Two landscaping projects done and one to go. When we started on the site development, one of our objectives was completing the gardens as soon as possible after house construction. ...
After the hot weather and other project priorities conspiring against us, it was a pleasure to finally start on landscaping the front garden of Unit 1. There are three main elements to the garden - crazy paving slate steps, a found object sculpture within a ring of railway sleepers and an indigenous bushland theme.
While looking around our worksite recently, I took the opportunity to pause and look at the big picture. We’ve reached that exciting point where something is happening on all three ...
Back in May, we shared the news about planting indigenous seedlings along the back fence. At the time, a reader responded with an astute observation. These plants might not be ...
Since the land near the back fence won't be disturbed too much during the house construction, we took the opportunity to start on the landscaping of this area. Putting in a variety of trees & shrubs gives them a head start on the rest of the garden.
With the layout of the homes on the block nearing completion, we can turn our attention to the garden. The objective is to create an informal garden based on indigenous plants. Using indigenous plants benefits native animals as well as providing a low maintenance garden for the residents.