The Somers Project, located on the Mornington Peninsula, blends coastal character with a modern Mediterranean style. The front garden features an entry avenue of transplanted mature Flinders grown Olive trees, flanking large natural stone steppers. A combination of layered stone textures, soft native shrubs and hardy coastal species complete the overall garden design.
Designer: Nadia Gill
Photographer: Erik Holt
This inner-city Melbourne home retains its heritage façade while undergoing a complete internal rebuild and modern extension, enhanced by a lush garden with sculptural and textural elements throughout. The outdoor spaces provide a sense of privacy and comfort within a busy South Yarra Street, while the rooftop retreat with pool and entertaining area offers expansive views across the Melbourne city skyline.
Designer: Myles Baldwin Design
Builder: LBA Construction
Architect: Powell & Glen
Photographer: Northside Studio
This heritage-listed home nestled across from the Yarra River, borrows the landscape from the neighbouring parklands. The garden compliments the era of the home while showcasing three custom water features, each thoughtfully placed to enhance key spaces. An expansive front lawn creates a grand sense of arrival, offering both space and serenity. At the rear, a private pool area seamlessly integrates modern tones with the home’s timeless charm.
A striking modern home that seamlessly blends contemporary architecture with natural and traditional materials. The Mediterranean-inspired landscape features coastal plantings, complemented by olive trees, all set against a backdrop of natural stone and terracotta tiles, inviting you to unwind by the tranquil water feature.
Designer: Mud office design
Architecture: Robson Rak Architects
Builder: LBA Construction
Suppliers: Eco Outdoor, Light on Landscape
Relishing a coveted inner urban residence in Richmond, bespoke design across two levels and courtyard packed with detail to maximise the space. Meticulous attention to detail and high quality finishes elevate a sweeping contemporary transformation, preserving original Victorian grandeur. Seamless indoor/outdoor entertaining opens through French doors to an oasis of endless lush greenery and alfresco dining space featuring an outdoor shower, in-built Beef Eater barbeque and secret entrance. The above leafy canopy provides the perfect amount of shade and sunshine for the garden below, transporting you to a green haven to be enjoyed by all.
Designer: Plume Studio
Builder: Building Makers
Tight access to the property resulted in all materials being manually passed into the yard. This project has a phenomenal amount of detail packed into such a small space, lots of materials had to be pre-fabricated in the CLS factory, then transported to site for install due to space restraints.
A stunning beachside garden in Elwood. The property features large windows to enjoy the backyard from all angles. Whether you’re soaking up the sunshine by the pool or enjoying the surrounding greenery on the large grassy areas, this space has something for the whole family. The stoned pathways lined with plants creates connection between each area, flowing on from the seating areas to the outdoor shower nestled amongst the bamboo trees. Featuring its very own vegetable patch and rustic lightbox sculptures, this space certainly lights up at night.
Designer: Ian Barker gardens
Builder: Glenville Homes
From the rock waterfalls to the native plants, this garden exudes natural charm. This inviting bushland-style garden is a treat for the senses, from the alluring native plants to the weathered timber steppers and cascading rock waterfalls. This is a garden with a great natural flow, which is most evident in the meandering “river” which links two impressive waterfalls. To create the waterfalls, the granite rock was hand picked to get them into precisely the right position. A series of railway sleeper steps that wind their way down the hill, culminating in a sleeper boardwalk that crosses the river and delivers guests to the verandah.
Designer: Complete Landscape Solutions
Suppliers: Dinsan, Daisy’s, Waterguys
The plants are all hardy natives, chosen to suit the various microclimates within the garden and create a true bushland feel. There are grass trees, used as feature plants, and kangaroo paws for a flourish of floral colour. You will also find a range of compact or low-growing plants including Acacia cognata ‘Dazzler’, Banksia ‘Birthday Candles’, lomandra, correa, dianella, blue fescue and native daisies. In one section of the garden, ferns rule the day: Blechnum ‘Silver Lady’ (a dwarf tree fern), Dicksonia antartica (a popular tree fern), and Asplenium nidus (bird’s nest fern).
Bringing the outside in is this beautiful contemporary home located in Hawthorn. The larger window panes showcase stunning views of the garden at all angles. Each walkway lit up with greenery, hedging and outdoor lighting, bringing the smallest of spaces to life. The Pistacia Chinensis tree creates a stunning feature of colour in the centred of the courtyard. A prominent feature viewed at multiple angles from both upstairs and downstairs view points. This renovated landscape incorporates the new with the old, creating unity between spaces through the design.
Builder: LBA Construction
Photographer: Mitch Lyons
This unique landscape design combines the aesthetics of the building exterior to create a seamless journey into the outdoor space. With the monochromatic tones and natural stone work seen throughout the design. The floating steps take you through the garden, working with the natural slope of the property. While there was a high clay content and large excavation required, the results achieved the desired depth for concrete piers and blind path. The large rock formation not only displays as a prominent feature, but were strategically placed to assist with heights.
A stunning renovation of a mid-century home with the landscape to bolster the style of the house, highlighting the old with the new. Using the original stone from the house as steppers that meander through the garden to link various areas was a master stroke. This unique design and large variety of plants was a pleasure to build.
