Native Australian front garden with paving

[EGuignard]

After - 9months

This is our main entry to the house. It was covered in weeds and pesty trees. You could barely walk up the garden path. We stripped it right back to create a native Australian garden. Hidden amongst is a garden seating to enjoy the sunshine the streams in first thing in the morning 🌄 . This is one of 4 areas we have transformed on our block of land.

Materials

Behind the scenes: all our tools were purchased from bunnings. We needed gardening gloves, rakes, garden edging, mattic, and plants

Tools

Steps

Step 1

Clear the land. We had to cut down trees, remove stumps and dig up heaps of weedy plants. Then we were left with a slopey land to work with.

 

Step 2

We then divided the land into three areas so that we could start to level out and build some small retaining walls. These were rocks from around the house. 

 

Step 3

I wanted an Australian garden so we bought plants from bunnings garden centre. Lots of kangeroo paws and I love my emu bush.

Step 4

A seating area was a must so on the second level we created a small cosy area. We used pavers to have stepping stones to the seat.

 

Step 5

Now its just waiting for it to grow. We planted in September so everything loved summer! It is also lovely right now in winter as it gets lots of sun.

 

[JacobZ]

Hi @EGuignard,

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community, it is fantastic to have you with us.

This is such a stunning entrance way to a home.

I love the natural stone retaining walls and the little sitting area that are tucked in and well hidden by the native plants after their growth.

I'm sure you are extremely happy with the results of your hard work. I'd love to see it when everything is fully grown in.

Thank you for sharing.

Jacob