Landscape Designer: Ben Scott Garden Design Photo Credit: Simon Griffiths
When Melbourne-based landscape designer Ben Scott first laid eyes upon the 20-acre property that would become Flinders Garden, he knew that the native Eucalyptus trees would serve as the basis for his vision. Using their strong lines as a starting point, Scott transformed the 20-acre property into a hazy, romantic landscape with an architectural backbone.
The golden foliage of perennial sedge (Carex) adds texture and warmth to the landscape.
Round shapes and flowing silhouettes echo the slopes of the land.
At the base of eucalyptus trees, white correa (Correa alba) is pruned into round doughnuts.
Boston ivy cloaks a wall bordered with granite gravel.
Shrubs including Westringia and silver-leafed germander are clipped into globes.
A turf developed in drought-prone Australia, Kikuyu 'Village Green' is a low-water alternative to a traditional lawn.
Ginkgo trees (Ginkgo biloba) anchor the corners of a gravel seating area.
Portuguese laurel encloses a patio area, while Boxwood, Cotyledon orbiculata and Acanthus mollis grow in the foreground.