Mark Blackburn shows Melanie a formal and very structured garden that is still full of whimsy and surprise.
Mark explains how to use tones of a single colour to create harmony, how hard landscaping can create depth and interest and the importance of balance and symmetry in a formal garden.
Hard landscaping
- Trellis x 3
- Urn water feature
- Pavers x 8
- Gravel – 18 x 30kg bags – beige
- Cream pots x 4
Hard landscaping (20 sq meters)
Planting
- Syzigium paniculatum multi-heads x 2 (Australian Brush Cherry)
- Syzigium paniculatum balls x 4
- Duranta erecta ‘Sheena’s Gold’ – low hedging x 10
- Duranta erecta ‘Sheena’s Gold’ – superballs x 2
- Tulbaghia violacea (and variegata) (Wild Garlic) x 20
- Salvia ‘ Mystic Spires’ x 14 (Ornamental Sage)
- Trachelospermum jasminoides x 4 (Star Jasmine – large creepers)
Plants: One would plant more sparsely in a ‘real’ garden