Shaded Woodland in Brunswick West
Delicate flowering underplantings support existing Birch and 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
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
Variety of perennial flowering plants, providing year-long flowering interest
Plant choices including Hellebores, Windflowers, Daphne, Hydrangeas, Bergenias, and vintage-style Bearded Irises
Softly curved garden bed, edged with corten steel
Little picnic spot on the grassy area
Naturally shaped sandstone stepping stones weaving a path through the new garden to invite exploration and wandering
Creeping groundcovers planted around the stepping stones