The clients had recently moved into the unit and wanted
to remove large amounts of paving to provide more interest and reduce
reflected heat to the unit.
The clients enjoy gardening so required more garden
area to get their hands into the soil. An informal style with water efficient,
textural plants with interesting foliage and flower colour for year round
appeal was required. Bird attracting plants were also included. As the area
is very small there is not a large distance between the unit and the fences.
Fences will eventually be screened with shrubs and vines trained along
horizontally trained wires. A small area of fence adjacent to the pergola
area has been screened with a rendered wall.
Several raised garden beds have provided a great
assortment of seasonal vegetables and herbs. Herbs and columnar fruit trees
have been planted to make use of a narrow service area.
The photos below are before and after shots from about the
same view.
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new house front garden design.
