by Secret Gardens
Randwick Sydney, NSW, AU 2031 · 119 photos
Secret Gardens of Sydney
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samtiki wrote:
What are the thinner spikey plants as the border? »
· Comment · 7 weeks ago
Secret Gardens It is Liriope.
6 weeks ago · ·
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jwaldrop0410 wrote:
Landscape - Can you tell me where the pot in back center came from? »
· Comment · 3 months ago
Secret Gardens It is beautiful isn't it - this was our client's and she asked us to use it in the renovation of her garden.
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afeelion wrote:
plants? - anyone know what the cool spikey plants names are??? »
· Comment · 10 months ago
Secret Gardens Do you mean the larger ones near the pot and behind the chair? If so they are Bromeliads.
10 months ago ·
eclecticeye They are indeed "Imperial Bromeliads".
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8. Less is often much, much more. The word "uncluttered" comes to mind for this grassy nook. One Ali Baba–scale urn plus one simple, striped awning chair, and all of a sudden the space has a point of view.The urn feels permanent, anchoring the base of a tree trunk. The chair is less so, but that's part of its charm. Plunked down here for a moment, the chair turns a lush, tropical setting into a room — something to be visited and occupied, rather than just observed. (Imagine an outdoor dining table plus six chairs instead and you'll see what I mean. They would dominate the space, making it impossible to view the plantings). I like to imagine having this space all to myself, thank you very much!
Add an appropriately scaled architectural element. Large palm leaves and other tropical plants could eat up most garden statues like a Venus flytrap gobbles insects. This urn's simple shape does not distract from the shapes of the lush and exotic plants.
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