A Garden needs to be Understood to Thrive
Years of Experience have given us a deep understanding of growing gardens well.
The following projects are examples of Gardens which have been improved by Artistic Horticulture.
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'“I Love Gardens because they bring Joy”
A Country Garden
The right garden for the right place.
A romantic and soft design full of flowers
This Garden was designed to suit the country style house.
The ground was severely compacted with a very shallow top-soil of shale.
Prevailing winds from the west needed to be considered when planting and occasional heavy frost. Due to tank water plants needed to be drought hardy and an irrigation system was used that had minimal water wastage.
The secret garden has fruit trees and flowers to change with the season.
With the right plant choice and appropriate site modifications, your garden will look lush and healthy.
Site Improvements
This site was originally so compacted it couldn’t even grow lawn.
Roses are easy to grow with the right soil, full sun and good air movement.
Creating Charm
Garden Design ‘Flowers Galore’
An empty front yard gets transformed into a lush garden.
This brief was to create a beautiful garden space with an English garden style.
A hand-drawing was required for the owners to visualise the new garden and see what plants would be going where. The proposed garden would provide aesthetically enhanced street presence,some screening from the front room and a garden view, along with flowers to pick for the house.
The proposed design
Before-The empty front yard having the new garden beds marked.
After-The new Garden making a promising start.
Lawn Improvement
The rewards of a green lawn.
Finally this client achieved success with a thick green lawn.
This client had become disheartened with his lack of success in his attempts to improve his front lawn and gardens. He didn’t realise his turf was on a sandstone shelf and the nearby Eucalyptus made things even harder. With the right strategy his lawn and the nearby gardens had vast improvements.
Before-This client was disappointed with his sparse lawn
After-With a plan in place, the improvements were dramatic.
Rural Garden Retreat
Improving a rocky Garden to flourish.
A Rocky garden struggling to grow begins to flourish
In this garden the soil was very dry and hydrophobic, after a customised irrigation system and other improvements new plants hardy to the location were able to thrive.
Before-Although this garden was maintained the plants were in poor condition.
After-With an assessment on the soil and careful plant selection the clients were able to achieve the look they desired
Before-Initially not many plants were able to thrive along the driveway mainly due to rabbits.
After-The driveway was improved and planted out. The plants were chosen that were un-edible to rabbits.
Transforming A Slope
With the right ‘Know-How’ a slope can look spectacular.
This Residential Property had a steep barren slope.
The poor clay soil and lack of water infiltration due to the slope could only support weeds.
On this brief the clients loved contrasting colours and wanted plants that would grow to improve the aesthetics and value of the house.
They were unable to pay for expensive retaining walls to enable new soil and better water infiltration. Armed with the right knowledge and plants that enjoyed hot sun with lots of air-movement, the bank could be retained to hold new compost and planted out successfully for a spectacular tapestry of colour.
Before-The existing slope before renovations began
After-Six months after planting, the garden begins to take shape.
