The Brief

Having recently renovated this 1930’s bungalow with a modern rear extension, the success of this garden centred around blending old with new. A dilapidated front yard left the property lacking street appeal, scale and function, while the new living and alfresco in the backyard lacked connection to the large garden beyond. Transforming both of these areas, as well as a highly visual central courtyard, were key aspects of the scheme.

The Concept

Planting plays a key role in blurring the lines between the two contrasting architectural styles of the house. A semi formal scheme within the front garden is combined with a contemporary take on the traditional picket fence, with this fencing opening up to informal off street parking at one end, and gated access to a lush, layered pedestrian walkway framed by feature screening at the other.

The rear garden expands and links the existing deck to a newly created informal seating space that captures the morning sun and incorporates luxurious bench seating. An organic division of this space and the lawn beyond is defined by porphyry paving, with different formats of this stone utilised throughout to connect with the ochre tones of the internal living. A cedar clad spa sits within the rear garden, providing the perfect place to relax and unwind.

Features

Timber feature screening and fencing, circular stone steppers and crazy paving, water feature, spa, built in BBQ bench, custom seating, porphyry crazy paving, olives, japanese maple, arthropodium cirratum, ligularia reniformis