BALCONY MAKEOVER – BALMAIN

The brief for the Balmain balcony was to suggest ways to offer privacy and create a pleasing aesthetic from inside,  without taking away the wonderful city views. The constraints we were up against was a hot dry west facing wall on the 3rd floor with tremendous winds, and choosing suitable containers that didn’t overflow to…

Raised Sandstone Garden

A long wide garden bed was created here to accommodate 2 rows of planting to hide the view under the raised home.  A higher row of Feijoas, or ‘pineapple guava‘ at the back for height and the lower Pittosporum tobira ‘Miss Muffet‘ in front.  Layering the two plants gave depth and interest with the two different types…

Easter Show Display

2013 TAFE NSW Landscaping Challenge at the Royal Easter Show – Australian Backyards Display. Theme – Big things / small spaces  As Ryde College didn’t have a Design Class, Michelle was asked to help Ryde Teachers and construction students, draft on CAD their design for the entry and put together a planting plan and colour…

Richmond – Front Yard Makeover