Jury comment
Coastal Woodland Garden masterfully blends and embeds the site’s residence by composing a flowing landscape layer that works with the existing mature gums and compliments the challenging terrain. A masterful composition of textures and colours creates a sequence of intriguing and evocative vistas, with the building and pool merging seamlessly into the landscape. The landscape architect collaborated closely with the client and the local nursery to prioritize indigenous planting, interspersed with selected exotic species. Contributing both biodiversity and interest, this strategy works well with the coastal microclimate and heavy clay soils. Robyn Barlow Design has considered ecological vegetation classifications and observations of nearby habitats and soil conditions to develop an understanding of the growth habits and species diversity of the coastal woodlands as well as a succession planting and maintenance strategy.
Coastal Woodland Garden is located in Flinders, Victoria on the land of the Bunurong people.
Project credits
Landscape architect Robyn Barlow Design Collaborators Rob Kennon Architects; Tristan Green Landscapes Photographers Claire Martin (top); Sue Stubbs (bottom)
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