SO COOL, so casual

This grand garden has a gem of an idea - or three - that can transform your own plot!

Camellias are a classic cool-climate plant and so versatile. Make a row of them as a hedge or plant just one as a glorious standalone specimen.

If you're looking for inspiration for your -garden, think big and visit the rambling estate of Windyridge at Mt Wilson, west of Sydney. Here, the natural beauty gently rolls down across 2ha of lawns, where cool-climate shrubs, trees and the Australian bush are integrated to create a series of rooms that are seemingly without walls. Every bit of this garden will stimulate your plans to turn your patch big or small - into paradise!

"It's peek-a-boo time wherever you are in the Windyridge garden, with vistas offering an invitation to explore and go on an adventure. of discovery. This lovely garden is brimming over with ideas you can steal for your own patch.

11 DESIGN TIPS

Plantings at Windyridge take into account the aspect of the garden - there are always places of shade and all-day sun - and the sloping land. It's a place where design tricks are entirely and perfectly natural.

1 POWER OF PINK

When greenery dominates, give it a vibrant run for its money with big and bold flowers -cool-climate lovers such as the rhododendron never fail to star!

2 HOW TO FAKE IT!

Sometimes your soil type want in your garden. Instead, create an artificial environment in a pot - here using a succulent potting mix for Sedum sieboldii.

3 SEASONAL CHANGE