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With the price of land soaring
in our cities, it is a real luxury
to be able to acquire extra land
that’s not for building, but to
expand a beautiful landscape.
That’s exactly what the
owners of this property did,
when an adjacent site came
on the market. They took the
opportunity to secure the land
to create a tropical haven that
would be a recreational garden
for their growing family,

complete with pathways,
pools, bridges, waterfalls and
a children’s playground.
Natural Habitats landscape
architect Mark Read says the
company had earlier developed a multi-award winning
landscape around the existing home, which included a
swimming pool, spa and lush
tropical plan F