Two of a kind: Gorgeous gardens

55 Park Drive, Parkville
$2.6-$2.8 million
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 car space

This c1890 balconied terrace had a jaw-dropping rebuild by Pleysier Perkins in 2014 to achieve the height of contemporary chic, partnered with a stunning architectural Eckersley garden. Soothing, elegant and low-maintenance, its steel pergola with deciduous Virginia creeper, grasses, Boston ivy wall and bluestone form an inviting room with a view through chequer-pattern aluminium louvres to Levers Reserve.

Auction at 10.30am, May 20
Collins Simms, Nicholas Corby 0418 512 978

22 McKean Street, Fitzroy North
$1,375,000-$1.5 million
2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom

Let the council gardeners tend your open green space across the road in Edinburgh Gardens while you entertain in the private outdoor room of this landscaped rear garden. There’s a walkway over a pond with aquatic plants, a roofed courtyard and striking lime storage cupboards. Its panache complements the formal front garden, Victorian-era polychromatic brick facade and renovated Parisian-style interiors.

Auction at 12.30pm, on May 20
Nelson Alexander, Arch Staver 0417 515 802