100% Concrete! This small (less than 300m2 block) West End yard was 100% concrete… except a washing line, that broke someone’s arm. No other features! So levels were taken (tape measure, spirit level and string line). The back retaining wall height and excavation depth were determined by the level at the bottom of the stairs, […]
Author Archive | Ian Lowndes
Frontage face-lift
With a simple picture saved from a magazine, Lowndes Landscapes worked with the client to adapt and deliver this classic landscape concept. Timber edging combined with deep gravel and garden areas to break up and redefine this house frontage. Tiny retaining laws create an optical illusion of infinity edged lawns looking downhill. Lawn areas have […]
Riverbank Restoration St Lucia Apartments
A big thanks to the body corporate of Macquarrie units in being proactive in eradicating infestation of Mother in law’s tongue (Sansevieria species) from the Brisbane River bank at St Lucia. Lowndes Landscapes were engaged to remove and restore the area. Coir logs, jute matting and weephose irrigation combined with native plants Dianella caerulea, Dianella […]
Tarragindi Landscape Transformation
Total landscape transformation. My clients finished the build on a post war renovator, with just the softscape to go. The brief- turf the verge, screen and soften the retaining wall (and associated 600 wide concrete cantilevered footing), create something interesting (but low maintenance) for guests to look at when arriving, help with the weed choked […]
Softscaping with Corten Steel Edging and Raised Beds
Level drop? Awkward shaped space? Want low maintenance, productive raised garden beds? Do you like the look of Corten Steel edging? This space uses all these elements to make something out of nothing! Raised beds and edges take the sting out of a 2 meter level drop on this site. Before- a sloping lawn is […]
Warwick Solar Farm- Planting 30,000 trees
Some of the 30,000 trees and shrubs to be planted around the Warwick Solar Farm. Work has started on the planting of a vegetative buffer around the Warwick Solar Farm. In total 30,000 trees and shrubs will be planted around a 5.5km perimeter. The trees and shrubs being planted outside of the perimeter fence. Planting […]
Softscape my Swimming Pool!
The nineties, so many good things, grunge music, Nirvana etc however it was also the age of the bush rock swimming pool…while the large rock mulch look may have been considered stylish in its day, over time the rock surrounds have become tired and the heat of the rocks has prevented anything growing but the […]
Easy Architectural Raised Beds
Raised beds are not only a great way to grow your own food, they can be an attractive focal point for any garden. Using some simple principles they can be adapted to any space. Just to recap here are some advantages of traditional raised beds: Save your back, no crouching down, sit on your bench […]
Making a Small Space Work
The owners of this small backyard in Corinda were so bored with their over grown garden they were keeping the blinds closed just so they didn’t have to look at it! Their request was to create an interesting space that gave them back more lawn area for their two small dogs, plus to have a […]
Backyard Rescue- Tarragindi
After an extension to the house which included a large back deck, Lisa and Rob were left looking at a backyard that could only be described as a bit of an eyesore. Years of poor drainage had left them despairing. The low lying Tarragindi yard is hit regularly in summer with downpours turning it into […]