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The front garden of Simon’s home boasts plantings of Stipa gigantea, Melianthus major, Phormium colensoi and Miscanthus transmorrisonensis, as well as a Cupressus sempervirens ‘Glauca’ pencil pine tree.
When gardener Simon Rickard first stumbled across a bare, rectangular pasture in Trentham, central Victoria, he knew he had uncovered the ideal place to lay down his roots. “Everything was green and cool – up in the clouds, it seemed,” says Simon.
However, after telling the estate agent that he was after a place with room to grow, his very literal request was met with some confusion.“The agent asked me what I was looking for,” he recalls. “Bricks and mortar? Somewhere for the kids to run around? As a gardener, I had some very different priorities and replied, ‘Actually, I’m looking for a north-facing site with basaltic loam soil’. That totally stumped him.”
A decade later, the plot sings with lush thickets, exotic natives and floods of rich foliage. “I’m definitely a ‘more is more’ kind of gardener,” says Simon, who moved his 1930s weatherboard California bungalow from Melbourne’s north-west suburbs to the town, which lies 700 metres above sea level. “Living in such an unusual climate for Australia, I had to do a lot of experimenting to see what would work. In many ways, I suppose my garden is a sandbox for my experiments in plants and plant design combinations.”
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة January 2022 من Home Beautiful.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة January 2022 من Home Beautiful.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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PERSONAL space
FIXED FEATURES DIDN'T HAMPER THIS ENSUITE DESIGN, WHICH HINTS AT ITS HARBOURSIDE LOCATION
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STRIKING & stylish
AN AMBITION TO DO THE WORK ONCE AND DO IT RIGHT LED TO THIS SERIOUSLY SHOWSTOPPING ENSUITE
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THE gardener's LOG
Each year, Ashley leaves his home garden to visit show gardens at Australia's most beloved horticultural festival-here, he digs up all the news, plus names to watch
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SHOW STOPPER
THIS YEAR'S MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER AND GARDEN SHOW CELEBRATED THE ESSENCE OF UNDERRATED GRACE AND CHARM
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Kitchen masterclass LIGHT WORK
A CALMING PALETTE AND CONSIDERED DESIGN DETAILS ARE A JOY TO BEHOLD IN THIS KITCHEN
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Buyer's guide THE BEST REST
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Sunrooms Let it SHINE
EVEN IN THE DEPTHS OF WINTER, A CLEVERLY DESIGNED AND STYLISH SUNROOM WILL ILLUMINATE YOUR HOME
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Personality plus
BOWERBIRD INSTINCTS AND A LOVE OF COLOUR MAKE THIS COUPLE'S HOME A CELEBRATION OF VIBRANT DESIGN
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MODERN MAGIC
WHEN EMBARKING ON THIS NEW BUILD IN TASMANIA, A FAMILY CREATED A HOME TO SUIT THEIR EVERY NEED
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CLEAN & BRIGHT
While homeowners Catherine and Simon didn't immediately take to this Sydney property, a renovation transformed it into their forever home.