Australian House & Garden

Wildest Dreams

When owners Bryan and Allison sit in their open plan watching the wispy grasses outside shimmering and shimmying in the wind, the evocative vista whisks them away to the wild grasslands of the Victorian plains. Yet, enjoying the best of both worlds, the couple lives in Melbourne’s inner north-west, with all the urban conveniences that implies.

When they bought their double-fronted Edwardian bungalow in 2018, they encountered a “rudimentary” backyard, according to Bryan – a tidy

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