STANDING TALL

Supplying plantlife to this masterplanned residential community, Tall Trees is helping to build a neighbourhood.

Located on Wurundjeri Country in Wollert, Victoria, just 26 kilometres outside the Melbourne CBD is a new residential development known as Aurora. A masterplanned community, Aurora is a LendLease project stretching across 630 hectares.

Upon completion, Aurora will provide approximately 3100 new homes, along with a village town centre, parks, playgrounds, a natural creek corridor, tennis courts, sports pavilion, football field and soccer pitch, bike paths and walking trails, among other things. Catering to around 25,000 people, Aurora offers a community lifestyle surrounded by nature.

Though still under development, the Aurora estate holds a sales centre for interested families to gain information about becoming a part of the community. Standing as the introduction to the lifestyle Aurora is offering, the sales office is a warm and welcoming structure sporting a nature-based playground and shade structure with abundant natural landscaping.

Built by landscape contractors BildLandscapes, the Aurora sales office was outfitted with greenery through a grow contract with Tall Trees.

A wholesale nursery with two growing sites across Melbourne, Tall Trees has over 30 years of experience in the industry. Supplying an extensive range of native species to builders, landscapers and developers across Victoria, the company is well-versed in supplying stock to large projects across an extended timeline.

Having a long-term professional relationship with Bild, Tall Trees was the obvious choice when it came to furnishing the Aurora sales office project. Known for their quality, service and wide-ranging knowledge of plantlife, the team at Tall Trees were able to provide Bild with a range of plants ranging from 140mm to 300mm in size, along with mature trees in 45 litre, 100 litre, 200 litre and 300 litre sizes. All Tall Trees stock conforms to AS2303 standards for landscape use.

Working with popular varieties that have proven successful in past landscape designs in the region and are readily available, Tall Trees was able to create a planting schedule that would achieve the stock numbers needed to achieve the design elements dictated for the Aurora project on time and on budget.

Offering a variety of contrast and colour in their foliage, the green stock from Tall Trees was planted on slopes to create layered features around the sales office. The company’s mature trees provided instant impact when planted, creating a canopy effect that is vibrant and welcoming.

A talking point for the area, the Aurora sales office and surrounding landscape is a hit in the community and an encouraging sight for visitors interested in moving in.

PROJECT PARTICULARS

Client LendLease

Location Wollert, Victoria

Landscape Architect Spiire

Landscape Contractor BildLandscapes

Plant Supply Tall Trees

Photography Andrew Lecky