A colourful Australian native garden on the Great Ocean Road

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A colourful Australian native garden on the Great Ocean Road | Behind The Garden Gate

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Chloe goes behind the garden gate of a colourful Australian native garden transformed from a challenging block into a tranquil and family friendly seaside oasis. Subscribe 🔔 / @beantheredugthat
This Fairhaven gem thrives against the odds of a clay-based sloping block and exposure to salty winds. We get up close and explore how using natives, clever water management, and thoughtful landscaping design transformed this garden on the Great Ocean Road into a resilient, low-maintenance garden.
We also look at how a blend of salt-air-tolerant plants, an artisanal stone-wall pizza oven, and a charming flower-picking garden replaced the original high-maintenance lawn.
🐸 Explore the garden's heart, a thoughtfully restored stormwater pond crafted from local rocks with the timeless wedge and feather technique-an idyllic oasis for wildlife throughout the seasons.
🌼 We handpick the sturdiest Australian natives growing in this garden and examine garden design ideas, such as arranging plants in groupings to bring a pop of colour all year round.
Chloe's top coastal garden plant pick? The Casuarina 'Cousin It'. It’s the best choice to soften the walled garden edges with its frothy foliage. We think it kind of looks like “green, melting marshmallows”!
📣 Comment below what plant caught your eye in this coastal garden tour/episode of Behind The Garden Gate.
FEATURED PLANTS:
Cotton Lavender (Santolina chamaecyparissus)
Casuarina 'Cousin It' (Casuarina glauca 'Cousin It')
Correa (Correa sp.)
Grasses
Adenanthos (Adenanthos cuneatus 'Coral Carpet')
Kangaroo Paw 'Bush Zest' (Anigozanthos hybrid 'Rambozest' PBR)
Swamp Banksia (Banksia robur)
Sea Lavender / Statice (Limonium sinuatum)
Scrub Apple (Angophora hispida)
Banksia 'Golden Girl' (Banksia ericifolia 'Golden Girl')
Bursaria (Bursaria spinosa)
Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum crispatum)
Nardoo 'Rainbow' (Marsilea mutica)
Grevillea 'Goldfever' (Grevillea hybrid)
GARDEN DESIGN & LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION:
🌱 Garden Design & Build by Ocean Road Landscaping - www.orl.com.au/
FILMED ON: Eastern Maar Country, Fairhaven in Victoria
CHAPTERS
00:00-00:26 - Intro
00:27-00:47 - Hardy coastal garden in front yard
00:48-02:22 - Flowers in the garden
02:23-02:37 - Intro to the pond & water feature
02:38-04:06 - The flower picking garden
04:07-04:24 - Screening plants for boundary
04:25-05:40 - More about the pond, rocks and waterfall
05:50-06:34 - Outdoor entertaining space, pizza oven & rock walls
06:35-07:03 - Back deck & outdoor shower
07:04-07:28 - Outro
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VIDEO CREDITS:
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🌱 Cinematography: Ger Hynes www.hynesiteph...

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@ashd2799 8 ай бұрын

Incredible garden, love your tours!

@BeanThereDugThat 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching :-) And I'm so glad you're enjoying my videos! Such a beautiful garden isn't it - I LOVE all the flowers and that waterfall :-)

@SuperAinslee 7 ай бұрын

Cousin it is the BEST new Native plant on the market !! Loved the Addams Family love the plant Great vid THANKS

@BeanThereDugThat 7 ай бұрын

The best! Such a fun plant isn't it.

@liv4wkn632 8 ай бұрын

I’ve always enjoyed orange kangaroo paws, but I’ve gotta say that Adenanthos Coral Carpet may be my new favorite. 😍 🧡

@BeanThereDugThat 8 ай бұрын

So beautiful isn’t it - I’ll admit I immediately thought of how I could fit it into my garden too!!

@Batch22green 6 ай бұрын

Fabulous Chloe! That "Cousin It" is so lush - love it!

@BeanThereDugThat 6 ай бұрын

Such a funky plant isn't it! Thanks for watching 🙂

@clregarganis612 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing another great garden

@BeanThereDugThat 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching 🥰 I love that you’re loving the videos!

@tobebeautifulbytracybradle7602 8 ай бұрын

Garden envy! I love the Cousin It plant

@BeanThereDugThat 8 ай бұрын

It’s a fun plant isn’t it!

@happyhappyaus2128 8 ай бұрын

love all the natives.

@BeanThereDugThat 8 ай бұрын

they are showcased so well in this garden aren't they! Thanks for watching :-)

@glenyspaterson9615 6 ай бұрын

I’ve been looking here on KZfaq and there is a big lack of Australian content. We need practical tips on how and when to plant. You could make a great impact on this platform.

@BeanThereDugThat 6 ай бұрын

Such great feedback Glenys - thank you :-) I 100% will be making more how & what & when videos - just need to the time and support to do it!

@Charles00-xj3kz 6 ай бұрын

Ahh..more Australian content! What an inspiring garden. Great tour and presented well.

@BeanThereDugThat 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! I’m all about getting more Aussie gardens on KZfaq and I’m trying to realise a new video once a fortnight - but hopefully weekly even! Thanks for your support 🥰

@alisonburgess345 8 ай бұрын

Wow - they've done a lovely job of this garden. Great design and plantings. The rocks are especially well placed and arranged - the risk with rocks is that they end up covered up by plants. Thanks for the tour 🎉

@BeanThereDugThat 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Alison - such a beautiful, happy garden isn’t it! And yes the rocks are still allowed to shine even with plants surrounding them which is nice 😊

@BeanThereDugThat 8 ай бұрын

Ah yes I've heard other garden owners say similar before the plants are added :-) There is just the right amount of rock here

@melissaalexander4943 8 ай бұрын

I love the 'cousin it'. Saw some in a little pot the other day at the shop and didn't think much of it, but how good does it look at this scale? Like a big fluffy blanket draped over the edge of the stones!

@BeanThereDugThat 8 ай бұрын

Big fluffy blankets - that’s the perfect way to describe them too! Yes they don’t look like much in their pots do they….but oh so stunning in the garden 💚

@Nick-sd7um 8 ай бұрын

One of the best native gardens I've seen

@BeanThereDugThat 8 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed the garden and this video! Thanks for watching 🤩

@deborahlee8135 7 ай бұрын

loving the banksia ericifolia

@BeanThereDugThat 7 ай бұрын

So thick and dense isn’t it! Such a great plant 👍🏻

@suepercy8390 6 ай бұрын

Really well done!!!

@BeanThereDugThat 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much :-)

@lorrainel2314 8 ай бұрын

The garden is beautiful ❤ Do they have rabbits? At our holiday home on Phillip Island they are in plague proportions limiting my plant selection. Billy buttons eaten, roots and all. Yes, we did put protection around them until well established 🤦‍♀️😬

@BeanThereDugThat 8 ай бұрын

No rabbits here that I saw - probably purely the location between a cliff to the ocean and busy road - I’d say they’d prefer to go somewhere easier. Such a shame about your Billy buttons :-( That said - I find them a tricky flower to grow even without rabbits!!

@mnj640 14 күн бұрын

I have kangaroos that eat my seedlings. They love acacias. Both frustrating and great that they visit my garden