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|September - October 2025
This TLA member has transformed a challenging, sloping site with retaining issues into a cohesive outdoor space.
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Spectacular views often come with challenging site issues for gardening contractors, which was certainly the case with this residential garden.
However, in a considered approach, Two Palms Landscaping managed the tough, steep, slope of this award-winning back garden on Sydney's northern beaches using innovative retaining solutions, creating playful, engaging spaces, and transforming it into a cohesive, functional, and aesthetically pleasing landscape.
The work won the Gold and Best in Category award in Residential Construction ($100,000 to $250,000) for Two Palms Landscaping at the 2024 Landscape Excellence Awards, with the judges particularly commending the execution of the timber and walls, calling it '...an excellent-looking garden'.
The brief
This rear garden was a return client for Two Palms Landscaping, who constructed the front garden in 2022. The brief for the back garden was to create a space that seamlessly integrated with the existing landscape while adding an element of fun and playfulness.
This story is from the September - October 2025 edition of Landscape Contractor Magazine.
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