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tropical treat

Why would the owners of this garden in Sydney’s east pack their bags for Far North Queensland when they have their own tropical hideaway literally on their doorstep? As they recline on deckchairs under their resort-style umbrellas, seduced by the swish of palms and strelitzia in gentle sea breezes, they could be a world away from their weekday existence.

But this inviting slice of the tropics is a far cry from the sight that greeted landscape designer Hugh Burnett when he

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