Stepping stones lead through this garden of raised seating and dining areas, combined with lush planting and sculpture.

The back garden presented some unique challenges due to its significant level differences. Limited access made the space nearly unusable for our clients. The original hardscaped terracing needed significant updating and rebuilding due to partial collapse. We were tasked with adding functional seating, installing a water feature, and developing a safe way to access the bottom part of the garden. Learn how we were able to access all three levels of the serenity garden: The area was divided into two terraces on different levels to avoid an overwhelming 'bunker-like' impression. Our team completely removed the old structures and installed new retaining walls that have been built from gabion stone baskets. We installed stainless-steel water shelves extending from chevron-patterned Siberian larch decorative screening. A daily-use patio of porcelain slabs was installed to create a large dining area at the top terrace. A darker shade of slabs creates a line cutting through the whole area, creating a visual axis ending at the water feature. The middle terrace is more like a chill-out zone with a custom floating bench and additional mobile seats that you put on top of the gabion wall, making it ideal for more sheltered, private gatherings. Stairs from the middle terrace lead to the bottom garden, contrasting the highly developed upper garden. The bottom garden is a wilderness haven with extensive planting and a decent-sized frog pond. The new upper garden can be considered an observation point situated on the edge of the wilderness.

Photo: Chris Snook © 2016 Houzz

Garden lawn and trimmed trees

This luxurious urban garden transformation reimagines a once-blank canvas into a striking private retreat, rich in detail and layered with design complexity. Positioned in the heart of the city, the garden now offers a serene, high-end escape—thoughtfully crafted to deliver visual impact from every angle, whether viewed from inside the home or experienced within the space itself. Though the original plot was level, we introduced the illusion of depth and dimension through elevated design elements, including Schellevis floating steps, which lend an architectural elegance and subtly define spatial zones without disrupting the garden’s flow. Strategic planting anchors the layout, with four distinctive specimen trees—two Dicksonia antarctica, one Feijoa, and one Trachycarpus fortunei—each contributing to carefully curated focal points that guide the eye and enhance the sense of scale. The rear shed is artfully concealed using vertical timber posts, positioned behind the Feijoa to maintain natural beauty without visual distraction. A custom bespoke metal pergola adds verticality and contemporary flair, creating a sculptural frame that draws the eye upward and balances the garden’s horizontal lines. Together, these elements work harmoniously to create a garden that feels expansive, immersive, and deeply refined.

Outdoor entertaining around the fire pit, meandering through the coastal gardens and vegie gardens, and sweeping views of Port Phillip Bay, at this Coastal haven in picturesque Mount Martha, Mornington Peninsula. Landscape Design and Build: Bayon Gardens Photography: Tim Turner

Coastal inspired entry

This garden showcases the amazing results you can achieve if you design your kitchen extension and garden together at the same time, especially if you will have large glass sliders looking at into the garden. This garden’s transformation started as bare bones block-wall & dilapidated fence. Designed for a young family in Cabinteely. The small footprint is tasked with serving multiple roles: from kids play areas to evening entertainment space, storage shed, privacy buffer to the surrounding houses as well as being the aesthetic backdrop to a new glass-wall extension. Bearing in mind the compact area the privacy screening is selected as slimline evergreen Espaliers along the back wall, effectively blocking out all onlooking windows to the rear. This drastically improves the privacy of not just the garden but also the client’s kitchen & family area. Living with kids through the Irish seasons means that the lawn is not just essential to keep in place for play but to also ensuring it is usable throughout the year. A space like this justifies the use of artificial lawn so come rain, hail or shine the garden is never off limits. To achieve multiple uses within the garden we have carefully set the size of the terrace. The terrace protrudes into the lawn just enough to feel generous without compromising the overall balance. By keeping the levels of the lawn & terrace flush with one another allows them be treated as one continuous surface. A limestone border draws the eyeline around the overall perimeter of this compact space. To ensure that the hard landscaping does not dominate we have foliage between each surface, slim flower beds in front of the shed & freestanding pots of luscious evergreens by the floor-to-ceiling windows. This ensures a lush view onto the garden throughout the year.

A vitex hardwood custom built vege boxes to match decking. Slat fencing for separation from outdoor entertainment area.

Garden Fence Panel Privacy Screen Summer Garden 1.15x0.95m Metal Laser Cut Made in UK Patio Divider Balustrade Railing Balcony Deck - part of the Four Seasons Garden Fencing Collection, it includes 4 Metal Garden Panels with different designs. • Size and Material: Standard Size: 1.15 m x 0.95 m, Heavy Duty Steel, Black Powder Coated. This Garden Screen Panel for Privacy is part of the Four Seasons Garden Fencing Collection, it includes 4 Metal Garden Panels with different designs. We can make this Panel Screen in any size, design, or colour at optional cost • This Metal Panel can be used for anything: Balustrade, Deck Panel, Balcony Privacy Panel, Railing Panel, Outdoor Garden Screen, or Fence Planter. • Add Privacy and Security with Metal Fences, Garden Dividers for Your Patio, Hot Tub, Swimming Pool, Balcony. • Don’t forget to order posts for our easy fixing Privacy Screens and Fence Panels. We offer two options- posts with a footplate as well as posts for concreting • This garden fence screen is exactly what you need, if you want to make your garden or patio stand-out Look through the rest of this collection, to harmonize all your garden décor. • These garden screening and fencing panels are the best solution for those looking for a decorative iron wrought fence or gate. If you would like to order something with an individual design - please look at section BESPOKE PRODUCTS and message or call us. We would more than happy to bring any of your daring fantasies to life.

This irregular courtyard space has been cleverly dissected using contrasted materials to create an elegant, low maintenance entertainment space

Front courtyard planting

The corner bed contains an existing Wisteria which will be trained along the black painted fence and across trellis wire to cloak the back wall with fragrant blooms during the Summer months.

Andrew Renn Design, Beautiful gardens of Melbourne Australia