Kulgoa Road

Olive trees, columnar cacti and cascading groundcover over sandstone retaining walls below a white rendered home with dark louvred pergola, Sydney

Following an inspired house renovation by architect Luigi Rosselli, the owners of this garden in Sydney’s eastern suburbs wanted to create a private paradise with sun-soaked echoes of California and the Mediterranean. A key component of our scope was the redesign of the front garden which is elevated from the street. To provide picturesque views from within the home as well as an engaging approach for guests on arrival, we proposed a wonderfully rich tapestry of shapes and textures through our planting scheme. This included a group of mature olives to take the edge off the afternoon sun.⁠
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Location

Bellevue Hill

Completion

2023

Service

Landscape Architecture, Horticultural Services, Installation

Architect

Luigi Rosselli Architects

Elevated front garden of olive trees, magnolias and cascading planting above sandstone walls, steps and timber garage doors, Bellevue Hill, Sydney
Contemporary dark steel entry gate with cascading Muehlenbeckia and succulent planting on elevated sandstone wall, Bellevue Hill Sydney
Columnar cacti and a spiky succulent before a curtain of cascading groundcover, with a magnolia and white-flowering perennials behind, Sydney
Dry garden of succulent rosettes, columnar cacti and spiky foliage beneath an olive tree, looking over treetops in late light, Sydney
White rendered facade with open louvred shutters behind olive trees, magnolias, columnar cacti and a fiddle leaf fig, Sydney
Streetfront sandstone walls and dark battened garage doors beneath cascading planting, olive trees and a backdrop of magnolias, Sydney
Pale stone steps beside a rendered planter of cascading greenery, columnar cacti, silver succulents and red flowers against white louvred shutters, Sydney
Trailing greenery spilling over a rendered wall beside pale stone steps, with white gaura and a fiddle leaf fig, Sydney
Olive tree in a dark round planter among columnar cacti and spiky succulents, beside a black water feature and magnolias, Sydney
Multi-stemmed olive tree in a round dark planter with gravel mulch, rising above white gaura, with a grove of olives beyond, Sydney
Silver-leaved succulents and spiky rosettes layered with columnar cacti and fine groundcover in front of a dark planter, Sydney
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