Backyard and Outdoor Living

A meeting of old & new

That was the challenge confronting Alison Watson, landscape designer at Outdoor Designs, who was commissioned by the owners to create a back garden that sat harmoniously with the rest of the house, existing gardens and broader surrounds.

“The existing front garden could be described as a cottage-style perennial garden,” says Alison of the home in Melbourne's northern suburbs. “It suits the architecture of the front of the

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