Australian House & Garden

LOCAL HEROES

This garden represents an enchanting journey, both for its owners and its designer, James Headland. A journey in two senses – its lengthy germination, in which it swapped exotics for natives, and its physical progression from front to back, which draws you along its path.

When the couple bought the property in 2015, it sported a lush, tropical-inspired garden, with exotics such as mass-planted philodendrons and tiger grass, together with sprawling lawns. While inviting, it was thirsty and

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