Newtown
Our inner west client needed to update her garden from the nineties!
Newtown
Our inner west client needed to update her garden from the nineties!
Set well and truly in urban Sydney this bungalow garden space needed a total renovation, the leaning lean too was removed, and the site levelled completely to make way for this lush tropical inspired, contemporary garden.
Separate areas have been carved out of this garden; a place to lounge; an area to entertain; a tropical reading nook up to retreat to. The outdoor dining takes advantage of the existing Tea Trees for shade and utilises the L-shaped built in bench seating. This is a space that can expand to fit many. The dry-stone bench seat is a fine feature in this garden, it is a display of craftsmanship and also functions as a visual divide, adding a sense of depth.
The use of timber, sandstone and pavers from Eco Outdoor give this garden strong bones around which the plants bring an abundance of lush, life and vibrant form. Repeated, a patchwork of native violets, Rain Lily and Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ will fill out between the blue stone steppers. Persian Sheild glows silver against the garden retaining wall, eventually to fill out and buffer its corner. Pittosporum tenuifolium creates a glimmering screen against the dark fence.
Designed by Adam Robinson Design.
Installed by Quercus Gardens.
Plant List
Botanical Name – Common Name
Crocus – Rain Lily
Crinum Lily
Pittosporum tenuifolium – creating a fine screening agains the dark fence.
Viola hederacea – Native Violet
Cordyline fruticosa
Crassula – Jad Plant sitting robust in its pot.
Philodendron ‘Rogo Congo’
Strelitzia nicolai
Philodendron ‘Xanadu’
Strobilanthes Gossypinus – common name: Persian Sheild – Glows silver against garden retaining wall and fence and will fill out its corner.
Acer dissectum – Maple
Sedum ‘Gold Mound’
Existing: Tea Trees on the left, Cordyline Australis
“I hired Quercus to completely remodel and makeover my inner-city garden which was cluttered, ugly and just stuck in the 80’s. The end result was brilliant. Richard and the team completely transformed my garden into a modern, green little oasis with plenty of space for entertaining. The whole team were professional, trustworthy and hard working. There was great attention to detail across all aspects of the garden – from the plant selection, to easy maintenance, lighting, storage and entertaining spaces. Quercus listened to what was important to me, and you could tell they really cared about getting everything right. They even installed bi-fold doors and a new awning so that the house opened out onto the new garden. It’s made a real difference to the house as well as the garden.
Richard was very communicative through the process and gave me regular updates on progress and any issues that came up along the way, so there were never any surprises. The end result was even better than I could have imagined from the start and I get so many comments about great it looks from anyone who visits. I can’t recommend Quercus highly enough – a great experience.”
