Flinders Coastal Garden
Set on the edge of a very scenic coastal golf course, this garden was intended to be a low maintenance garden for the owners of this architect designed Beach House.
Concerned about rabbits, the client discussed with Jim the possibility of having a vegie garden that rabbits couldn't destroy and the viability of using concrete pipes was raised. In this situation, Jim took inspiration from city skylines when designing the layout for the concrete pipe vegie garden. Although not very cheap, the pipes look very urban and industrial and create a wonderful medium between the softness of the garden beds and the strong lines of the house.
The planting scheme was designed to be coastal tolerant as well as dry tolerant. All plants were selected for their ability to perform with little maintenance and care. Natural colours of browns, burgundy's, silvers, blue/ grey, green and lime were used to blend a planting palette that stands out against the moody grey tones and red brick of the house.
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