nature of the city

Richard Unsworth of Sydney’s Garden Life details the morphing of a small urban garden into a lush and layered green haven

RICHARD UNSWORTH

Redfern is an exciting and diverse suburb sitting at the southern end of Sydney’s CBD. Like other inner-city areas, it has a working-class history. However, over the years it has become gentrified as property prices have grown and young professionals have flocked there, wanting to live within walking distance of the city. I bought my first house in this colourful suburb and, after leaving Darlinghurst, Garden Life had its second home here on busy Cleveland Street for more than eight years. Its densely packed terrace houses have mostly been renovated to provide their owners with modern conveniences and better connections to their rear garden spaces, which, like those of Paddington and other inner-city zones, can be rather small and confined. This project was no exception. The traditional cottage was originally…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2021

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