The Block 2024 episode 44 recap: Some teams hit it out of the park but two couples cop it from the judges – realestate.com.au

Courtney and Grant have taken out landscaping week (and pocketed $30,000) with a Mediterranean-inspired garden that was both practical and pretty.
There were no big surprises here. After all, Grant is in the landscape business and, compared to some of their neighbours, have come into this week cashed-up and calm in the chaos.
This week, judges Marty Fox, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer were joined by landscaper and Block favourite Dave Franklin to make their assessments.
After receiving two perfect scores from Darren and Shaynna for their efforts, an elated Courtney said: “I could totally leave this competition happy, regardless of what happens at auction! We got our 10!”
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