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Harpley Landscaping Guidelines Harpley Landscaping guide communities.lendlease.com Your garden Your garden will form a part of your communities overall habitat and biodiversity. Native birds and other wildlife will be attracted to your native plants, and will continue to prosper in the area. Your garden is your personal haven, a sanctuary from your day to day life. It can be a place and a focal point in your life where you can relax and entertain. The following guide has been created to help you plan your new garden. It’s time to get excited and start planning! Contents 05 Garden Design Principles Things to consider when planning your garden 07 Designing a Sustainable Garden Planning wisely for the future 08 Garden Components and Structures The elements that make up your garden 10 Design for the Sun Make the most of your garden’s aspect 12 Design for Biodiversity Attracting native fauna to your garden 13 Design for Bushfire Protection Tips for bushfire protection in your garden 14 Garden Styles Ideas for designing a great garden 22 Harpley Plant Palette Suggested plants for your garden 25 Plants to Avoid Common weeds and poisonous plants 26 Creating and Maintaining Your Garden Tips for establishing and maintaining your garden 30 Design Requirements and Approvals Garden design requirements 31 Plant Species A note on plant choice 2 3 Garden design principles When you start to plan your garden, there are some principles you need to consider early in the design process. This will ensure that the end result is compatible with your needs and tastes and is as functional and beautiful as possible. Your garden should be compatible with your home Make your garden an extension of your indoor living areas so you can make use of both your home and garden to enhance your lifestyle. Consider how you will use your garden Consider the different purposes of your garden and map out the best places for them. Consider drainage Ensure that slopes and grades adequately drain the lot to avoid pooling of water which can create problems for your own house as well as your neighbours. Stick to a style It is worthwhile researching different styles of gardens to determine which type you wish to create. Some examples are: • Informal bush garden: natural. • Contemporary garden: modern and minimal. • Native formal garden: structured and controlled. Refer to pages 14-17 for a sample layout and suggested plant list for these styles. A place for everything Don’t forget to consider the location of service areas like the letterbox, rubbish bin, air conditioning unit, water meter etc. They should be easily accessible whilst screened from view. Make your garden special Introducing a ‘focal point’ such as a sculpture or a water feature can create a point of interest in the garden. Furniture can also help to complete the picture and extend your living space. 4 5 Designing a sustainable garden A sustainable garden is a healthy and resilient garden that will endure over time without the need for high input of resources such as water. The natural functions and processes of the garden are able to maintain themselves into the future. Some principles you should consider include: Think about plant selection A sustainable garden contains carefully selected water-wise plants, and plants that will not become environmental weeds. Plants that are local to the region, and others that grow in similar conditions are most likely to need the minimum water, care and ongoing maintenance. Look at what is growing well in nearby gardens. Plan to conserve water Water can be conserved in various ways, including using mulch to conserve soil moisture, efficient irrigation, grouping plants with similar water needs together, applying water only when necessary, and by installing a water tank or using recycled water. Design for biodiversity A sustainable garden provides habitat for local native fauna such as small birds, butterflies, bats, lizards and frogs. Limit energy consumption and use of pesticides Your garden’s design, plant selection and choice of materials will largely determine the level of maintenance required. A sustainable garden is designed to minimise the use of electric tools or fuel-powered tools such as lawn mowers and chain saws. A sustainable garden uses little if any pesticide or Design for local conditions chemical that could harm natural insect populations and other beneficial organisms. Consider the place you live and design your garden Consider the use of materials specifically for its location. Some considerations you A sustainable garden does not use materials that in may have include: their acquisition or production, threaten vulnerable • The type of soil you have, how well it drains and if it ecosystems. Unsustainable materials may include rocks, needs improvement. pebbles or wood collected from wild landscapes. Select • The amount of natural rainfall and how much artificial timber from sources with a sustainable certification such watering is appropriate. as AFS, FSC or PEFC. Many recycled and innovative • The land gradient you are working with and if you products are now available which are good alternatives have naturally dry or damp areas. to unsustainable materials. • If you need windbreaks, shade or access to northerly sunlight. For further information on sustainable gardening, visit the Sustainable Gardening Australia online • If you need to consider fire risk. magazine: www.sgaonline.org.au • If you want the garden to contribute to energy efficiency in the home. 6 7 Garden components & structures Many components work together to make up a beautiful garden. Consideration should be given to each component individually, and also as a whole, to ensure coherence and continuity throughout your garden. Hard surfaces • When positioned correctly, define spaces and create day and also easy to take out on • Pavers, concrete, stone and other deciduous trees can create a opportunities for seating. garbage night. shady place in summer, and allow materials can be used for outdoor Water in the garden Container gardening areas such as pathways and the sun to penetrate into the space • The addition of a water feature, • Container gardening is a good driveways. There is a huge variety in winter. pond or birdbath in your garden solution for small spaces such as of paving types available including • The success of your garden will can have many benefits. A clean the front porch. clay and concrete, which can be depend on soil depth and quality. water source will attract birds and textured, coloured, polished or • Use a good quality potting mix full other wildlife to your garden. honed. Lawn areas of organic matter and containing The sound of running or falling • Maintaining a lawn will require the a slow release fertiliser. Plants Planting water is also relaxing and most time, energy and resources in in containers require more water peaceful. Be aware of water • A group of plants of the same your garden, so carefully consider than plants in the ground because restrictions when considering a species planted closely together the amount of lawn you need and they dry out more quickly, and water feature or pond. can give a full, lush effect. Consider are prepared to maintain. Ensure need to be fertilised more often. the location of different groups of you have easy access to get a lawn Service areas plants, eg screening plants, hedge • Many native plants thrive in mower to the turfed area • Your garden needs to house the plants, accent plants, border plants. containers. Examples include • Groundcovers are an excellent more functional aspects of day banksias, boronias, correas, • A row of quick growing screening low-maintenance alternative to day life. This includes easy croweas, ferns, native violets, plants along the boundaries of your to lawn. access to the letterbox, water eremophilas and grevilleas. block can create privacy and help meter, airconditioning units etc. to soften fence lines. Planting along Retaining walls • Your rubbish and recycling bins your front boundary can also define • Retaining or garden walls can should be easy to access every your own private domain. create structure in a garden, 8 9 Design for the sun N The final layout and design of your garden North facing garden Shade trees • Receives sun all day will be greatly influenced by the direction your protect garden from the Shade trees garden faces. afternoon sun protect • Needs shade from the west garden from midday sun • Plants should be able to withstand The direction of sunlight and the amount of AFTERNOON SUN full sun shade your garden receives will determine the Plants tolerant of full sun • Consider deciduous trees to shade plant species that will flourish in your garden, the garden and house in Summer but the amount of shading you will require and the allow plenty of sun in Winter location of paved or other hard surfaces. MORNING SUN You will also need to consider the mature height of the plants you select and the proximity of your neighbour’s house, fencing N and planting, as these are likely to cause some shading on your property. MORNING SUN Shade tolerant plants close South facing garden to the house and fence • Sunlight and heat received Shade tolerant predominantly from the west in the AFTERNOON plants close SUN to the house afternoon as this area is Shade trees highly shaded protect garden • Garden closest to the house receives from the afternoon sun little sun Turfed area to front of garden • Plant species should be shade tolerant MIDDAY SUN N Screening shrubs along boundary to provide shade to driveway East facing garden
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