Kelly's Creek - Chelsea prizewinnerThis garden uses plants suited to a hot dry environment
Kelly's Creek - Chelsea 2002 Gold-Medal-winning gardenRusted steel edging and different coloured gravels add graphic dynamism
Aboriginal influencesPainted poles for vertical impact
Outback inspirationAllium karataviense (bottom right) and Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' (black grass)
Kelly's Creek - vibrant coloursEucalyptus pauciflora subsp. niphophila (Snow Gum) is the only tree used in this garden
Striking and elegantEremerus x isabellinus 'Cleopatra' - the stately Foxtail Lily
Gold Medal and Best in Category – Chelsea Flower Show 2002
Kelly’s Creek
Designed by Alison Wear and Miranda Melville
This garden was inspired by the Australian outback, Aboriginal art and the ‘Ned Kelly’ series of paintings by Sidney Nolan. The sinuous layers of coloured gravels evoke the idea of a dried up creek, and the poles, painted in hot vibrant colours, provide a vertical element and the sense of a forest. The sparse architectural planting and the deep colour of the palisade fencing conjure up the space and drama of the Australian outback.
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