After renovating the decks and verandah around our house, we had some jarrah decking boards that we wanted to recycle. There was an empty spot at the bottom of our garden which needed some love, so we used the decking and created this cute Mediterranean-inspired entertaining spot, with a small seating area (using a recycled table), a pizza oven (on a recycled stand), and a wine barrel (from a local winery). The planting includes Eremophila Pink Pantha, lavender and rosemary, plus some young olive trees nestled next to established native banksia trees.
Steps
Step 1
The area was previously empty except for a couple of native banksia trees. It is just outside our pool fence, out of view from the house.
Step 2
We built a simple frame for the deck, painted it for extra protection, then cut the jarrah decking that we wanted to recycle to fit the frame. The decking was screwed to the frame and then stained for a more uniform colour. (We used some leftover stain from another project)
Step 3
We planted lavender, rosemary and olive trees for a Mediterranean feel, plus some native Eremophila Pink Pantha for colour. The wine barrel came from a local winery. The round glass table we have had for 15 years, (originally from Bunnings!), but we added some new sling chairs. The stand for the cute pizza oven was made from a recycled metal frame clad with offcuts of the jarrah decking.
