The brief was a 90L evergreen tree for 3 of the 6 courtyards, because they had neighbour-overlook. In something of a horticultural coup, three mature Euc. synandra
'Jingymia Mallee' specimens were sourced from a native tree specialist. Declared as rare flora and endemic to WA, they are a dainty Australian ornamental for small, hot spaces (not to mention a cracking tree in any Perth garden). The lack of lower branches on these specimens brings valuable space to the garden bed of 1.5 square metres, and in time will provide year-round dappled shade for the courtyard The understorey has been deliberately planted as minimalist and neutral, so the new owners can either leave it as a low-maintenance green space, or add their own planting style, which can easily be plugged into the 19mm poly pipe with a dripper for each new plant, upholding the waterwise design.
