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How Landscaping Adds Value to Your Home

The real impact of landscape design and landscaping on property value and home running expenses is a topic of keen interest, particularly in places like Perth, where we are able to enjoy outdoor spaces virtually year-round. Many indicators suggest that well-maintained gardens, pools and outdoor spaces may significantly influence both the sale price and time on the market of a …

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Avoid These Common Pitfalls: Top 10 Mistakes in DIY Landscape Projects

Embarking on a landscape project as a beginner gardener can be both exciting and rewarding, but without careful planning and consideration, it’s easy to fall into common traps that can turn your dream garden into a nightmare. To ensure your outdoor vision becomes a reality, steer clear of these common mistakes in designing and executing your own project. 1. Neglecting …

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How to Choose Pavements for your Perth Garden

Designing your ideal outdoor space requires thoughtful decisions about paving materials in their cost, location, drainage and aesthetics. People often ask about the pros and cons of different materials, and we’d like to share a little bit about some of our most used pavements and surface finishes to help you in your projects. This detailed guide explores the merits of …

10 Ways Native Plants Can Enhance Your Perth Garden

Native plants support local ecosystems while preserving the unique character and heritage of Australia. With some planning and forethought, you can create a range of appealing garden styles while incorporating native plants and enhancing the hardiness of your landscape. There are plenty of reasons to incorporate native plants into your next garden project, let’s look at some ways bringing natives …

TDL’s Tips & Tricks to Maximise Your Outdoor Entertaining Space

Designing and incorporating an inviting and functional outdoor space in your new home or renovation can provide additional living and entertainment areas while creating a seamless flow between indoors and out. In this blog post, we will explore some tips and tricks to help you maximize your outdoor entertainment area, making it a pleasant and versatile space for year-round use. …

Selecting the Right Plants for Your Perth Garden

When we’re putting together a design for a garden, a key consideration is the functionality of the planting. We think about whether the planting is being used to screen something off or if it needs a low profile, whether it needs to climb or creep, and whether it is in a tight space. Our final selections for plants are dictated …

Our Go-To Tips for Selecting Perth’s Best Outdoor Furniture and Fittings

We are so lucky to live in Western Australia, our climate and roomy residences allow many of us to exploit the luxury of outdoor living and entertaining throughout the year. Here, bringing the indoors out is a worthwhile project that can be completely life-changing. Our garden designs and renovations usually incorporate many of the comforts and fittings required to make …

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Landscaping your Heritage Perth Home

Many of Perth’s older suburbs boast beautiful heritage homes with spacious gardens. Heritage homes are known for their unique character and rich history and heritage significance is based on the historic and aesthetic values of the area.   If you are fortunate enough to own one of these grand dames of the housing world, you will want to do everything you …

Landscape Design Highlights – Our Favourite Projects

TDL’s residential landscape design team devote their full attention to creating practical, beautiful, bespoke landscapes for our clients. Their customised approach to each project is abundantly clear upon viewing the visualisations and plans they produce, with projects of all scales and styles represented in their portfolio. Here is a diverse selection of some of our own favourite residential designs from …