Australian Home Beautiful – August 2019

MIDDLE EASTERN MARVEL

Inspired by Dubai, the ‘Dubai Majlis’ garden channels a Middle

Eastern feel, and features white limestone, Sienna gravel and

rich red soils (inset), along with a selection of hardy plants

native to the Mediterranean, North African and Middle East

regions. “Considering the increasing water scarcity of the

current climate crisis, drought-tolerant planting is something

gardeners need to become passionate about,” says its

co-creator, landscape designer Daisy Parsons.

TIP: HARDY DESERT PLANTS SUCH AS

PERSIAN IRONWOOD AND MYRTLE ARE

A GOOD CHOICE FOR WATER-STARVED

AUSTRALIAN GARDENS.