The lucky owners of this house on Sydney’s lower north shore have a tropical getaway, complete with postcard palms and sparkling water, right at their front door. Tucked between the sandstone-clad home and harbour panorama beyond is a lush paradise created by botanical brothers Luke and Jay Baldwin of Formed Gardens.
“When we first saw the property, we were drawn to the wide frontage, aspect to the harbour and abundant mature greenery,” says Natasha MacDonald, who, with her husband Hamish, bought the home in 2018 for themselves and their two children, now 10 and eight. But the view closer to home was a little underwhelming, with an overgrown front garden and a mishmash of hardscaping, including tired timber decking, ho-hum balustrades and a pool fence sitting flush with an “old-school,…
