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Aim is to create a tropical garden in a beachside suburb in Sydney. Most people would consider it too cold to grow some of the species here but there are now 5 different heliconias, 8 different gingers, various costus, curcumas and other plants. There are some edible species of gingers and a edible banana tree. The original lawn was 100-250mm below the wall. Levels have been raised by bringing in 4.5m3 of sand, 3m3 of topsoil, and 2m3 of gravel. Lawn is buffalo turf for the shade tolerance.
Concept Plan - always going to change
Concept Plan - always going to change
Planting Plan - also changed a little
Planting Plan - also changed a little
Original garden
Original garden
Starting point - kill off old lawn
Starting point - kill off old lawn
Rolling out grass after building up levels
Rolling out grass after building up levels
Pebble edge as contrast strip and to protect back of wall
Pebble edge as contrast strip and to protect back of wall
gecko
gecko
Costus pictus
Costus pictus
Costus pictus
Costus pictus
Costus barbartus
Costus barbartus
Costus barbartus
Costus barbartus
Bromeliad - Guzmania wittmackii (Lilac form)... I think
Bromeliad - Guzmania wittmackii (Lilac form)... I think
Curcuma rubra
Curcuma rubra
Hedychium greenii
Hedychium greenii
Hedychium + Curcuma + Calathea
Hedychium + Curcuma + Calathea
Curcuma + bromeliad + clivia
Curcuma + bromeliad + clivia
Getting there
Getting there
Capricorn the goat
Capricorn the goat
Miro--Capricorn.jpg
Miro--Capricorn.jpg
Slugs.jpg
Slugs.jpg
Hall recess converted to study
Hall recess converted to study
Red Dacca
Red Dacca