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Garden Design & Planting

Heritage-style rendered planter with structured planting

This is where we add the most value. We spend time understanding how you'll use the space, what will thrive in your specific conditions — soil, sun, drainage — and how much maintenance you realistically want to do. With a building and design background, every garden we create is grounded in what can actually be built well and will last.

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What's Involved

Design that starts with how you live

Most garden designs fail because they start on paper instead of on site. We begin every project with a thorough consultation: walking the space with you, understanding how your family uses it, testing the soil, reading the drainage and mapping sun exposure through the day. Only then does a concept go on paper. The result is a garden that works for your life, not one that looks good in a render but falls apart in reality.

Our building and design background means we think in three dimensions, not just plan view. We consider how planting relates to hard landscaping, how materials age, how drainage moves through the site, and how the garden will look in five years, not just on planting day. Whether it's a structured front garden for a period home, a family-friendly rear garden or a full property transformation, we design with both beauty and buildability in mind.

Materials & Approach

Planting and materials that actually work

✦On-site consultation assessing soil, drainage, aspect and existing planting
✦Concept design and detailed planting plan tailored to your conditions
✦Species selected for your specific soil, sun and maintenance preferences
✦Native, exotic or blended palettes — designed for year-round structure and interest
✦Hard landscaping integrated: bluestone, natural stone, timber and corten edging
✦Soil preparation, drainage improvement and irrigation where needed
✦Itemised quote to build — because we design and construct, plans are always realistic
Indicative Pricing

What garden design typically costs

✦Garden design projects start from about $5,000
✦Front garden design & build: $8,000–$15,000
✦Full garden transformation: $20,000–$50,000+

Design is a separate paid engagement, quoted as a fixed fee before any work starts, and part of it credits back when we build it. See how we price design, or the costs guide for build ranges.

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FAQ

Garden design questions

How much does garden design cost?
Design and build are priced separately. Design runs as fixed-fee tiers — a site consultation, a concept design and planting plan, and construction documentation — each quoted in writing before any work starts, with the consultation credited back in full and part of the later fees credited against your build. On the build side, front garden design-and-build projects range from $8,000 to $15,000 and full garden transformations from $20,000 to $50,000 or more.
What's included in a garden design?
We start with an on-site consultation to understand how you use the space, then assess soil, drainage, sun exposure and existing planting. From there we develop a concept design and detailed planting plan, refine it with you, and provide an itemised quote to build. Because we design and construct, every plan is grounded in what can actually be built well on your site.
How long does the garden design process take?
From initial consultation to final design, allow two to four weeks depending on the scope. Simple front garden designs can be turned around faster; larger properties with multiple zones take longer. Construction timelines depend on the project — a front garden might be two weeks on site, a full transformation four to eight weeks.
Do you offer native and low-maintenance garden designs?
Yes. We design with maintenance reality in mind — if you want a low-upkeep garden, we select species that suit your soil and aspect without needing constant attention. Native and indigenous planting works well across Melbourne's eastern suburbs, and we often blend natives with select exotic species for year-round interest and structure.
Do you handle council permits for garden works?
Where permits are required — for example, works affecting significant trees, heritage overlays or front fence changes — we handle the council liaison and applications. We assess permit requirements during the initial site visit so there are no surprises once construction starts.
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Free on-site consultation. We'll walk the space with you, understand how you want to use it, and give you an honest, itemised path from concept to finished garden.

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