Designing your home or landscape on a corner block comes with its own set of challenges and opportunities. They are often particularly large, approaching a corner block for your future home and/or garden is all about perspective. There are pros and cons to a corner block that can be enhanced or diminished through design. Corner blocks can offer flexibility in …
In the Works – Tiered and Tasteful The goal of this landscape design is in the integration and enhancement of the spacious contemporary structure at its center. Tying together the large home’s many distinct spaces, while offering privacy and softening the structures, a myriad of carefully complimented plant varieties turn the labyrinthine space into a series of exciting discoveries. Every …
This guide is designed to take you through a year in Perth, breaking down the basic goals, essential maintenance tasks and tips for enjoying your garden year-round. These essential tasks are what we do to keep our clients’ gardens looking beautiful from year to year. If you’re just looking for a particular season, you can go straight to that section …
In the Works – Coastal Chic in City Beach Coastal landscapes are some of our favourites to design (and to show off!). This tropical paradise sits atop a hill in City Beach, overlooking the trees. This design proposes a significant renovation of the existing home and garden, turning a large, charming, and well-placed but dated home into the pinnacle of …
Landscape design is always subject to the ebb and flow of taste and style, while our policy is to do our utmost to create timeless designs, it’s great to know what elements and themes people are looking to include in their gardens at any point in time. We’re very excited by some of the styles that have been increasing in …
When people visit public spaces in a town or city, we automatically form an impression of the identity of that place, and whether or not we want to come back. When public space is poorly designed, it feels unsafe and alienating. People are unlikely to return to or think well of poor public spaces, crimes occur more often, and an …
This month from Residential Design we’re taking a look at this relaxed, coastal garden landscape. With Rottnest vibes and wide-open spaces for entertaining and activities, this garden would make an ideal spot for a long weekend stay-cation. Complimenting the architecture of the home, this densely planted & hardy landscape is fresh and inviting. The front entrance uses large drifts of …
Thinking of adding a dream pool to your landscape? Concrete pools are flexible, beautiful, and very much in style. We’re only a few months into 2021 and already we’ve got quite a collection of pools to share. When it comes to designing the right pool for you there are countless factors to consider, including shape, size, finishes and location. From …
This new design is loaded with homey mediterranean touches. Warm stone, colourful, hardy plantings meet a gorgeous tiled pool and outdoor kitchen. A large, private refuge, this design transforms an under-utilised space into a heavenly extension of the home’s interior. Lushly planted and with home extending touches like a pizza oven and BBQ, this garden will be a family entertainer’s …
Having been in the business of designing, building and maintaining landscapes in and around Perth for over 37 years, we’ve had the opportunity to be involved with hundreds of show-stopping projects. To share with you a taste of some of our favourite residential landscape projects, we’ve made a selection of super luxe homes and gardens from recent years. In no …
