2020-05-01_Australian_Home_Beautiful

144 HOMEBEAUTIFUL.COM.AU I MAY 2020

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THE TESSELAAR FLOWER FIELDS CELEBRATE THEIR

FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS THIS APRIL. ENJOY FIELDS

bursting with colour

AND A BESPOKE FLOWER

CIRCUS. BUY TICKETS AT KABLOOM.COM.AU.

WE DIG UP THE BEST BACKYARD BUYS

AND UNCOVER TOP GARDENING TIPS

Edited by KAYLA WRATTEN

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LATEST IN:

YING & YANG

In the collaboration of our design dreams, Sydney-based landscape and

interior designer Adam Robinson has partnered with homewares brand

Zakkia to create a collection of beautiful – and practical – outdoor pots

called Embers. Handmade in Vietnam by a proud family of artisans,

each pot is unique thanks to a reactive glaze process. Visit zakkia.com.au.

GIVE YOUR PATIO A BIT OF EXTRA

LOVE WITH DESIGN-SAVVY PIECES.

HERE IS OUR PICK OF THE BUNCH:

save the rain With many parts of Australia still suffering drought

and water restrictions in place, conserving rainwater is essential. Cue the rain

garden, a sunken area or above-ground box planted with shrubs and flowering

perennials to capture rainwater run-off. “A huge amount of stormwater is lost

to us and adds pollution to our waterways as unfiltered rain runs straight

into rivers and oceans,” explains co-founder and creative director Matt Leacy

of Landart Landscapes. “Rain gardens are self-watering, reducing water use

in the garden, as well as filtering and purifying water so that it is then safe

to be reused.” Rainwater can be captured from downpipes, pathways or tanks

in various ways, including a green roof (as pictured above). To create your

very own rain garden, head to homebeautiful.com.au/outdoor, and to hear

more water-saving tips from Matt, listen to The Daily Home Edit podcast.

2. Deco outdoor rug
   by Gloster, from
   $1680, coshliving.
   com.au.


3. ‘Hourglass’ floor lamp,
   $1655, harbouroutdoor.com.au.

A CELEBRATION OF NATURE AND AN INSPIRING

KEEPSAKE FOR EVERY GREEN THUMB

BOOK CLUB

PETAL: THE WORLD

OF FLOWERS

THROUGH AN

ARTIST’S EYE

ILLUSTRATED BY

ADRIANA PICKER (HARDIE

GRANT BOOKS, $60)

Botanical illustrator Adriana

Picker has translated a lifelong

passion for flowers into her

fourth book, called Petal. Here,

her detailed art is paired with

inspiring words by Nina

Rousseau on the meaning and

folklore behind the blooms.

1. ‘3 Tier’
   plant
   stand,
   $19,
   kmart.
   com.au.

Embers

hanging

planter in

Charred,

from $71.