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This striking anomaly of a standalone terrace in Sydney’s inner west – its neighbours never eventuated or were razed long ago – prompted a beguiling garden just as unique. In this, Adam McDonald, of Impressions Landscape Design, has delivered in spades, creating layered variety and seasonal shifts that surprise at every turn.

When he encountered the property in 2018, it was a building site, with the grand 19th-century dame enjoying a dramatic makeover after decades of neglect. Benson McCormack Architecture was restoring the

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