The front garden areas of this Sherwood property were retrofitted to create a lush, subtropical character. Breeze blocks were used in fences, screens, and the garage structure to reinforce the tropical ambience. The plants feature an array of lilies and wide leaf gingers and heliconias which provide points of vivid colour framed by deep green […]
Read moreWhen is a fence a thing of beauty? This Kurilpa Garden designed by JMLA in Brisbane showcases orange trumpet vine from Chile (Pyrostegia venusta) which literally takes over the street with its dramatic flowering. Fences and screens can easily incorporate a growing palette of colour without a lot of cost.
Read moreHome of the waterways A unique home which incorporates an old church building has been set into a water sensitive subtropical garden. A running creek- way leads to a series of ponds which are part of the flood and waterway management of the property and create a verdant and calm setting for the home. The […]
Read moreA new house was built on a slope facing a waterway parkland, and aims to ‘borrow’ the gully landscape. A Ha-Ha planter seamlessly allows the living room to view down to the pool and garden. The miniature courtyard garden provides a modern subtropical setting with gravel gardens and ferneries. The house and garden have won […]
Read more“Roosoola” Garden at Mango Hill evolved over a period of twenty years, building up the layers of a romantic garden surrounded by orchards and rainforest. The garden featured in the Open Garden Scheme and contains several seasonal fruit and flower elements. The garden features an English picturesque landscape around a courtyard home.
Read moreAn award winning house was constructed on the side of a waterway in inner-city Brisbane. The gardens dramatize the gully landscape as well as solve drainage and access problems around the home. A series of terraced gardens feature turkey-proof food growing areas.
Read moreA unique garden which highlights subtropical Queensland. The unusual approaches and level changes to the garden provided opportunity to create mystery and reveal views along the journey. Plantings are designed to dramatize view-points and to reveal the borrowed landscape of West End. A pool, courtyard and various pavilions were renovated. Garden plantings are inspired by […]
Read moreA large riverside house was refurbished to provide new gardens, a tennis court, pool and a series of arbors which wrap around the home and provide places to sit and gather. Artworks adorn the gardens, which also feature a productive garden and a towering stand of illuminated Eucalypts at its entry. A green wall and […]
Read moreA large house with significant trees was improved by carefully crafting spaces into a series of outdoor rooms for a family holding frequent events. A new courtyard with a BBQ was built as part of refurbishments, along with the refurbishment of the swimming pool. The works featured crafted limestone paving and subtropical plants.
Read moreA steep site with a large, historic home was remodeled to allow the kitchen and living areas to spill to new outdoor rooms. Bi-folding doors were installed to connect the living area to a cantilevered pool and deck platform, which borrow the adjacent gully forest as a backdrop. An outdoor dining room with a crafted […]
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