Never short of ideas or energy, Dee Napier has built a garden designed to flow with the landscape and inspire generations to come.
Dee Napier would rather tune in to her garden than turn on the TV news. Every evening before sunset, while her husband Rob watches the evening bulletin, she spends about an hour outdoors, contemplating the green wonderland she has shaped over the past 37 years. “That’s my time for thinking – about plants, life, everything,” she says. It’s a ritual that says a lot about her love of nature. “When you have a garden,” she explains, “you’re always planning for the future. It gives you the impetus to keep going.”
Dee, Rob and their son Andrew moved to Kyalla Park, near Orange in the Central West region of NSW, back in 1982. It’s a naturally blessed site of about 40ha, with gentle undulations, a creek and rich basalt soils. When they arrived, there was a residence dating back to 1913, a constellation of outbuildings and just the remnants of a garden. “There were some beautiful old trees, but the rest of the garden had been neglected for years and the sheep were almost up to the house,” Dee recalls. The homestead needed refurbishing, but her desire to start a garden took priority. “We could have done with a new kitchen, but I wanted a bulldozer instead, to shape the garden.”
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Megan Morton's - RURAL IDYLL
The stylist and author reveals the secrets to her decorating journey with Mimosa Moon, her home in the Northern Rivers region of NSW.
RURAL RETREAT
A Colonial-look 1970s property on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria is gently renovated with an English-country aesthetic in mind.
Michael Reid OAM
The renowned art dealer and entrepreneur, who runs a congregation of creative businesses across the globe, shares the moments and muses that have shaped his extensive career.
MASTER peace
Gallery owner Michael Reid has created his own living paradise, a rambling garden he keenly shares with fellow art lovers who visit the Murrurundi, NSW, gallery location.
GARDENS of the world
Up close and personal with the most memorable gardens in Morocco and Spain.
INTO the wild
Three words inspired the rework of this Kangaroo Valley, NSW, home among the gum trees: embracing, vibrant and Animalia.
COUNTRY kitchen.
Flavourful and warming dishes from The Cordony Kitchen with seasonal vegetables as the stars of the show.
HOLIDAY at home
Missing the Indonesian villa they enjoyed on a recent holiday the owners decided to recreate their own retreat at home.
STATEMENT piece
For a holiday home that embodies the coastal beauty of Bermagui, NSW, minimalist bricks were the natural choice, inside and out.
EFFORTLESS charm
With a discrete street frontage, this home fulfils the brief to keep its visual impact on the lush surrounds to a minimum.
