The photographer capturing Melbourne's unique front yards | 7.30

Australian suburbs are transforming at an astonishing rate, with older inner-city blocks being subdivided or redeveloped. It means front yards are disappearing, along with landscaping carefully crafted by residents over years. Melbourne photographer David Wadelton decided to capture these gardens before it's too late, putting together a book documenting some of the city's most unusual and noteworthy front yards. Nicole Asher has the story.

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