Gardens can be soothing and transportive, no matter the size, and the cosy courtyard owned by interior designer Lara Ette and her family is no exception. Tucked away behind their contemporary home in the eastern Sydney suburb of Waverley, the inviting space features an azure, Zellige-tiled pond, earthy pink walls and an exotic array of cacti that wouldn’t look out of place in a Moroccan riad.
“Like most homes in this area, we’ve got neighbours left, right,