How to design a formal, award-winning native garden
In short: Explore a prize-winning native garden near Toowoomba that challenges the idea that native landscapes must be wild and rambling. This video demonstrates how a formal cottage style can thrive using local flora.
Maria and Gordon Reynolds have spent ten years developing an award-winning garden that has earned multiple Carnival of Flowers competition awards. Rather than a wild landscape, they utilize a formal cottage style where regular pruning keeps plants small and controlled.
The garden's success relies on strategic design: removing large trees to increase light, ensuring correct soil drainage, and selecting specific plants for their ideal locations. This approach not only optimizes plant health but also attracts birds that act as natural pest controllers by eating insects.
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