Johanna and Charlie give a backyard a resort-style makeover

With travel and holidays limited for most families this summer, why not bring your favourite holiday destination home to you? This week, Johanna and Charlie are doing just that. They’re helping a family create a resort-style space in their own backyard that’s part Byron Bay, part Arizona-inspired. With a simple black and white palette, minimalist design features, boardwalks, chill-out spots, a pergola, edible garden and more, the best part of this resort is that it can be enjoyed all year round.

Sue Ferris

Plant list

Love the look of Charlie and Joh's garden?

Here's a list of the plants used:

Star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)
English box (Buxus sempervirens)
Daniella hybrid 'Explorer’
Festuca glauca ‘Beyond blue’
Alocasia macorrhiza
Chamaerops humilis
Kalanchoe ‘Silver spoons’
Solitaire palm
Kalanchoe beharensis
Olive trees (Olea europa ‘Manzanillo’)

Sue Ferris

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Dulux Vivid white for the screens
Dulux Black (4L)
Dulux Night Sky (15L)

For more details, get the January 2021 issue of Better Homes and Gardens, on sale 10 December.

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Charlie Albone

Charlie has worked internationally and in Australia for the past 17 years, designing and building gardens that are timeless, inspiring and enjoyable to spend time in. In 2015 and 2016, he was awarded two Silver gilt medals for his own gardens at the world’s most prestigious flower show The Chelsea Flower Show.

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