RECLAIMING SPACE & CREATING COLOUR, MOVEMENT & LIFE
A long-term family home needed our creative skills to bring the space back under control and complement the large existing deck. A range of flowering plants and grasses bring colour, movement and life to the main outlooks from the house.
MEADOWY GRASSLANDS BRING LIFE AND MOVEMENT TO THE GARDEN
Wrapping around the deck, native grassland species provide a wild, textured outlook from the house and living space, encouraging local insect and bird species into the garden.
PRODUCE FOR THE FAMILY
Once filled with raspberry bushes, this productive area has been recreated to keep the wild, rambling feeling the clients love, while providing a manageable space for growing seasonal vegetables and herbs.
NOT JUST A ROCK
The boulders not only provide organic seating for people, they also regulate thermal mass which protects plants from temperature extremes, and provides year-round habitat for garden skinks, blue tongue lizards and ground dwelling insects sheltering in the crevices beneath.
SEASONAL COVERAGE
The vigorous grape vine will give the pergola a thick overhead cover during hot summer months.
MEDIA — THE AGE
“ One of the most striking gardening trends to emerge in our increasingly urbanised world relates to what is often the smallest part of our gardens. It’s the front that is becoming the focus. It’s getting more open and welcoming”...
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PLANTS FOR POLLINATORS
Plumes of Themeda, Austrostipa and Dichelachne provide seed for finches and silvereyes, while sticky everlasting daisies and Pycnosorus draw in pollinators throughout the seasons.
