Gardens - John Mongard Landscape Architects

Gardens are the heart of the art of landscape design. Our approach is to bring out the unique qualities of place, home and family. Practical problems must be solved, and we begin by building the backbone of a landscape for living. We create gardens which have meaning to their owners and are beautiful in their nature.

We like to brainstorm ideas with our clients on site, connecting needs with the form of the emerging landscape. The experience of each space in all its senses guides our design outcomes.

Recent Projects

Buena Vista Garden

Home 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 […]

Bardon Residence

A 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 […]

Roosoola Garden

“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.

Rosebery House Garden

An 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.