In Australia, we’re truly blessed with some of the world’s most scenic landscapes, many of which are verdant and tranquil spaces along some of the world’s finest coastal areas. For dual occupancy home owners, it’s only fair and natural to want some greenery on their properties, giving themselves or their tenants a private little garden space to lounge and relax in.
The key to adding beautiful green spaces is clever landscaping and design, and it just so happens that an experienced developer such as Trevor Homes can make your dual occupancy home feel cosy and green, even if your properties are located near a CBD or in a fairly dense neighbourhood.
Here are a few ways to incorporate greenery in your dual occupancy home to add beauty and to add privacy:
Plant Vertical Gardens
One great way to make exterior spaces feel more vibrant is to use planters mounted on the walls. It feels quite typical of Tyrol or Bavaria, having colourful flowers on sills just underneath your windows, and depending on the type of flowers you plant there, you can enjoy some pleasant aromas wafting into your living spaces.
You can also use native species along your fences, like kangaroo paw or dichondras, which add a nice splash of colour without taking up a lot of space along the ground in your back garden.
Decorate Privacy Fences
Line up the fences along the boundary of each property with some greenery, either using species that grow vertically or that can be put up in planters hung upon the surface of the fence.
Species that are tolerant to drought deserve special mention, especially because drought is so commonplace in many parts of the country nowadays. Westringia or lomandra are great for adding a splash of colour.
Have a Shared Garden in Communal Spaces
If your dual occupancy home is designed to have common spaces for residents, you can make great use of the garden by having a shared garden. While it’s nice to have decorative plants and flowers there, it’s also quite nice to have edible plants there or even a little herb garden.
Decorative Rooftops and Balconies
Many dual-occupancy homes are only a single storey, but for those with taller multi-storey developments with balconies or usable rooftops, a little greenery there can go a long way to making the space feel vibrant.
Rooftop grass is often impractical, but synthetic grass can give your rooftops a pleasant texture and appearance without the need to worry about fertilising or watering, of course.
For balconies, potted plants and hanging planters are another obvious couple of choices that don’t take up too much space but add plenty of greenery to the property.
Use Privacy Hedges
Garden hedges are quite popular in the UK and can be both pleasant and functional in many dual-occupancy homes here in Australia. Rows of tall hedges can act as a great way to divide properties and add privacy, but you can also go for low hedges of shrubs to delineate properties whilst still letting plenty of sunlight into the garden and windows.
Remember to keep hedges pruned, either by a qualified gardener or arborist, as frequent pruning helps them grow back thicker and denser, which helps maintain privacy and keeps the hedge healthy.
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