A WATER EFFICIENT GARDEN BURSTING WITH LIFE
This garden was a response to the newly renovated passive house. The clients wanted a garden bursting with native plants and wildlife, incorporating low water needs and permeability across the site.
As a busy family of four (plus Lolly the dog), useable space for entertaining, relaxing and growing herbs was also key.
A WELCOMING NATIVE MEADOW
The front garden is reminiscent of a native meadow, featuring planting to welcome insects, birds, amphibians and reptiles back into the garden. Two soaks hold water in times of heavy rainfall, allowing it to slowly seep back into the surrounding soil.
MEANDERING EXPLORATION
Winding paths meander through the garden, offering movement and exploration.
GRASSES, GARDENING & GRANIVORES
Summer is a great time of year for granivores as many flowering species are now producing seed. Finches can often be seen feeding on the seeds of many native grasses like Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) and Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) while the iconic Sulphur Crested Cockatoo prefers larger seed like that of Pittosporum and Banksia ...
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A HOME FOR ALL
Boulders offer sheltered nooks for lizards and skinks, while tree stumps and logs give habitat for beetles and fungi.
MEDIA — GARDENING AUSTRALIA
“ Lizards, like birds and insects, are found in almost every environment in Australia – from the coasts, to the rainforests, from arid areas to our bustling urban environments and, if we are lucky enough, in our backyards and gardens. ”...
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SPACE FOR THE FAMILY
New garden beds and a permeable driveway doubling as entertainment space work in with the existing deck and pergola.
SOFT PLANTING
The entertainment space was softened with productive and scented plantings providing a sensory retreat, shade and seasonal colour.
