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naturally perfect

Great outdoor transformations often centre on making the bare beautiful – and that was certainly the case for this garden in Sydney’s east. “When we first saw it, the space was fairly bland, with some tired pavers and a couple of raised garden beds,” says Oliver

Sizeland, founder and director of Growing Rooms, the landscape-design firm that was engaged by the homeowners to give it personality and greater functionality.

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