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Landscape Design Ideas Portfolio

Here are some of our most recent residential landscaping projects. They range from classic and contemporary courtyard settings to native coastal landscaping with abundant wildlife to a perfect family garden setting with children’s retreat.

Our passion is creating beautiful and functional garden landscapes and outdoor environments around your home. We solve those tricky landscaping challenges and create your own slice of paradise, whether you live in the city or have acres of land to play with.

  • Self Sufficient Inner City

    Highgate Hill, QLD

    unique-water-feature-in-brisbane-by-yards This garden caters for a young family who love being outdoors and who have a hands-on approach to gardening.

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  • Old is New

    Bayside, QLD

    Relax by the unique water feature When designing this garden, the brief was to think local and edible . It’s a small space, only about 7m x 12m, but it had to have several functions including to entertain, everyday cooking, educational  and hands on.

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  • A Family Retreat

    Wakerley, QLD

    Formal landscaping IdeaThe original layout of this garden was grass from fence to fence.  The idea was to create an oasis for the kids to play and the parents to relax. The garden faces west and the need for shade was a must. Aesthetics were equally as important as your eyes are drawn to the garden from inside the home. Read More

  • Making an Entrance

    Wynnum, QLD

    Formal landscaping IdeaThe entrance to this stylish coastal residence has been designed to create an inviting journey from sand coloured limestone stepping stones through plantings of native and exotic grasses to a solid timber boardwalk. This garden incorporates many elements including timber, limestone, moving water and a mix of foliage and Read More

  • Australian Coastal Entrance

    Wynnum, QLD

    Australian-Coastal-Entrance-26This all Australian garden features many colourful and diverse species, including Fine Leaf Melaleuca, Eremophila, Syzygium, Alpinia, Correa, Xanthorreah and Banksia. This small yet functional garden is located overlooking Moreton Bay providing the home owners a place to sit back Read More

  • Contemporary Courtyard

    Bulimba, QLD

    Contemporary-landscaping-22The owners of this near new contemporary home were in need of a garden that reflected their lifestyles. To combine indoor and outdoor living was the key to this design. It was important to create a space to entertain family and friends in a leafy environment. Yards worked closely with the owners Read More

  • The Classic Courtyard

    Hawthorne, QLD

    Courtyard-landscaping-5Yards were assigned the project to improve this existing courtyard in Hawthorne. With its established plant screen in place, we created a functional paved area without the harshness of solid paving. An addition of some drought tolerant plants as well as some vibrant colour from the Singapore Pink Bougainvillea Read More

  • A New Look

    Wynnum, QLD

    backyard-landscaping-15This large block is located at Wynnum overlooking the beautiful Moreton Bay. The garden is being developed in stages and the initial concept was to provide a usable space that complements the residence. We have used trees for shade and privacy as well as including some large feature pots to highlight specific plants. Read More

  • Abundance of Wildlife

    East Ryde, NSW

    Adundance-of-Wildlife-17This house was built in the 1960’s and borders one of Sydneys National Parks which is part of the Lane Cove River system. When the owners bought this house in 1996 it boasted a weed infested, unusable sloping backyard. They were in need of a major transformation to capture the existing beauty of the natural bush setting. Read More

  • Modern Oasis

    St Lucia, QLD

    modern garden landscapingThis modern garden has been created to compliment the highly detailed and newly renovated home in St Lucia. This small and steep block incorporates many elements. The lawn area has been split into two levels, edged by Australian stone, which gives the illusion of a greater space, while giving depth and interest Read More

  • Formal Elegance

    Gordon Park

    Formal landscaping IdeaThis parterre-style garden, designed by Phillip O’Malley was constructed and brought to life by the Yards team. This garden is viewed from above and is made up of layers, adding depth of field to a small space.

    The planting scheme is made up of mostly white flowering plants, including Hibiscus ‘Swan Lake’, Magnolia ‘Little Gem’, and Stephanotis floribunda. Read More