b'Left The side path is a stunning, seemingly random, arrangement of carved pavers and round mill stones. Below Architectural detailing is continued in the garden with arches painted Resene Moonbeam and Resene Half Dutch White. did you know.Steps and paths can become slippery when wet. Avoid falls with Resene Non-Skid Deck & Path, available in arange of colours to suit your home.ReseneMoonbeamReseneHalf Dutch Whiteloves eclectic styles, interpreted in individualorganic, which is another combination SaraSays Robin: It was an incredible experience, ways.Wearecontinuouslytakinginparticularly likes. To keep the clarity of patternworking with someone who was so involved inspiration from everywhere. We have differentwithout major maintenance, Sara had steeland had such an intelligent approachSara inputs but its how we put those together thatedging made to her own design and slicedhad such a huge resource of materials and makes something unique. If you take a bunchinto the ground.inspirationalimages.Itpushedmeand of stuff you like and put it together, its goingTextureisalsoimportant,withriverstonechallenged my design preconceptions but Im to reflect you and work for you, no matterborders playing off against water and grass.really proud of how much we have achieved how eclectic the various components are. IWitharchitecturalcabbagetreesrisingupin what is a fairly small garden and of the dont believe in aesthetic rules. out of feathery acacia Limelight, curly groundattention to detail. She likens the formation of the garden tocovers, spiky oi oi and cushiony scleranthusTheplantchoicesforthegardenwere what happens to a language when it movesbiflorus. There are certainly no sharp edges,stronglyinfluencedbyplantsfromSaras from one country to another. The structure orminimal spaces or hard lines in this garden.childhood.Shebelievesinusingnatives grammar is European but the vocabulary orWhileSarawasquiteclearinhervision,where possible because they are more suited components are local. Thats the beauty oftranslatingthatwithinthespaceavailableto our environment, attract native birds and being here, where Asian and Pacific influenceswas a task taken on by landscape designerneed to be used in order to protect their are so strong.Robin Shafer. She tucked it into shape, andfuture. She also loves the calming effect of And which is why the dramatic yet whimsicalmade it work. Robin also has a dream teamwatching leaves moving in the wind. Jacobean-inspiredlimechipandmondoofpeoplelikeFrontierPoolsandSecondThe side path is an inspired part of the design, grass swirls in the front garden could alsoNature,whoworktogethersowell.Theyborne of necessity for more permeable area beinterpretedashavingMaoriorigins,orareallcreative,dedicatedandtechnicallyunder local body regulations. Having picked Asian the list goes on. While being quiteproficient. It was a design collaboration thatthrough many garden books, Sara became controlled as a pattern, they are also veryworked extremely well.fascinated with rustic garden paths found in 86'