Fall in love with where you live
Garden designs by Dinah Meagher
Showcases four projects of different sizes and design challenges including rooftop terrace, large suburban garden, garden rejuvenation and street frontage.
CASE STUDIES
Before and After
Going wild with water in Royalla
Rocks from the property, selected to create a pond, two tiered cascade, planting cells and paving, complete the garden surrounding this rural house.
The design retains the rock face cut to build the house, adds the soothing sound of falling water and attracts numerous different frog species.
Plants selected are a mix of native species which will filter the afternoon sun as they mature, soften the rocky backdrop and offer a calming place of interest.
Narrabundah family garden
The starting point for this family garden was an elegant extension to their weatherboard cottage.
Nooks where the children and adults can come together or retreat for privacy include a timber day bed, a second terrace for dining under a pergola and a number of raised beds for growing vegetables. Each space is separated and enclosed by low walls or plantings.
Small is beautiful in Watson
Even a small yard can be transformed into a beautiful, productive, edible and frog friendly space to satisfy the curiosity of children.
Koi pond terrace
Sometimes an outside space which captures winter sun can have awkward access. These clients had identified the spot but were looking to improve the approach and the experience of being close to their koi pond.
Japanese inspired rooftop garden, planting in containers, Japanese maples, slate, water feature, timber bench, slatted aluminium fence, Scleranthus biflorus
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photography by Nick Burrows and Dinah Meagher
Canberra Gardens acknowledges the Ngunnawal people as the traditional owners of this land on which we work and live. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and connections to land, water and community. We pay respect to the Elders of the Ngunnawal Nation past, present and emerging.