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Haberfield Gardens, Federation Style
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 * See also Federation Gardens

Federation gardens used collections of different plants, and often used hedging of Privet.
 * "Stands of trees, such as the Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) were used as hedges.
 * The inclusion of specimen trees, such as liquidambars, jacarandas and oaks, were also a common sight in this style of garden and were planted if the room was available.
 * Exotic looking palms, such as the fan palms (Trachycarpus fortunei), were also found in federation gardens." -//[|Don Burke]//
 * Plants were selected to produce year-round colour and interest in the local climate conditions.
 * Initially, evergreen trees were used, but the denseness of shade led to increasing popularity of deciduous trees such as jacaranda, flowering plum and peppercorn. [|[9]]
 * Palms often framed the garden vista, and the native [|Cootamundra wattle] was popular, as were shrubs such as Camellias and standard roses. [|[9]] Conservatories contained begonias and [|adiantum] ferns

1. Feature Ornamental Shrubs








2. Colourful Borders






3. Eclectic Planting




5. Hedging