September 8, 2026 — 11:30am

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When grief strikes, sometimes the only thing to do is whack weeds and feel the fire of a chainsaw.

Donna Seidler turned to the garden first when she unexpectedly became the custodian of the 72-year-old modernist Julian Rose House in Wahroonga designed by Australia’s most renowned modern architect, Harry Seidler.

Her husband Brian died in March 2025 after a short illness, before he had finished his restoration of the adventurous cantilevered home – elevated 3.3 metres – that had been designed by his older cousin…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU