Botanical Blog

Satterley and Porter Davis Homes will donate a house and land package for the 2021 Home for a Cure charity auction, raising money for My Room Children’s Cancer Charity.

In this edition, we'll let you know how the community is coming along and our General Manager will be providing an update on the state of the Melbourne property market. There’s also a story about local hospitality business, Piccolezza & Co, and we’ll be chatting to one of the winners of our The Little Veggie Patch Co Facebook competition.

The first place to start your home buying research is, of course, online. But the sheer depth and breadth of the material at your fingertips can be overwhelming. Knowing where to start and which sites to keep an eye on is half the job done.

One of the most exciting aspects of moving into a new community is tracking down the local “hotspots”. Whether you’re a coffee connoisseur, fanatic foodie or just love a glass of red, we’ve got you covered. Here we share our top 7 places to eat near our Satterley Communities.

We've been chatting to some of the people who have bought during Melbourne’s COVID-19 lockdown to find out why they’ve stayed certain about their home-buying dream.

Illegal dumping impacts the visual appeal of a neighbourhood, can cause damage to the environment and people, and can encourage further crime. What can you do to stamp out illegal dumping in your estate?

Before Simona Homa’s parents were forced out of their home country due to war they lived close to their large extended family in Syria. Simona and her sisters were born in Australia and, when their cousins came to Melbourne some time later, the families reconnected and began a new life together.

Mat Pember grew up in the northern suburbs of Melbourne and still loves that part of the city. So when Satterley asked if he’d be interested in collaborating on a project for their new neighbourhood at Botanical in Mickleham he jumped at the chance.

Botanical is Satterley’s largest community in Victoria, so it might not come as any surprise that its second neighbourhood – Evergreen at Botanical – is expansive enough to have its own name. The first lots went on sale in January this year, and eager buyers quickly snapped up all 41 blocks.

Two families tell us what made them choose where they live and why they’ve come to love Botanical.