR HERALD SUN REAL estate](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 768 1024"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
A green view from the bath.
A fountain adds old-world charm to the garden.
The kitchen of the renovated bluestone guesthouse.
Mrs. Holmes-Smith enjoys painting in the large American-style barn with an art studio that her late father built.
A separately renovated bluestone guesthouse on the property previously served as short-term accommodation.
Mrs Holmes-Smith said it was time to sell the estate as she and her husband were both 70 years old.
Kay & Burton’s Andrew Hines and Cass Hines co-authored the entry
Obrien’s Matthew Murdoch and Stavros Ambatzidis.
Sign up for the Herald Sun weekly property update. Click here to receive the latest news from the Victorian property market straight to your inbox.
MORE: Heidelberg sinkhole less than 400 meters from million-dollar homes
Why ‘painting’ your dead lawn might be the best thing for it
How Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban will split a $282 million real estate empire
#Red #Hill #Peony #Estate #price #guide #million #hits #market #realestate.com.au