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Popular Garden Design Elements for Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs.
During the initial concept design meeting with Tony Stanton, part of the discussion will involve what features or elements will form part of the landscape design.
Often these features will become a focal point within the garden and depending on how central they’ll be to the overall design, they may be the element that’s considered first before working out where other elements are located within the space.
The following will hopefully give you some inspiration, but don’t despair if you feel a little overwhelmed. Experienced landscape designers such as Tony have a wealth of design knowledge putting clients vision or goals down on paper, including the garden design elements you’re after to produce landscape design plans that once brought to life become a Living Picture you’ll enjoy for many years to come.
Swimming Pools
Many people would like to include a pool as part of their new backyard garden makeover. On a smaller site, the pool may need to be compact, and its size and intended use should be considered early.
Pool size and depth depend on the site, available space, services, safety barriers, setbacks and applicable requirements.
Pool position should be considered alongside access, entertaining areas, views from the home, planting and usable space. When you consider the costs of them, your swimming pool should be a major focal point of interest, not just stuck right next to a fence because you’re trying to put too many features into your garden. Fibreglass and concrete pools each have different design, site and cost considerations. Pool design, engineering, approvals and construction must be handled by appropriately qualified professionals. There’s a huge range of sizes, colours and styles to choose from.
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Gazebos, Pergolas, Bali Huts & Outdoor Alfresco Areas
Outdoor living areas are one of the most popular garden design elements homeowners want included as part of their new outdoor makeover. Depending on what you’ve chosen as your garden style including an area to sit and relax, entertain friends or to bring the family together may be worth considering.
Resort or tropical garden styles can include Bali huts, Mediterranean themes are popular with pergolas and a natural or modern style can include custom designed rooms you can enjoy outside as you look at your delightful garden makeover. These structures may require design, engineering, permits and construction by appropriately qualified professionals.
Water Features
Garden design elements that include water generally fall into three categories. Larger more ornate looking fountains placed into a well, or pond, smaller more decorative or ornamental products and lastly, swimming pool water features that are custom made to suit the garden style or theme.
During the initial concept session, discuss water use, evaporation, safety, maintenance and power with Tony, along with how the feature will fit the wider garden design.
Garden Plants
One garden design element homeowners often don’t consider until they go looking for landscape design ideas can be one of the most delightful, and that’s a feature plant. There’s an amazing array with different shaped foliage, colours of flowers, size and can suit every style you care to name.
Garden lighting can make trees, palms and shrubs effective features of your outdoor vista, with electrical design and installation handled by appropriately qualified professionals.
Tony can discuss feature-plant options during the concept design meeting, either as a main focal point or to complement another feature.
Natural Materials and Built Features
Left to last for a reason, the most popular garden design elements included in garden design makeovers are custom features made using stone, hardwood and steel. Paving and retaining walls can provide a focus in their own right, creating landings, paths, division between two areas or as part of the other elements discussed above.
Fire pits, privacy screens and walls, timber decking and pizza ovens are all features made with natural materials that can become part of your outdoor living spaces, to be enjoyed by the whole family and friends. Retaining walls, decks, fire features and other built elements may require specialist design, engineering, permits or licensed construction.
Would You Like Your Garden Landscape Designed?
Have some design elements in mind? Ask Tony for plans.
After the initial concept design session and completion of the agreed hardscape and softscape plans, you will have a clearer design to take to the relevant contractors and specialists.
Whether you’d like a formal or informal design, Tony can develop ideas for your front garden, courtyard or backyard around your home in Melbourne’s north-east, east, south-east or outer east to Coldstream and lifestyle. Construction prices are confirmed separately by the relevant contractors and specialists.
