In June 2000, the City of Casey held a garden makeover competition as part of its activities for World Environment Week 2000. It is a unique garden makeover due to its use of recycled materials, both from within the resident’s own home and garden, as well as from other sources.
Casey’s competition, which was won by the Marino family, involved three months of preparation, whereby the Marino’s and Council collected recycled waste.
“A truck load of waste was gathered from their own house and garden that comprised old bikes, bedding, carpet, boots, papers, office waste, clothes, old fencing, manure from animals, bricks, old concrete, food scraps, toys and more,” said Council’s Landscape Design Artist, Brian Carter.
Some of the ingenious creations of the makeover included the use of old concrete footpaths that were broken up and used for paving and garden edging, and discarded 20 year old fence posts were used to make a grand pergola and gazebo with timber from an old roof.
Council received around 150 entries for the competition. The cost of the garden makeover was $3,500. The completed value of the makeover is $12,000.Council has made a video of various stages of the garden makeover.
For further information on this project, contact Brian Carter on (03) 9705 5200.
