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desired, can be part concealed with battens to maintain a traditionalcharacter. Shade cloth, if used, should be black as it is less obtrusivethan the green. The fernery can be painted white for a 1920s or 1930sEdwardian style house and garden.Stone garden wallsOn the foothills of Castle Hill, gardens generally had to be terracedwith stairs and winding paths. The local pink granite was usedextensively. These stone constructions should be retained, and thesame stone used for renovations or new work.Fruit treesThe mango tree was the most successful fruit tree for earlyTownsville, as can be seen by a review of backyards today. Everyeffort should be made to retain the mangoes, not only for theirtraditional character, but for their shade and beauty. A wide range offruit trees were available late last century and any of the tropicalfruits, including jack fruit, lychee, loquat, banana or pawpaw, wouldbe appropriate.Vegetable gardenThe vegetable garden was an important part of the Townsville gardenfrom the 1880s until after World War II. A vegetable garden at the rearwould be most appropriate, in keeping with this era, event if it hasmore herbs than were grown in the past, and fewer, or differentvegetables.The flower gardenFlowers popular in southern and English gardens were grown inTownsville's early days. Photos of gardens up to the 1950s or1960s illustrate this persistent tradition with the small, centralbed of flowers, while the remainder of the traditional gardenform was adapted with hardy tropical shrubs such as crotons andacalyphas. Colourful leaves were often used in vases instead offlowers.Today, small shrubs can be substituted for annuals. Gardeniaradicans, dwarf ixora and liriope will be a simpler display, yet notdetract from the traditional character.PlantingIn Townsville today, there is a much increased range of plantsavailable than in earlier times. There are more native plants,more species, and new varieties of the exotic plants once used.Some of the plants used up to the 1930s may be difficult toobtain as their popularity has waned.This makes the selection of plants sometimes difficult. A faithfulreconstruction should use the historical plants; however thegarden renovation could incorporate some of the beautiful newvarieties and native plants if the traditional layout and characteris respected. The traditional layout and plant selection isgenerally more important for the front and side gardens,particularly if the rear of the house is altered with extensions.
Traditional plantsThe following plant lists are a guide for your garden renovationwhich respects traditional character or heritage.Front and rear gardenTrees and palms» alexandra palm - Archontophoenix sp.» black bean - Castanospermum australe» bottle tree - Brachychiton rupestris» cabbage tree palm - Livistona sp.» Canary Island date palm - Phoenix canariensis» frangipani - Plumeria spp» poinciana - Delonix regia - now uncommon due to a soil fungus» queen palm - Syagarus romanzoffiana» rain tree - Samanea saman» tamarind - Tamarindus indica» terminalia tree» fruit trees (commonly at rear of garden) jackfruit, mango,paw pawShrubs» Acalypha hispida and Acalypha sp.» aralia, azalea, coleus» yesterday-today-and-tomorrow - Brunfelsia latifolia» Cordyline terminalis and C. australis» crotons (often along front of house)» gardenia, hydrangea, ixora» malphigia, pavetta, plumbago» poinsettia, roses, stenolobiumClumping plants, features and perennials» agave, canna, gerberas, geranium, hippeastrum, day lillies» periwinkle, lavender, russellia, cestrum» agapanthus - Agapanthus africanus» cycad - Cycas spp» shell ginger - Alpina zerumbet» shrimp plant - Justicia brandegeanaSide garden or boundary planting» acalypha - used as a hedge, often two colours alternated» hibiscus - rosa sinensis» sacred bamboo - Nandina domesticaShaded areas – e.g. under mango trees ,» bush house ferns» anthuriums» marantas» begonias» allocasias» diffenbachias» fruit salad plant - Monstera deliciosa» native violet - Viola hederacea» orchid - Dendrobium sp.Heritage and Character Housing Information Guide 31
Page 1: Heritage and Character HousingInfor
Page 4 and 5: This guide provides conservation an
Page 6: Townsville's historic characterThe
Page 10 and 11: Things to avoid'Renovation' - while
Page 12 and 13: Prepare a master planWhen you have
Page 14 and 15: Place the house in its historical c
Page 16 and 17: the year of construction, only the
Page 18 and 19: Common Townsville house styles'Curr
Page 20 and 21: Modern Movement (1930s - 1950s) Nel
Page 22 and 23: Why have a fence?Houses have fences
Page 24 and 25: Conservation of the FenceResearchIf
Page 26 and 27: treated with rust converters.If bri
Page 28 and 29: Understanding our garden heritageWi
Page 30 and 31: Far Left: Dense plantingto garden a
Page 34 and 35: Vines» pyrostegia, bougainvillea»
Page 36 and 37: The Townsville verandahForm and app
Page 38 and 39: Conservation of the verandahResearc
Page 40 and 41: Above: Another grand Townsville res
Page 42 and 43: Restored House, Mysterton (TCC)Star
Page 45 and 46: 1910, internal walls and walls expo
Page 47 and 48: without investigating their worth,
Page 49 and 50: Part 7: Additions to your houseThis
Page 51 and 52: Modern simple addition to a 1950s T
Page 53 and 54: In the past many houses have been a
Page 55 and 56: worker's bungalow into a grand vill
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