Garden Design

What makes your garden work for you depends on YOU! You might feel most blissful in a Japanese garden, or you may be happiest with a bountiful vegie patch, or you might love a perfumed garden full of roses and gardenias. Whatever style you are keen on, you will need to plan: a well-planned garden not only looks amazing, it makes for easier maintenance.

There are many important reasons to make the choice for getting your garden professionally designed. You may need to adapt to a situation caused by a changing lifestyle. You may have changed your work patterns giving you either more or less time to spend on your beloved garden. Regardless of your lifestyle and increased pressures that take us away from our homes, your garden must be given room, space and time to grow from potential to beauty and function.

Some clients may wish to change their design over time, but many maintain the same garden design for 20 years, simply because they continue to satisfy all their requirements!

After analysis of the space and knowledge of your wishes and budget, Spencer can select and arrange plants to create the look you are after. Your garden will benefit from Spencer's attention to detail, because his goal is always the same: the creation of a garden space for you to enjoy and find easy.

This keeps in mind:

• All aspects of sustainability
• Simplicity
• Beauty
• Utility
• Plants that will thrive

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Tough love is called for in these dry times and for your garden to look good all year round your plants need to respond well to Melbourne's long, hot and dry summers. Your garden will be more manageable in regards to water requirements if the plantings are organised in zones – where it is easier to manage indigenous plants in a region.

List of Drought Tolerant Plants

Spencer will recommend the appropriate plants for the appropriate space. Plant suggestions may include Australian natives or Mediterranean varieties but there are many other types that could also be suitable.

Non-plant material could also be right for your garden – such as stones or gravel. If so, structure and construction methods will be specific to your garden's requirements.

Some other facets that will be considered are soil type, organic matter, the choice of pest resistant plants, PH consideration and sun direction. Rest assured that all plants and materials chosen will reflect the desired effect: your overall planned design.

Sunny, dry weather calls for water-wise, dry or drought-tolerant plants. Such plants still need to be watered regularly until they are established. The following are some examples of dry-tolerant plants, which may be suitable for your garden. Please note that these plants will benefit from supplementary watering in dry periods.

Through emphasis on sustainability, Spencer Wilson Gardens provide both practicality and beauty through design. If your garden is overgrown or boring or lacking the look you desire, Spencer will revamp it into something you can be proud of.