Planting & makeoversin Glenmore Park

A front yard makeover is often the quickest way to lift the look of a house, whether you are selling, renting it out or just tired of looking at bare soil. We plan the beds with you, improve the soil, plant, and mulch, so the garden is finished on the day we leave.

We favour plants that suit the conditions: grevilleas, westringia, lomandra, dianella, kangaroo paw and native grasses, with hardy exotics such as agapanthus, salvia and rosemary where you want them. Everything is chosen to survive a Penrith summer with sensible watering.

Planting straight into Glenmore Park clay without improving it is the most common reason new gardens fail. Water sits in the hole like a bucket after rain and roots rot; in summer the same hole sets like brick. We break up the soil, add gypsum and compost, and plant slightly raised.

When and how often

Autumn, from March to May, is the best time to plant in western Sydney. Spring, from September to October, is the next best. Summer planting is possible with a drip line.