Australian House & Garden

HAPPY PLACE

Melbourne homeowners Lindy and Danny have always loved the generous size of their garden. It was the reason they bought this property, in the city’s south-east, back in 2014. The original home, a 1980s red-brick dwelling, was liveable enough, but what really captured their hearts was the large block – just under 1000 square metres – and the gardenscape of hedging, lawn and roses. “We bought the house because of

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