Lewisham Road, Prahran Project

Discover the breathtaking beauty of our Prahran project, featuring a carefully curated selection of trees and shrubs. From the elegant Silver Birch with its graceful form and white bark, to the versatile Ficus Hillii Flash for hedging and screening, this project showcases nature's wonders. Explore the smaller shrubs like Arthropodium, Fatsia Japonica, Tractor Seat Plants, Helleborus orientalis, Hydrangea quercifolia, and Buxus japonica, adding texture and color to the landscape. Experience the transformation of the Prahran project into an inviting and enchanting space, where natural beauty thrives.

Location

Prahran, Victoria

Supplied By

Evergreen Trees Direct

Feature TreesHedging

Located in Prahran, this landscape balances crisp structure with lush, leafy texture to create a garden that feels refined, practical and easy to live with. The design centres on evergreen screening for privacy, softened by light-catching feature trees and a layered understorey that adds depth, contrast and seasonal interest.

Site Conditions

Setting: Inner-metro courtyard and boundary conditions
Light: Mixed sun and shade across the day
Design requirement: Low maintenance, high structure planting that stays neat and reliable year round

Design Intent

Privacy and definition: Dense screening to create seclusion and calm within an urban setting.
Feature moments: Canopy and trunk form used to bring height, rhythm and a sense of arrival.
Layering and softness: Understorey planting used to soften hard edges and enrich the mid-ground.
A garden with narrative: A clear progression from structured boundaries to softer, textural planting, so the garden reveals itself in layers.

Planting Palette

Ficus hillii 'Flash' for screening
Betula pendula 'Moss White' for feature canopy
Laurus nobilis for structure and screening
Buxus japonica for low structure and edging
Ligularia reniformis for bold foliage in shade

Smaller Shrubs and Understorey

The underplanting was selected to strengthen the garden's mid and lower layers, adding contrast in leaf shape, finish and scale while keeping maintenance straightforward. A mix of architectural foliage, shade-tolerant perennials and classic evergreen structure creates a planting scheme that feels balanced and composed.

Selected shrub and understorey palette:
Arthropodium
Fatsia japonica
Ligularia reniformis (Tractor Seat Plant)
Helleborus orientalis
Hydrangea quercifolia
Buxus japonica

Together, these smaller shrubs bring texture, colour and continuity, supporting the screening and feature trees to create a garden that reads well from every angle.