Showing posts with label garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label garden. Show all posts

22 July 2012

Home : Garden makeover

We've just transformed our courtyard style back garden from bland to grand, drab to fab and I'm so excited with it!

We knew that it could be turned into a really good looking space to relax and enjoy our little piece of the great outdoors. We just had to find a landscaper who shared our vision and one that shared the vision within our budget. 

I knew that once we got rid of that hedge that was blocking out so much light, the dated federation red pergola and most of the bland grey pavers and replaced them with a some turf, a deck and lots of lush green plants it would look pretty special and so much more appealing...
















...pretty special right? I couldn't be happier : ) 

We did a lot of the prep work ourselves and then called on the creative and very talented Jules from Tree Of Life Landscapes who took our sketches and made it all come to life! 

If you happen to be looking for a landscaper in Sydney then I couldn't recommend Jules and his team highly enough. 

And really, the results speak for themselves. 


See, I told you...drab to fabbo! 

We've got a bit more tweaking to do, like paint the fence, take down the curiously placed lattice (still trying to figure out why it's there) and I have to try to talk the hubster into a new table & chairs & nice big market umbrella. We thought about selling the spa but the kids are looking forward to using it as a plunge pool now that their back garden looks so much more inviting!  

Now to do a little online browsing for some new all-weather outdoor furniture! 





15 June 2012

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Our courtyard garden makeover starts next week (weather permitting - fingers crossed) and we can't wait!  Here are some before photos. It's currently such a drab, yucky space, so bad in-fact that no one wants to go out there.





We took out the huge murraya hedge that was separating the courtyard into two sections and cutting out a lot of much needed light. We've had a couple of the skinny and very dead gum trees removed and even just doing this has really opened up the space. Soon we will have a lovely outdoor room (sans old dated red pergola) - a deck,  some turf and lots of greenery...it will be oh so loverly!! 

So looking forward to this space being turned into something much more usable and aesthetic...and puppy friendly! Yes, yes...puppy! Our long awaited for puppy will be arriving very soon...so much excitement happening around here : ) 

More photos to come after the backyard blitz! 



07 September 2011

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Our bush garden in desperate need of some TLC! 
Where to start, is the question? 




We are calling in the help of a local landscaper. I'm really looking forward to getting her advice and design ideas, especially what to do with the 'back garden' (in the pic above), it's a terraced jungle down there at the moment! But we did manage to find the 'path' on the weekend...thanks to the kids doing a bit of weeding and sweeping!