Makeover Magic – Hot Little Seventh Heaven – Kirsten Sach
Creating a little Bali resort heaven from a blank canvas was more challenging than Kirsten Sach would have originally imagined, but it was well worth it.“The original space had no existing vegetation,” she adds. “Being a frost free area I knew it would be possible to use some frost tender plants safely.”
“It still needs to fill out a bit and then it will have the full green lush effect that they wanted.”
Maximizing the flow between house and garden, and attempting to marry the old heritage villa and tropical style, a rustic bridge crosses over the water channel and through the plants and connects to the path that runs adjacent to the house. “Overhead, the slatted pergola that juts out from the dining room gives a sense of flow out into the garden and creates a more intimate effect.”
A built-in rustic barbecue blends into the garden and into a quiet area located off to one side. This space has a one metre diameter bowl with a Buddha nestled in pebbles and moss. Soft textures of fairy bamboo are contained in raised planters by the timber seat – which Tony built along with other timber features in the garden – and daybeds define the areas. A petanque court off the other side also provides an entertaining space. “They’re both creative and the design of the garden was a pleasure to work on with them.”
Kirsten Sach, director and designer of Kirsten Sach Landscape Design Ltd, is passionate about plants and the outdoors. Her prime interest is in sustainable gardens and two of her gardens, ‘Raingarden’ and ‘Kia ora ai te wai’ Make the water well’ have won a gold and silver award at the Ellerslie International Flower Show in 2007 and 2008 respectively.
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