No. 70 Famous local landscape designer Gordon Ford’s philosophy could be described in 3 words – “keep it simple”. Eltham Garden Retreat is a stunning example of this; 2 mud brick cottages set amidst a hectare of native gardens with natural paths, ponds and waterfalls. Gordon Ford (1918-1999) worked with Alistair Knox and Ellis Stones […]
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Mud bricks, Pise and character houses
The area of Eltham around Diamond Street to the west of the Diamond Creek is one that contains all of the elements of what is often referred to as the “Eltham Character”. They include the hilly terrain, extensive indigenous tree cover, some unmade streets and a significant proportion of “character houses”, many of which are […]