Rich Wigley from Blue Sky Landscaping provides some styles that will help your garden stand out on the street.
Tropical Style Planting:
This is one of my favourites! Make your back garden feel like a coastal retreat all year round.
- Immerse yourself in lush greens and oversized foliage. Alocasia’s, Bromeliads and Heliconia’s are great options.
- Create Layered planting schemes. Tall ones at the back. Small ones down the front. Aim for textured foliage for the border plantings Xanadu’s are another great option here.
Australian Native Style Planting:
Architectural, Elegant and inviting for our native wildlife.
- Celebrate the unique flora of our region with a tapestry of native plants, including kangaroo paw, grevillea, and banksia.
- Create natural flowing gardens. Plant in clusters of 3 or 5. Add in a variety of Flowering shrubs, small trees and groundcovers.
Formal Planting
Perfect for the garden enthusiast.
- Straight lines, Border plantings and topiary are great features here. Don’t be afraid to try it but be prepared for the maintenance.
- Let your garden harmonize with the classic architecture of Newcastle, older suburbs around town will revel in these planting styles creating a timeless and refined outdoor sanctuary.
Great for native gardens.
Informal Planting:
Perfect for the busy family.
- There are no rules here! Engage in the beauty of letting the garden go!
- This style is great to create seamless flows between garden spaces, it helps the garden mesh into its true natural environment.
Great for both tropical and native gardens.
Don’t be afraid to mix it up! Tropical style plantings and native plants work well together too!
Before putting any plants in the ground always consider the aspect, Soil health and plant location. Read the labels or get in touch for some garden design help!
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