Home & Lifestyle Summer 2019

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Garden Design O nce you have selected the exterior colours and style for your granny flat, it’s a great idea to speak with a landscape gardener or garden centre to find out what plants will work best for you. Depending on your exterior design, you can choose some amazing plants that look great and fit with your lifestyle and needs. Designing a garden for a granny flat or detached extension is different to a standard residential home. You need to consider the different needs in scale, practicality and maintenance, while also working with the available land surrounding the granny flat. It is also important to compliment or blend with the existing property so that the gardens work well together aesthetically. For those who don’t have the time, inclination or green thumb – or who need something low-maintenance – natives are the way to go. Limit grassed areas means less mowing, and the inclusion of stunning Australian native plants will give you a beautiful garden without the maintenance time or watering requirements. Do you prefer a bit more colour? Try some pot plants! With a mix of lovely greenery and colourful potted flowers, you can create a garden that has maximum impact for little investment. This is particularly good if you don’t have a lot of space to work with, or would prefer something extra-simple to look after.

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