A COUNTRY GARDEN

“My inspiration started with the English gentry.”

Will’s mother planted the garden, and had a passion for roses. “It’s a rambling country garden,” says Georgie. Inspired by landscaper Paul Bangay’s work, she and Will installed four garden beds. “I wanted some formality in the garden,” says Georgie. “This is a cutting garden, with herbs and flowers.” In the centre is a unique sculpture of a waratah, made from barbed wire, created by a local artist.

ABOVE: Georgie in the formal garden, which features a barbed wire sculpture. LEFT: Georgie bought the wicker bird cage because “I just loved it as an object,” she says. “It was never going to be for a bird to live in.” OPPOSITE: The sitting room with...