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Charlie Albone
Have Straight Lines Had Their Moment? Why Curves Are Shaping Modern Gardens
For years, modern garden design was dominated by straight lines. Square lawns, rectangular garden beds and perfectly parallel paths became the go-to look for new homes across Australia. Clean, structured and easy to plan, they suited the architecture of the time. Today though, the trend is beginning to soften. Landscape designers are moving towards gardens that feel more natural, more inviting and more connected to the environment around them. Instead of rigid corners and sharp edges, we’re seeing flowing pathways, curved garden beds, circular lawns and organic planting layouts becoming the centrepiece of Australian backyards. It’s a subtle change, but…
Getting the depth wrong on garden edging is one of those mistakes that doesn’t announce itself straight away. The edging goes in, everything looks fine, and then three months later the lawn is creeping back into the bed, or the edging is lifting out of the ground on one side, or the whole run has shifted a centimetre off line after a decent downpour. Depth isn’t the most glamorous part of the installation conversation, but it’s the part that determines whether the edging actually does its job. The Number People Usually Ask About The standard recommendation for steel garden edging is…
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