As the internal ructions in the Murdoch family were playing out in the closed courts of Nevada last year, with Rupert and his children split across ideologies and inheritance, one oasis of Murdoch harmony remained open and tranquil: Cruden Farm, the home of family matriarch Dame Elisabeth for 84 years.When she died in 2012, Dame Elisabeth left her garden near Frankston, Victoria, which she had frequently opened to the public for philanthropic events, to the Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Trust, with clear instructions to preserve the vision of Cruden.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
A peek inside some of Australia’s most private gardens
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