Backyard and Outdoor Living

Taste of the tropics

“Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don’t need to escape from.” — Seth Godin, best-selling author. Rarely in life does a quote resonate so strongly as to inspire major change. As the driving force behind the overhaul of a Perth family’s rundown garden, Godin’s musings did just that.

Taking inspiration from their trips abroad, the homeowners wanted a

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