Tuscan courtyard makeover
A stylish makeover turns this courtyard into a relaxing retreat. This courtyard is in desperate need of a fresh new look. The owners want to transform the area into a Tuscan courtyard so they can use the area to entertain and relax. They've ... [... more]
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White Pebble Courtyard
A small, stark inner-city courtyard is cleverly and quickly transformed with the use of sculpture and ornaments, in this "Mediterranean-style" makeover. The courtyard is at the rear of an old Paddington, Sydney, terrace and it doubles as an ... [... more]
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Italianate Courtyard
Con Bilionis loves Italy and everything Italian, so he asked landscape designer Paul Bangay to transform his featureless courtyard into a fabulous Romanesque entertaining area. When talking about design in a restricted space, Paul emphasised the ... [... more]
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Bamboo Courtyard Makeover
This overgrown backyard is turned into an inviting entertainment area. Bamboo has increasingly taken over the backyard of this renovated home and is the first item on the hit list. The bamboo is cut down with a chainsaw and the roots treated with ... [... more]
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Inner City Tropical Courtyard
This inner city courtyard is a very good example of how to create a garden in a small space. The owners moved to Sydney from Adelaide six years ago and virtually brought the backyard with them. They moved from a house with a courtyard so most of ... [... more]
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Greek Style Courtyard
When garden designer Matthew Cantwell first saw the courtyard shown in our segment, it was ugly and dated. Quarry tiles, mission brown furniture and a dilapidated paling fence made it a depressing place where the family definitely did not want to ... [... more]
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Print fact sheet - Courtyard
The owners of a newly renovated Melbourne house called in landscape designer Jim Fogarty to transform their garden into a modern, contemporary courtyard. This posed a few problems, because the area was only about 6x6m (20x20'), the side fences ... [... more]
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Foliage Courtyard
Pat Buchanan was inspired by the Moroccan garden of artist Jacques Majorelle. Her garden features lush foliage and strong structural elements, cleverly planted to disguise the unattractive fences and the limited space in the courtyard. Most of ... [... more]
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Blue Courtyard
Small backyards don't necessarily mean no garden at all. They can be transformed into garden rooms as an extension of the house. One such example of a garden room courtyard was designed by Jim Fogarty. Harditex base sheets are cellulose fibre ... [... more]
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Contemporary Courtyards
Don looked at four gardens by contemporary Melbourne designer, Ewald Cilliers. Ewald constructs waterwise, low maintenance and environmentally responsible courtyards and gardens using coloured, rendered walls and mosaics. Ewald keeps his plant ... [... more]
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Courtyard Makeover
This ugly, disused courtyard was planted with sharp, spiny succulents. The owner, Sally Gebert, explained that it wasn't a safe place for her baby, Cody, to play. Don, Scott and Tara transformed the courtyard into a stylish, outdoor living area, ... [... more]
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Water Theatre Courtyard
Janet Dangerfield asked landscape designer Andrew Quixley to come up with a design for her courtyard that was 'different', and that would arouse all the senses. The result is a fabulous water theatre, which Don describes as the most inventive use ... [... more]
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