From street-side, the garden is a sea of plant forms, layers of textural foliage in bands and clusters with colour flushes leading up to the house, high on the slope. Sandstone-block steps wind their way upwards through rocky outcrops, with a landing breaking the journey to rest, play boules or gather around a fire pit.
Grouped arrangement of plants and repeat plantings of low native grasses, combine with taller sculpturally formed plants such as deep-red alcantarea and tall-flowering kangaroo paw mixing with the owner’s favourite exotics, more tropical plants such as Frangipani trees and gingers. Flowering gums and tree ferns enhance diversity and help bring birds, bees, and seasonal shows of colour to enjoy throughout the year.
Photography: Brigid Arnott