This garden is next to a coastal inlet so needs plants that tolerate salt winds. As the soil is sandy and free draining, irrigation was used to help plants over the drier months. The large pohutukawa at the front were thinned and reduced to keep a screen but not to create too much shade. The two large palms at the back were kept and another one added.
Back garden with deck, glass balustrade, steps and planters with coastal planting. The two existing nikau palms were kept and a new one planted to form three palms. Two new puka give structure on the right, and echium, hebe, pimelia and ligularia accent and colour underneath. . Nikau palm under planted with Ligularia, or tractor seat plant. Front garden under the shade of large pohutukawa. Either side of the curved pathway are renga lilies, Clivia, Asplenium ferns and Clianthus or kaka beak
