“In short, can’t thank you enough for the difference your design and expertise have made to our street frontage, never mind our well- being during lockdown.” September 14th 2021
The brief for this garden was inspired by another Mallee Design garden two doors up the street, which always helps 😉 The clients wanted to get rid of the awkward pedestrian street entrance and defunct driveway and rejuvenate the garden to attract more birdlife.
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This was made much easier by utilising some of the existing native species in the garden, like the beautiful Banksia integrifolia and a number of Callistemon species.
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It was important for the new pathways to be as accessible as possible for those unsteady on their feet, the use of the concrete sleeper steppers provides a smooth stable surface and also stopped the tracking of the crushed Decomposed gravel into the house.
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We removed a large Murraya paniculata (many people really do underestimate how large these grow!) and replaced it with a Hibiscus tiliaceus Rubra and a mixed screen of Calothamnus, Melaleuca and Grevillea.
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A secondary set of steps to the other side of the street was rebuilt to connect to the house.
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The Mypoporum parvifolium is doing a wonderful job of carpeting the birdbath and bird habitat garden. The Eucalyptus pulverulenta ‘Baby Blue’ will grow up to screen the street and provide a perching point for birds to access the water.
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It is hard to believe this garden was only planted a few months ago, most of the plants have served the challenging Summer with its hot dry winds followed by torrential rain and almost 100% humidity.
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The only casualty was 2 of the 3 Eucalyptus caesia ‘Silver Princess’ which were planted as features in front of the blade walls. These will be replanted in the cooler Autumn months.
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This beautiful garden was built by Natural Habitat Landscapes who did a wonderful job of following the design and brief.
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Stay tuned for follow up photos of how this garden settles in over the next few years.
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