Garden and Outdoor

When David and Deborah moved from a spacious suburban home to this trendy terrace, there were a few things they missed. Their old home had a vibrant garden and they soon realised the squashy courtyard and run-down front garden at their new place would need some freshening up. David was familiar with the work of landscape designer Peter Fudge and called him in to revive the outdoor areas.

When Tiffany and her family moved into their new home the backyard was overgrown and tired looking. The fence was dilapidated and the neighbours could see into the yard.

Janice and her husband finished building their new house in Anglesea on the Great Ocean Road, and wanted to get the garden fixed up. The property had been cleared for the house and now looked rather bare, apart from a few leftover trees and some straggly weeds.

Living in a classic inner-city apartment can be cosy enough for a couple, but add a growing child and you find what was once 'cosy' can quickly become 'cramped'. A smart use of space can make all the difference, and this was certainly the case for Karen and David, parents of a typically active four-year-old daughter.

Lynne consulted with several designers before she discovered the man who would end up landscaping her new backyard. All the designers were highly talented and they all came up with clever, even beautiful designs, but none quite matched the feeling that she was hoping to create in the space. That was until she asked Cameron Green of Jardine Art to come round and look at her yard.

Landscape designer John Harper is based in Airlie Beach in the Whitsundays and a large part of his design work has occurred on nearby Hamilton Island. He has designed numerous gardens for private residents of the idyllic island, as well as completed works for the resort itself. So when Peter asked his architect who would be the most appropriate designer to take care of the landscaping of his island holiday house, it was only logical that he recommended John.

John and his wife were planning to put a pool into their garden and thought that since that would involve tearing up a fair bit of the yard they might as well redo the whole garden. With an eye to the future, they decided to combine elements that would increase the value of the house with aspects that would allow them to enjoy it fully as well.

Michael and his wife Karenne look forward to their tropical escape to Noosa. They wanted their holiday home on the Weyba Creek to be more manageable and requested that all improvements reflect the incredible natural surrounds.

Landscape designer Scott Brown was faced with an interesting design conundrum. The backyard he'd been asked to redesign was on a slope and a pool had been installed by the previous owners at the top of the slope. Rotting decking surrounded the pool and there were two large trees dominating the space: an impressive Canary Island date palm next to the rear fence and a 12 metre camphor laurel tree in the middle of the yard.