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This East Hawthorn garden is three years old. Rick Eckersley’s design enhances the architecture of the Victorian residence and also provides a backdrop for the family’s lifestyle. Rick describes the garden style as one that reflects Australia’s...
Landscape designer, Rick Eckersley, transformed a neglected yard with an old tennis court into a wonderful, multicultural-style garden. Rick incorporated Greek, English, French, Islamic and Balinese influences into his design. The garden has strong geometric lines,...
Garden designer, Lisa Isherwood, is passionate about Australian native plants. Although Lisa thinks the natural bush garden has its place, she encourages her clients to use natives in a more contemporary context, with lots of colour and drama for bold effect....
Landscape designer, Jim Fogarty, transformed a steep, sloping backyard with no useable space into a beautiful and functional entertaining area. His design includes a formal pond, with an arbour surrounded by a rose garden. The planting is elegant and romantic, in...
Phil and Brenda Wynn have been to Bali six times, starting with their first visit in 1995. They fell in love with the lifestyle, culture and the lush, tropical gardens of Bali, so much so that they decided to come home and transform their Newcastle backyard into a...
Pat Buchanan was inspired by the Moroccan garden of artist Jacques Majorelle. Her garden features lush foliage and strong structural elements, cleverly planted to disguise the unattractive fences and the limited space in the courtyard. Most of the plants are survivors...
Don made over the front garden of a Sydney cottage using a dramatic mixture of black and yellow foliage plants. The wonderful thing about foliage plants is that they look good all year round, even when there are no flowers, because they have interesting leaf colours,...
Bob Maher recently sent a letter to Don, and invited him to come and see his garden. When Bob and his family first moved into their Newcastle townhouse 12 months ago, they were confronted with a small backyard (6mx5m) consisting of a bit of grass and a fence. So, with...
Although on a tight budget, Bronwyn and John Chippendale were prepared to spend money on the structure of their garden. They realised that if the bones were right, the rest would fall into place. They called in landscape designer Phillip O’Malley, and asked him...
Don made over a messy courtyard for under $500, with really spectacular results. A gaggle of potted plants was replaced with two smart planter boxes and a bench seat, constructed by Backyard Blitz builder, Scott Cam. The existing bangalow palms, bromeliads and...