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‘Sea-Changer’ For Sale

Mirror Deck with epiphytic greenwalls at ‘Sea-Changer’

Dear Garden Lovers of mine ..

Yes after 48 years, 10 of them here at 21 Lavinia Street, Forresters Beach on the Central Coast, I’ve decided to sell, retire and remove to FNQ Cairns.

Happy Easter Weekend and hoping there may be a better fate for ‘Sea-Changer’ garden than going to landfill, to make way for prospective new owner’s possible priorities in replacement of current garden space for lawns and a pool.

No planting from ‘Sea-Changer’ will transfer successfully from cool subtropics to wet tropics grow conditions. I’m wondering if avid gardening friends and family you may have would be interested in purchasing a 3 bedroom house, with a garden made from rare, non-general line hard to find planting.

If so, here is the listing link not yet live at the 2 big sites …

https://theagencynsw.agentboxcrm.com.au/contact-61acae9b4d4c836e75218241cc4ec1b2-7P90598

For off market house viewings over Easter up till TUES 29th APR, please contact Nick West ‭0409 078 444‬at TheAgencyTerrigal nickwest@theagency.com.au

Listing will go live on WED 7th MAY ’25 after which open house inspections will launch on SAT 10th MAY, with Auction date SAT 31st MAY.

Best wishes and thanks for reading the Garden Lovers posts over the years… I hope you’ve enjoyed reading them as much as I have enjoyed creating them ..

Peter

Peter Nixon – Paradisus Garden Design

Good performers in the May garden .. for you !!

Holmskioldia sanguinea lutea – Chartreuse Chinese Hat

Garden Lovers, did you know there’s another interesting near evergreen shrub to brighten the late garden that’s flowering now.. ? For an intriguing fresh chartreuse splash in the May garden, Holmskioldia sanguinea lutea or Gold Chinese Hat from the lower Himalaya & Myanmar is for you ! I’ve used it here in the ‘Sea-Changer’ garden in the Sun Trap plot that receives northern sun all year but it would also tolerate half day sun as a an upright to lax, 2m shrub with a cut after flowers to bring new canes for the following season.

Gold Chinese Hat combines well with yellow variegated flashed bromeliad (alcantarea)

Just nearby and for combined ‘pop’ at the same time of year, you could use Barlaria cristata ‘Lavander Lace’ as a really useful sub-shrub to around 1.5m with a cloud of pretty, striped, mini trumpets.

Soooooo pretty, just as the worst of the heat has passed and we look into the garden for some fresh seasonal change.

‘Planty Fierce ’18’ …. was a fun day

‘Sea-Changer’ mirror deck with Bruce Buddha

‘Planty Fierce ’18’ at the end of last month was a sparkling Autumn day, refreshed by an early shower and internet was high from all visitors, especially this young one having a closer look at the mirror Buddha on the long deck looking down to ‘Sea-Changer’s’ Shade Hut.

Talking to Ross & Chris Bolwell from ‘Bloom’n Greenery’ nursery

Nothing extinguishes interest and plenty of people arrived into brilliant sunshine in the Sun Trap plot where I spoke to many on questions around how to make their home gardens even better !

The unirrigated “L” shaped, west facing, wrap around garden surrounding ‘Sea-Changer’

The 2pm ‘Walk & Talk’ brought forward many interesting questions, like how to make a ‘green-fence’ alternative to fence palings using Solandra longiflora over black pvc coated mesh. Thanks to all PF ’18 Helpers and Peter & Ruth Donnelly’s fabulous Coachwood sales tables loaded with new and interesting ‘must haves..’.

‘Planty Fierce’ Saturday, 28th April 2018 10am – 4pm $10 gate at each garden

Manettia cordifolia – Brazilian Firecracker Vine at ‘Sea-Changer’ shade hut, a thick, high summer rug of tiny scarlet bells

Garden Lovers, see Facebook Event page for Planty Fierce details this year, bringing you two Central Coast gardens. Visit Ray Henderson’s iconic ‘Paradox’ at Glenning Valley in the morning and my ‘Sea-Changer’ after lunch at nearby Forresters Beach. Its a lovely day out of the city, to see a pair of exciting designer gardens as inspiration for your own, just an hour’s drive north on the Pacific Motorway from the on ramp at Wahroonga.

‘Paradox’ vibrant textures and exciting plants sales

Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible, I’ll be giving a ‘ Q & A walk & talk’ at 2pm

Peter Nixon’s ‘Sea-Changer’ – 21 Lavinia Street, Forresters Beach plant sales by Coachwood’s Ruth & Peter Donnally

Ray Henderson’s ‘Paradox’ – 25 Curringa Close, Glenning Valley plants sales featuring sun tolerant bromeliads with designer companion plantings

NOTE: many of the plants you see at each garden will be for sale on the day !!