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DESIGNING YOUR NEW FRONT GARDEN: TIPS AND ADVICE TO SUIT TOWNSVILLE’S CLIMATE

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Useful informationFor further guidance refer to the following documents:

z Landscape Guide Designing your Garden by Lendlease: communities.lendlease.com/-/media/communities/au/shared/documents/blog/landscaping-guide.ashx

z Guide 4 Landscaping: An integral Aspect of Sustainability prepared by Townsville City Council: townsville.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/4121/Sustainable-Housing-Guide-4.pdf

Your front garden should provide a great first impression and a welcoming entrance for you and your guests – it can also help keep your home cool and enhance the overall street appeal.

The steps below will help you determine your sites attributes, make the most of your space, choose plants and designs that complement your house and lifestyle and fulfil the landscape and associated covenants requirements.

Process

Elliot Springs guidelines to help you design your front garden

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GUIDELINES TO HELP YOU DESIGN YOUR FRONT GARDEN

Start with a plan

Start with a plan of your home including external window and door locations and position it accurately on your lot plan. The plan should include the north point, contours and any retaining structures, patios, services such as air condi-tioning and hot water units, meter boxes, bins etc.

1 Select a planting theme

Select a planting theme to suit your selected garden style:

• Contemporary - Texture and colour

• Native

NOTE: There are numerous other planting themes you may like to explore such as Edible, Habitat, Tropical/Resort and Cottage Garden.

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Select the plants

Select the plants for your front garden and include the name, number and plant size at time of planting that:

• Responds to the local climate, orientation and breezes

• Have the same requirements such as nutrient, moisture, soil type and aspect

• Are consistent with your chosen garden style and plant-ing theme.

• Locate individual trees, shrubs and ground covers groups on your plan.

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Submit

Submit your landscape design for Covenant approval.

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Construct

Construct the landscape taking into account:

• Depth and quality of topsoil and mulch to ensure your plants flourish.

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Consider the gardens orientation

Consider the gardens orientation to determine where turf and or gardens would best preform and how you may use and present the area.

The orientation of your home, refers to the direction that your house and garden face and should guide the home and gardens overall layout and design and the plants species that will suit and flourish in your yard.

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Select the style of garden

Select the style of garden that suits your home and lifestyle such as:

• Informal - suits Contemporary, Resort, Native and Cot-tage gardens

• Formal – suits Hedged and Edible gardens

Design the location and shape of garden beds and where you want turf, paths, stepper, driveway, fences, etc.

NOTE: These are not exhaustive and there are numerous other styles you may like to explore.

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Native planting themeContemporary planting theme

LetterboxesLetterboxes are an important part of your front garden. They look good located in a landscaped garden bed and in a style that reflects your home, such as a solid pillar style letterbox. The photos below are suitable examples.

Max. 1.8m high fence agreed with neighbour

Plants required to strip between driveway & side

boundary

Fence to finish 1.0m behind adjacent front wall

Minimum of 3 trees or shrubs

Shrubs & groundcover

Residence

Driveway

Gate

Letterbox

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Grass to verge must be made good

Existing street tree to remain and be protected

1 Trees or shrubs capable of growing beyond 3.0m tall and at least 600mm high when planted

2 Shrubs or groundcovers planted at minimum spacing of 1 plant per 1m2

Front garden design for lots 10m wide or less (theme dependant on plant selection and positioning)

Front garden for a lot 10m wide or less


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Contemporary planting theme Native planting theme



boundary




Residence

Driveway

Gate

Letterbox

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Contemporary front garden design (theme dependant on plant selection and positioning)



boundary




Residence

Driveway

Gate

Letterbox

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Informal front garden design (theme dependant on plant selection and positioning)

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Front garden for a lot greater than 10 Metres wide


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Native planting themeContemporary planting theme

Decorative fence Max. 1.8m high


boundary



Residence

Driveway

Gate

Letterbox

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Front yard landscape to return around corner



Secondary FencingThese fences face the street and are required to be decorative in style. The photos below are suitable examples.



Corner lot front garden design (theme dependant on plant selection and positioning)

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Front garden for a corner lot


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Buckinghamia celsissima Ivory Curl Flower

Spectacular flowering small specimen tree; 20cm long cream

blooms

T Height: 5-12m Diameter: 3-5m

Elaeocarpus eumundii

Smooth-leaved QuandongLarge bronze young growth;

clusters of sweetly scented cream flowers


Harpullia pendula Tulipwood

Pale green foliage, insignificant greenish-yellow flowers; orange

seed-cases


Syzygium luehmannii Small-leaved Lillypilly

Glossy foliage; specimen, shade or screening tree; pink new growth;

pink/ red fruit

T Height: 5-8m Diameter: 3m

Fraxinus griffithii Evergreen Ash

Small tree; panicles of small white flowers

T Height: 5-7m Diameter: 4m

Xanthostemon chrysanthus Golden Penda

Screening or specimen plant; masses of yellow flowers; moist;

well drained location


Corymbia ‘Summer Red’ Red Flowering Gum

Hardy; red flowering gum


Grevillea baileyana Brown Silky Oak

Column-shaped; bronze tinge to the leaf under surface; honey-

scented cream flowers


Hibiscus heterophyllus Native Hibiscus

Open habitat; comes in a range of colours

S Height: 3-6m Diameter: 2-3m

Plumeria speciesFrangipani

Deciduous elongated leaves; large and perfumed white or pink

flowers with a yellow centre

T Height: 8m Diameter: 4m

Cordyline speciesPalm Lily

Tropical feature plant; large broad leaves. Some species have green,

pink or reddish foliage


Ixora speciesIxora

Vivid orange, pink or gold flowers; rich glossy foliage; subtropical

screening or feature shrub

S Height: 0.5-2m Diameter: 0.5-1m

Allamanda schottii Golden Trumpet Bush

Compact shrub covered in bright yellow flowers

S Height: 2m Diameter: 2.5m

Cupaniopsis anarcardiodes Tuckeroo

Shade tree with large leaves; decorative orange-yellow seed

pods


Gardenia Glennie River Glennie River Gardenia

Small shrub; fragrant white flowers to 5 cm diameter

S Height: 1-1.5m Diameter: 1.5-2m

Callistemon speciesBottlebrush

‘Bottlebrush’ shaped flower spikes vary from red, yellow, green,

orange, pink or white

T Height: varies Diameter: variesS

Suggested plant pallete You should select plants that perform well in your area. This list is not exhaustive and provides suggestions only.

Native Bird attracting Partial SunButterfly

attracting Full sun

Groundcover - CreeperGTreesT ShrubsS

Contemporary (Texture and colour)

Native garden

ShadedBee attracting

Lizard attracting

Consider a plants water and aspect requirements

Note: Tree sizes on images are indicative. Some plants may contain poisonous parts


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Philodendron ‘Xanadu’ Xanadu

Tropical feel; distinctive glossy lobed leaves; understory or border

plant

S Height: 0.5-1m Diameter: 1m

Liriope muscari ‘Evergreen Giant’ Evergreen Giant

Clumping grass-like perennial with purple flower spikes

G Height: 0.6m Diameter: 0.5m

Callistemon pearsonii ‘Rocky Rambler’

BottlebrushGold tripped bright red brushes; dense habit gives shelter to small

wildlife

G Height: 0.5-1m Diameter: 0.5-1m

Rhoeo spathacea Moses in a Cradle

Short-stemmed; tender foliage groundcover; upright purple and

green leaves in a rosette


Mussaenda philippica Bangkok Rose

Surrounding the flower are pendulous bunches of soft,

coloured “flowers”; velvety leaves

S Height: 1m Diameter: 1-2m

Sygygium ‘Cascade’ Lilly Pilly

Mid-sized; glossy leaves with attractive red and pink new

growth; pink powder-puff flowers


Lomandra hystrix Green matrush

Versatile and hardy plant; tussock grass-like plant forming a clump

G Height: 1m Diameter: 1-1.5m

Dianella caerulea Flax Lily

Clumping perennial plant; small blue flowers in spring + summer

G Height: 0.5-1m Diameter: 0.5-1m

Xanthostemon verticillatus

Little PendaShowy, pale yellow cream flowers and beautiful dark green foliage

S Height: 1-1.5m Diameter: 1m

Pandorea jasminoides Bower of Beauty

Evergreen native climber; dark green leaves; pink funnel-shaped

flowers with maroon throat

G Height: 3m Diameter: 5m

Melaleuca linariifolia ‘Claret Tops’ Claret Tops

Dense compact shrub; small leaves and attractive claret coloured new

growth

S Height: 1-1.2m Diameter: 0.6-1m

Evolvulus pilosus ‘Blue Sapphire’ Blue Sapphire

Groundcover; soft silvery-green foliage; bright sapphire blue

flowers

G Height: 0.3m Diameter: 0.5-1m

Hymenocallis littoralis Spider lily

Upright growing strappy leaf bordering plant; scented white flowers that resemble a spider


Hibbertia scandens Guinea Flower

Vigorous and twining plant with large yellow flowers

G Height: 0.5-3m Diameter: 1-4m

Leptospermum ‘Pink Cascade’ Tea Tree

Cascading semi-prostrate tea-tree with masses of pink blossoms

S Height: 0.5-1m Diameter: 1-1.5m

Alpinia caerulea Native Ginger

Broad sword shaped green leaves with attractive red leaf reverses;

fragrant white flowers

G Height: 2-3m Diameter: 1m

Native Bird attracting Partial SunButterfly

attracting Full sun

Groundcover - CreeperGTreesT ShrubsS

Contemporary (Texture and colour)

Native garden

ShadedBee attracting

Lizard attracting

Consider a plants water and aspect requirements

Note: Tree sizes on images are indicative. Some plants may contain poisonous parts

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