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“By investing in a
beautifully
landscaped garden,
you are increasing
the value of your
property…”
For all enquiries:
Ph: 1300 885 162
Tom Munro on 0412 707 787
Nick Florio on 0414 783 218
countryexpresshomes.com.au
DRY RIVERBEDS
WHY CHOOSE US?
Country Express Homes add beauty and value to your
home whilst building on your investment.
With over 25 years’ experience in the industry we have
grown to understand that every property is a unique
project. We believe in maximizing the potential of your
home by developing a custom design.
We pride ourselves on being able to identify all the
positives of your property and capitalizing on them.
We’re committed to eliminating the weaknesses by
turning them into strengths.
COUNTRY
EXPRESS
HOMES
Landscaping & Driveway Designs
ROCKERIES
RETAINING WALLS
LANDSCAPING
DRIVEWAYS
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COUNTRY EXPRESS HOMES
We’re a locally owned and operated business that specialise in the creation of
unique landscaping designs that provide a beautiful and practical outdoor space for
your property that increases value.
Our signature feature is our Dry Riverbeds, which are both beautiful and
practical in creating solutions for wet areas around your property.
We use only natural materials and predominantly Australian native plants and
we also offer services in Rockeries & Retaining Walls, Driveways, General Landscaping
and House Relocation.
We’re located in Healesville in the heart of the Yarra Valley and provide services
to properties located in Healesville, Yarra Valley, Dandenong Ranges and the Eastern
suburbs of Melbourne.
By landscaping you are investing in your property. Find out how we can
increase the value of your property, call us today!
WHO ARE WE?
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“Solve your wet
area problems in
the garden…”
Dry riverbeds are a beautiful and
practical solution to a wet area in
the garden. Make a positive feature
out of your negative space.
DRY RIVERBEDS
Dry riverbeds are a big advantage for your
property for two major reasons; One) It takes care
of wet areas, draining water underground, and,
Two) The pebbles make a garden come to life
when combined with the correct planting and
rockery. A dry riverbed looks much more appealing
than the standard boring bark and shrubs. When
the pebbles are wet, they come to life displaying
hidden colours and when the riverbed is dry it still
looks fantastic. The concept for featuring dry
riverbeds in our designs came about while
camping one day in a hot area in a dry riverbed.
It was much cooler in the riverbed and after three
days it grew on me by how beautiful it looked
compared to the barren landscape outside the
river. Growing up near the Emerald Lake in
Victoria where there are many creeks and rivers,
dry riverbeds now form a major part of our
landscaping. Most importantly, dry riverbeds are
practical in solving the problems of wet areas and
they add life by creating a standout feature to the
area. Better still every dry riverbed is a unique
garden feature that will last the test of time.
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“Increase
your property
value…”
By investing in the landscaping of
your garden you will substantially
increase the overall value of your
property as well as improving the
enjoyment of living in your home.
LANDSCAPING
Landscaping your property and creating
stunning features to be viewed when
arriving or overlooking the garden is a
must. One of the key principles of our
landscaping designs is to create space,
by not blocking the view and drawing
the eye deep into the property to absorb
all the beauty and scenery. A
definite landscaping mistake is to have
small blocks of garden beds everywhere
as it makes the space too busy.
The goal of our landscaping is creating
depth as you can see from our gallery.
The value that landscaping adds to any
property is immense. Almost always the
money you invest in your garden will
equal double the value added to your
home.
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ROCKERIES & RETAINER WALLS
Rockeries and retaining walls are a favourite landscaping feature of ours and our clients alike. To create structured banks in your garden you have two choices: you can retain the soil and use boring sleepers or brick walls without adding any aesthetic value or you can combine some rocks, native shrubs, some colour, and some sleepers and create an incredibly appealing and very inviting space which adds heaps of value to an area that may have been very bland.
“Improve the structure and appeal of your garden…” “In my travelling through the bush and mountain areas I was fascinated by how these massive rocks would stay on the mountain sides and not move. When I found out why it made sense, three quarters of the rock must be buried and each rock locks the other one in position right down to the bottom. Complimented by plants of all sorts, rockeries encourage the native fauna while the plants cradle the rocks, making them look like they have always been a natural feature of the garden. This is a very highly skilled way of doing things and the great Ellis Stone mastered this skill many years ago. The natural beauty of a rockery adds incredible value to a property before you even enter the home. We have had many clients become friends through the love of these features. The combination of rockeries and retaining walls can be used to complement a house or driveway as well.“
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First impressions count. Your
driveway is the first impression of
your home so why use the unnatural
look of concrete and asphalt when
the natural materials of Tuscany
Toppings, Lilydale Toppings, and
alike add more depth and natural
appeal to your garden and driveway?
While at times we may add cement
to the natural products to give it extra
strength, you can’t tell that it has
been added as it does not detract
from the natural look. When
designing our driveways, we always
add plenty of curves to break up the
starkness of straight lines, as your
house has enough straight lines as it
is. We compliment the edges of the
driveways with rocks, sleepers, logs
and Jarra edgings to soften the look
and add life to your driveway and the
overall presentation of your house.
“Enhance the entrance to your home…”
Driveways are the entrance to
your home, they can be
beautiful as well as practical,
increasing the overall appeal
and adding value to your
property.
DRIVEWAYS
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Nick Florio is the Owner and Landscaper at
Country Express Homes.
Nick has over 25 years in the industry and
is very passionate about landscaping. His
creative vision and landscaping skills are
second to none. All work he undertakes is
done with professionalism and attention to
detail. He takes an average garden and
turns it into a masterpiece.
With Nick’s extensive experience comes
extensive knowledge. Here’s what he’d like
to share…
“The space between the
notes makes the
music”,
“Here is a little formula that we have: 1 rock in a garden is lonely, 2 rocks may
have a fight, a 3rd rock will keep the peace but 7 rocks – they have a party! In
other words, nature is unpredictable and it’s beautiful. If you’re placing rocks,
they should be at a good size. Rocks should be one third buries to create the
sense of being there for a long time and this adds to their stability. With shrubs
and trees, start off with a high tree and work your way down until you get right
down to the lowest plants such as creepers (which create its own family
environment). Garden beds should have definite curves and a create softness
about them around the house. Driveways should be done naturally with
compacted rock and curved edges bringing your garden to your driveway (there
is many varieties of rock to choose from). Steps can be a very prominent feature
in your garden if you combine them with natural sleepers or rocks and plants. Try
not to have them running straight. Also, breakup the angles where possible and
make them part of your garden.”
- Nick Florio
A FEW WISE WORDS…