our roots

Andrea (Andrew for his mates ) has years of experience working in gardens in Italy and Sydney and provides a range of professional horticultural services beyond the standard lawn mowing and hedging.  Andrea is Italian, and like Italians are passionate about soccer, Andrea is passionate about plants! 

Andrea’s connection with gardens started early on being second generation of a horticulturist family. His oldest uncle was the principal of the most recognized Italian Horticultural school in Stresa (Lake Maggiore). His other two uncles both graduated from the Italian Horticultural School and started a Horticultural and Landscaping business around Lake Maggiore and Lake Como where they maintained some of the most formal and heritage gardens in history such as Giardini Borromeo at the Isola Bella of Lake Maggiore. From a young age, Andrea worked with the family business and developed a strong passion and knowledge of plants. 

Once Andrea moved to Sydney, he soon realised Sydney was the perfect place to create and maintain beautiful gardens. After graduating at TAFE Ryde Horticultural school, Andrea received the Highest Achiever Award thanks to his perfect score in all Plant Units. 

Focal Point Gardens was born with the idea of promoting and educating his clients towards having a holistic approach towards their garden: a garden is not just lawn mowing and hedging!