An iconic Sydney pub has won a national search by Hoegaarden and landscape designer Jamie Durie to find the beer garden most in need of a makeover.

The beer garden at the Observer Hotel has been transformed into an inner-city oasis as the winner of the Beer Gaarden Blitz.

Through the Beer Gaarden Blitz redesign, the Hoegaarden team and Jamie Durie aimed to bring nature and simplicity to customers at The Observer Hotel without having to leave the city, through a Hoegaarden “gaarden” that’s been completely transformed with greenery.

The heritage-listed venue provided some challenges Jamie and his team of designers and landscaping experts, however that didn’t stop them from completely transforming the concrete courtyard into an inner city oasis.

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The space has been re-designed to make it more functional and over 80 trees and plants were introduced, including Espalier Orange Trees as a nod to Hoegaarden’s traditional recipe.

It is a lush new space filled with giant topiary’s giving shade to built-in custom tables wrapped around them and generous banquet seating wrapped in landscape complete with over 80 trees and plants were introduced, including Espalier Orange Trees as a nod to Hoegaarden’s traditional recipe.

The Observer Hotel's beer garden after the makeover.

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