A self-confessed goth spent $6k transforming her garden from "ordinary" - to an Addams Family-style “wonderland”. <br /><br />Chloe Hurst, 29, has spent six years making over her semi-detached bungalow and refuses to grow any plants that aren’t matte black in her garden - dubbing it "gothic gardening". <br /><br />Her dream is to turn it into “grand Victorian castle grounds” - and she has so far splashed $1k-a-year on plants, compost, vines and shrubbery. <br /><br />She takes inspiration from films like the Addams Family and Dark Shadows - and insists “it’s not a phase.”<br /><br />Chloe, a graphic designer, from Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada, said: “I’ve always loved my dark, moody garden - it’s not depressing, it brings me so much joy. <br /><br />“When I got my own house, I always wanted to turn it into something really special.<br /><br />“I wanted it to look mysterious and weird. <br /><br />“The yard is quite small - and I’m constantly adding more plants. <br /><br />“But it’s beautiful - I love seeing all the different shades of black.”<br /><br />Chloe adopted a gothic style from the age of three - despite her parents trying to dress her up in pink. <br /><br />She only wanted to wear black and as she became a teenager she got really into metal music. <br /><br />Despite friends and family insisting she was going through a “phase”, Chloe says she’s always been fascinated by goth culture. <br /><br />“I really was born this way,” she said. <br /><br />“I’m a Scorpio, who are known to be very dark and love that kind of thing. <br /><br />“I immersed myself in goth culture when I was in my teens - it’s not just an aesthetic.<br /><br />“My parents would always try to dress me up in typical girly clothes.<br /><br />“But I was always drawn to black.”<br /><br />Chloe bought a semi-detached bungalow with husband, Jason, 29, a contractor, in June 2018. <br /><br />Jason isn’t a goth - so the pair had to compromise on how they wanted to decorate their home. <br /><br />While Chloe added “flourishes” to each room - like bone decor, shades of black and moody wallpaper - while Jason insisted on painting some of the walls different colours. <br /><br />Chloe said: “I’m the black cat - and Jason is my Golden Retriever husband.<br /><br />“If I had the choice, I’d paint every room black.<br /><br />“Him not so much.<br /><br />“We have tons of black rooms, moody wallpaper, bones and oddities. <br /><br />“I just felt it was my time to flourish some of the house with my own style.”<br /><br />Chloe has been a keen gardener since she was a kid - having been introduced to it by mum, Heather Insley-Galiteau, 64. <br /><br />Heather, who is now retired, has a “grand” garden filled with colourful flowers - and Chloe used to help by planting vegetables and herbs.<br /><br />She added: “My mum loves a grand, grand garden. <br /><br />“Her yard is certainly bigger than mine.<br /><br />“We planted some vegetables, but the climate in Ottawa didn’t allow for much growth.<br /><br />“We had some really, really harsh winters.” <br /><br />Shortly after moving into the bungalow, Chloe spotted some matte black petunias in a local plant nursery.<br /><br />This inspired her collection of black plants - including black lilies, black tulips and black mondo grass.
