Shaded Woodland in Brunswick West
Delicate flowering underplantings support existing Birch & Crepe Myrtle trees, to provide a beautiful front vista and screening from the busy street.
The Brief
Our high-level brief was to transform a functional front garden facing a busy road into a 'beautiful vista' that, once established, would be relatively low maintenance.
Wishing to retain some grass and existing trees - two central Birches and a Crepe Myrtle, as well as screening foliage between the property and neighbours on both sides - our clients’ vision was a woodland planting with lots of pretty flowers, themed around a colour palette of soft pinks, white, and purples.
Our clients disliked a variegated Pittosporum acting as a unstructured fence line hedge, wanting it replaced with pretty trees to protect against street noise
Design Elements
a soft colour palette to complement the house and give the garden a calm, elegant feel
foliage in many shades of green from silvery/smokey to dark
a variety of perennial flowering plants, providing year-long flowering interest
plant choices including Hellebores, Windflowers, Daphne, Hydrangeas, Bergenias, and vintage-style Bearded Irises
a softly curved garden bed, edged with corten steel
a little picnic spot on the grassy area
naturally shaped sandstone stepping stones mounted throughout the new garden to invite exploration and wandering
creeping groundcovers planted around the stepping stones