Melbourne
International Flower & Garden Show 2003 - Rustic Australian
Jim felt that we are far too eclectic to follow other ideas and wonders with amazement why we don’t support our own style of design, influenced by our colours of nature and our own lifestyle. Consequently, this garden, is what Jim interpreted as an Australian garden with exotic influences. This is not a native garden!
The main feature of this garden is an architectural firewood stack wall. With this warm rustic backdrop, the colours of the mainly foliage plants are given a stage to show their beauty in a shady planting scheme.
Retaining walls of rammed earth provide an eco friendly, modern finish to the split levels of this garden. Bluestone bull nosing caps the wall and specially formulated pavers frame the lawn. Noise and movement is achieved with a cascading black stone pyramid water feature.
Oiled slabs of red gum detail the Tall Fescue lawn and subtly lead the eye to the open roofed lounge room with jarrah benches and a coffee table, specifically designed by Matt Heritage, over which is suspended a basket filled with succulents. A barbecue brings realism to the garden. Chinese Elms, propagated from the tree featuring outside St. Johns church in Toorak, provide dappled light and shade.
The result; a perfect idea for a small backyard, using exotic shade plants, feature trees and personable wall ideas.
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