Australian House & Garden

TROPICAL FEEL

A frangipani tree in the front garden was the first thing to catch the eye of landscape designer Hendrik van Leeuwen. It was April 2018 and Hendrik and his wife Susie were trawling real estate websites in search of a new home in the Melbourne beachside suburb of Elwood. After living in an apartment for five years, they were seeking some more space for themselves and their daughter Clara,

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