Landscape Design in Woollahra

Yes, we regularly service Woollahra and the surrounding Eastern Suburbs. Our Woollahra courtyard project, a walled entry garden with a corten steel gate and spotted gum deck, is one example, and heritage homes, terrace courtyards and larger family gardens on sloping blocks are briefs we work with constantly across the area.

Yes. We take a Woollahra project from the first site meeting and concept design through to a finished, planted garden using our own project managers, landscape architects, structural landscapers, stonemasons, pool builders and horticulturalists. Keeping design and construction under one group is what keeps the built garden true to the drawings.

We start with the house. Front gardens, fencing and paths are designed to suit the period of the architecture using materials such as sandstone, brick and wrought iron with structured planting, while the rear of the property can take a more contemporary approach. The aim is a garden that looks as though it belongs to the house.

Often it will. Much of Woollahra is within heritage conservation areas, so works visible from the street are assessed for how they fit the character of the area. We identify the controls that apply to your property early and design within them so approval is straightforward.

Yes. Terrace courtyards are a large part of our work in this part of Sydney. On a small site we rely on built in seating, a restrained palette of paving and stone, vertical and container planting, lighting and careful drainage to create an outdoor room that feels generous and is easy to maintain.

In many cases, yes. We design and build pools together with the surrounding landscape, so siting, fencing, paving, retaining and planting are resolved as one design. On sloping or heritage properties we work through setbacks, engineering, access and council requirements during design rather than after.

We design with them. Mature trees are protected and often the best feature of a Woollahra garden, so we position paving, structures and footings to protect root zones and choose shade tolerant planting for the areas beneath the canopy. Where tree work is needed we advise on the consent process.

It depends on the house and the aspect. Formal gardens suit clipped hedging, layered shrubs and classic feature trees, while contemporary rear gardens often combine native and subtropical planting. Shade from established canopy and neighbouring buildings is common, so we select species for the light each part of the garden actually receives.

We plan it during design. Many Woollahra terraces have rear lane access or none at all, so material delivery, removal of spoil, staging and protection of the house are worked out before construction starts to keep the build running smoothly and limit disruption to neighbours.

We meet on site to understand your needs and the space, talk through ideas and materials and draw on past projects. You then complete a short questionnaire, and that plus the site conversation becomes a design concept covering plan views, perspective or 3D images of key areas, paving and material suggestions, planting recommendations, reference imagery and an indicative cost to implement.