Vanishing Point
Westmere, Auckland
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A long thin sliver of space meant a tight brief for a client who wanted a real garden and a lawn. The key design move was to remove a proposed retaining wall and to created a steeply sloping vertical garden that allowed for deep planting composition as well as space for little feet to enjoy the pleasure of grass
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A single winding curve allowed the design to create depth of space with little pockets to sit within and to draw the viewers eye to the beautiful street tree that offered a wonderful borrowed view.
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Key Plants
Asplenium bulbiferum, Achillea millefolium yellow, Alchemilla mollis, Carex comans ‘Frosted Curls’, Cercis canadensis, Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant', Daphne odora, Euphorbia wulfenii, Anemone x hybrida ‘Pink’, Hebe speciosa ‘Blue’, Hellebores - winter rose, Isotoma fluviatalis, Viola odorata, Thymus nummularius,
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Architects
Guy Tarrant
Maintenance
Adele Andrews
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