Sinkhole Garden, Mt Gambier_0506
Once a typical limestone cave, the Umpherston Sinkhole was created when the chamber’s roof collapsed. In modern times the geological feature was transformed into this astonishing garden—with its tall slender palms, its lush flower gardens and a curtain of English ivy that forms a spectacular “wall hanging” around one side of the vertical rock face. And then there’s the resident wildlife. On the more sheltered side of the garden the limestone walls are peppered with nooks, crannies, tunnels and hiding holes that provide habitat for a colony of brush possums that readily come out of hiding to feed on the largess of fruits and vegetables provided by fascinated tourists.
© Irwin Reynolds, all rights reserved. If you are interested in using one of my images or would like a high-quality fine art print, please send an email to irwinreynolds@me.com.
Sinkhole Garden, Mt Gambier_0506
Once a typical limestone cave, the Umpherston Sinkhole was created when the chamber’s roof collapsed. In modern times the geological feature was transformed into this astonishing garden—with its tall slender palms, its lush flower gardens and a curtain of English ivy that forms a spectacular “wall hanging” around one side of the vertical rock face. And then there’s the resident wildlife. On the more sheltered side of the garden the limestone walls are peppered with nooks, crannies, tunnels and hiding holes that provide habitat for a colony of brush possums that readily come out of hiding to feed on the largess of fruits and vegetables provided by fascinated tourists.
© Irwin Reynolds, all rights reserved. If you are interested in using one of my images or would like a high-quality fine art print, please send an email to irwinreynolds@me.com.