A Sculptural Cliffside Garden With Waterfront Views In Palm Beach

Pepo Botanic Structure director Nicola Cameron looked to a back garden on the other side of the Pacific Ocean for inspiration when beginning function on this serene coastal backyard at Outcrop Property, in Palm Seaside.

‘We have been incredibly inspired by the operate of Chilean landscape designer Juan Grimm,’ Nicola says. ‘We noticed him speak at a meeting in Melbourne and his possess back garden at Los Vilos in Chile was a critical reference when approaching this design and style.’

In spite of being more than 11,000km away from just about every other, the two initiatives shared a quantity of similarities – particularly staying their cliffside spot. But Outcrop House’s rocky and steep situation came with its personal set of problems, such as being completely exposed to the harsh coastal factors, and persistent weeds hidden among the the present planting, which had to be constantly eliminated.

‘Our intention was to generate a garden that would act as habitat for indigenous birds and wildlife,’ she claims. ‘This intended incorporating additional floor cover and reduced-lying crops, which stops more substantial predatory birds preying on scaled-down creatures beneath. Aesthetically, this was also suitable as our clients asked for that any planting increase the see somewhat than obstructing it.’

They chose indigenous types that are environmentally delicate to assistance to stabilise the hillside and stop erosion. Doryanthes excelsa (Gymea Lily), Rhagodia spinescens (Spiny Saltbush) and clusters of Casuarina glauca or ‘Green Wave’ (Casuarina She-Oaks) have been cleverly formed into balls to mimic the rocky landforms and undulating landscape.

‘As the crops have grown, we’ve formed and formed them for aesthetic, framing the breathtaking ocean views with a balancing mixture of texture and foliage – almost everything is linked,’ Nicola clarifies.

Their careful design and style and ongoing routine maintenance has turned the rocky outcrop overlooking Whale Seashore into a overall sanctuary, with a pool, yard sculptures and vertical steel rods beside pathways top down to a yoga deck.

‘The ocean sights are magnificent but I like to stand at the bottom of the back garden and seem back up the hill toward the household,’ Nicola provides. ‘From this vantage level you can acquire in the sculpted balls of bright eco-friendly, which distinction so superbly with the dim gray, a lot less structured varieties of the Westringia, supplying a perfect counterpoint to the bold, fashionable traces and soaring architecture of the dwelling.’