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Claudia’s tips on

growing a garden to

suit your climate:

✚ Do your research. Talk

to local nurseries and

gardeners to see which

plant types are tried and

tested. Choose a plant

palette that reflects and

suits your location.

✚ In this garden we’ve used

Banksia integrifolia,

Xanthostemon and

Waterhousea, trees

endemic to South-East

Queensland and the

NSW North Coast.

This ensures that as the

garden matures, it will

blend with the landscape.

✚ Choose a materials

palette that reflects

your location. We used

Valla granite sourced from

a local quarry, reflecting

the stone seen in the

broader landscape.

✚ Consider the micro-

climate and aspect of

your property. Although

this garden is located in

a subtropical zone, it

would have been unwise

to establish a tropical-

style garden here because

it’s on an exposed site.

1 Westringia ‘Zena’

2 Raphiolepis umbellata

3 House

4 Pool

5 Lavender

6 Yucca, crepe myrtle,

Dasylirion wheeleri

7 Sir Walter buffalo grass

A Leaves of Strobilanthes gossypinus.

B Sandy and Steve specifically wanted

to include Tahitian lime in their garden,

so Claudia planted three of these along

the pool fence, underplanted with

Raphiolepsis ‘Oriental Pearl’.

C A stunning Yucca gloriosa in flower.

D Bluestone stepping stones in the front

garden lead through swathes of native

violet (Viola hederacea) to granite steps

flanked by Philodendron ‘Xanadu’, Buxus

japonica and Lomandra ‘Lime Tuff’. #

Garden Expressions, Coffs

Harbour, NSW; 0409 513 305 or

Illustration by Allison Langton. http://www.gardenexpressions.com.au.

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