Look Back on: Popular garden trees of Sydney in the 1950s & 60s The Sydney bush garden movement began in earnest in the 1970s, fuelled by growing environmental awareness, a genuine desire to break from British cultural influence, and the practical appeal of low-maintenance, drought-tolerant planting. Australian native trees began to increase in popularity with […]

By Standfast Tree Services — Northern Beaches & North Shore Arborists since 1979 Sydney native garden history took a quiet turn in the 1950s and 60s, when home owners began questioning their relationship with the local landscape. After decades of English species, introduced specimen trees from around the world and ornamental exotics, something was quietly […]

By Standfast Tree Services — Northern Beaches & North Shore Arborists since 1979 The popular garden trees Sydney homeowners have chosen to plant have changed dramatically over the decades — and at Standfast Tree Services, we’ve watched the chapters of that story unfold since we started working in gardens across the Northern Beaches and North […]