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"The pool surround is genuinely stunning. Frameless glass, honed bluestone coping, salt-tolerant planting — and it passed AS1926.1 first inspection. The kids and the garden share the space beautifully."
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Landscape Design
Landscape Design for Templestowe Family Blocks
Templestowe is a Manningham family suburb with larger blocks, family-friendly outdoor living briefs and a strong tradition of pool integration on suburban lots.
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30+ Years
Experience
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LIAV Master
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Sloping Block
Specialists
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Design + Build
Single Team
The Challenge
Family Blocks in Templestowe Need Integrated Outdoor Design
Melbourne's north-east is demanding residential terrain. These are the problems we've built 30 years of practice around solving.
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Slopes Other Landscapers Won't Quote
Steep gradients in Templestowe and the broader north-east require cut and fill engineering, tiered retaining and drainage logic — not a planting plan and some gravel. Most firms walk away. We take the job.
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Drainage and Erosion on Difficult Ground
Poor drainage on steep sites creates wet patches in winter, erosion in summer and hydrostatic pressure that destroys retaining walls within years. Getting drainage right from the design stage prevents all of it.
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Disconnected House and Garden
A garden that doesn't flow from the house — no covered transition, no sight-line continuity, no privacy — is a missed opportunity at every level of a premium home. We design inside-out, from the first conversation.
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Fidelity Lost Across Trades
When the designer, the builder and the council-permit consultant are three different firms, design intent erodes at every handoff. Our integrated studio — one team from concept to handover — keeps it intact.
In Templestowe
Our Landscape Design Services
What We Build
Landscape Services for Templestowe
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Sloping Blocks
End-to-end design and build for steep, difficult and sloping residential blocks across Melbourne's north-east.
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Pool Surrounds
Premium pool surrounds, coping, fencing and integrated poolside gardens — including pools on steep blocks.
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Retaining Walls
Engineered retaining walls in bluestone, natural stone, concrete sleeper and rendered masonry.
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Paving
Premium paving and driveway construction in bluestone, sandstone, exposed aggregate and gravel.
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Why Templestowe Families Choose Us
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Pool surround integration with AS1926.1-compliant fencing
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Family-friendly outdoor-living layouts (alfresco, lawn, play, pool)
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Larger-block master planning for full-property landscape design
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Manningham planning competence for retaining and tree work
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Salt-tolerant planting palettes for poolside zones
How We Work
Our Process
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forum Consultation
Paid on-site consultation. We walk the block, take measurements, listen to the brief and read the slope.
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draw Concept Plan
2D concept showing zones, hardscape, planting and circulation. Sketches and renders where they help.
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Construction drawings, planting plans and council submissions. Engineering coordination where required.
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In-house build supervision, hardscape and planting installation, walkthrough and handover.
Limited Slots Each Season
Ready to Transform Your Block?
We take on a limited number of new projects each season. Design fidelity is guaranteed across the build — one team from consultation to handover, no handoffs.
Local Expertise
Landscape Design Expertise in Templestowe
Templestowe is a Manningham family suburb with blocks larger than the inner east, a strong tradition of backyard pool integration and the Westerfolds Park and Ruffey Lake Park reserves defining its eastern and northern boundaries. The residential character is family-oriented, outdoor-living-focused and increasingly premium in its expectations of materials and finish.
From Greensborough, Templestowe is roughly 20 minutes via Reynolds Road and Williamsons Road. Manningham planning context applies when retaining heights or significant trees are involved, and we coordinate that side alongside the design. AS1926.1 pool-barrier compliance, frameless glass fencing and salt-tolerant planting are practiced craft for our team — pool integration accounts for a substantial share of the brief here.
Full-property master plans are the most common project: pool surround, alfresco frame, lawn, play zone and boundary screening treated as one integrated design rather than separate elements added over years. We design those zones so they read as a single garden, not four bolt-on areas.
Working in Templestowe
How We Work in Templestowe
Templestowe is reached easily from Greensborough via Reynolds Road and Williamsons Road. Manningham planning context applies to retaining and tree work, and we coordinate that procedural side alongside the design. Pool integration is a recurring brief here, so AS1926.1 compliance, frameless glass fencing and salt-tolerant planting are practiced craft for our team.
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Templestowe Block Types
Templestowe's residential blocks are larger than the inner east, with family-oriented house layouts and a strong tradition of backyard pool integration. Our Templestowe work centres on full-property master plans for family use — pool surrounds with AS1926.1-compliant frameless glass, alfresco frames that connect house to garden, paved play and entertaining zones, and planting that screens neighbours without reading as a defensive perimeter. Reference points include Westerfolds Park, Ruffey Lake Park and the Yarra Valley Parklands border.
Local Voices
What Templestowe Clients Say
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"We needed alfresco, lawn, pool and screening on a single suburban block. The team designed and built the lot — every zone reads as part of one garden, not four bolt-on areas."
Frequently Asked
Templestowe Landscape Design Questions Answered
Do you handle pool fence compliance for Templestowe pools?
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Yes. Every pool surround we design for Templestowe and the Manningham area satisfies AS1926.1: coping, planting and structures all sit outside the non-climbable zone, and we coordinate with a registered pool-safety inspector for the certificate of compliance.
Can you design for family use across the whole block?
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Family master plans are most of what we do in this part of Manningham. Alfresco zones, lawn, pool, play and screening are integrated into one cohesive plan rather than added piecemeal.
What materials suit a Templestowe pool surround?
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Honed bluestone and travertine are the most common for coping and paving. Frameless glass fencing is the dominant choice; salt-tolerant native planting (Westringia, Dianella, Lomandra) reads beautifully without dropping leaf litter into the pool.
Do you handle Manningham planning for retaining and tree work?
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Yes. Manningham planning context applies whenever retaining heights or significant trees are involved. We coordinate the application and engineering with the Council as part of the project.
How do you integrate pool, alfresco and lawn into one cohesive design?
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Integration starts at the concept stage. We treat pool surround, alfresco frame, lawn and play zones as a single brief — material choices (bluestone, frameless glass, native planting) carry through all zones so every area reads as part of one garden.
Nearby Areas
Also Serving Around Templestowe
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Warrandyte
Warrandyte borders the Yarra River with steep river-frontage blocks and full BMO bushfire overlay. Our work handles the slopes, the setbacks and the bushland integration.
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Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is a heritage Banyule suburb with Victorian and Edwardian homes, mature canopy trees and the established-garden refurbishment briefs that come with smaller, more refined lots.
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Heidelberg
Heidelberg is a leafy older Banyule suburb between the Yarra and Plenty rivers — established gardens, mature tree canopy and a heritage architectural character.
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