Landscape Design

Landscape design, drawn for the way you live.

Considered, buildable garden design for homes across Brisbane and South East Queensland. One process, one designer, from the first walk of your site to the final plant in the ground.

Shorncliffe rainforest retreat garden by Tristan Smith Landscape Designs

What we do

Gardens that are beautiful on paper and buildable in the ground.

We design plant-rich gardens for the homes people plan to stay in. Whether you're finishing a new build, reworking the garden around a new pool, or finally giving the forever home the outdoor space it deserves, every plan is designed around how you actually live and entertaining

Functional, achievable, and made to last in Brisbane's conditions. That's the brief behind every design.

The process

From first walk to final planting.

01 · Consult

Consultation

We meet on site, walk the garden together, and talk through how you want to live in it. We capture the full brief, flag the opportunities and constraints, and by the end you'll have a clear picture of what your project involves. After the visit, we provide a fee proposal to complete the design.

02 · Concept

Concept design

The direction for your garden: layout, materials palette, planting style and mood board, developed with you. We present it together, refine it once, and lock in a direction you're confident in before any detailed drawing begins.

03 · Plan

Detailed design & documentation

Your full Master Plan: a buildable, construction-ready set of drawings with hardscape and planting plans, schedules, specifications, levels and detail. The document your landscaper builds from, with the guesswork removed.

04 · Build

Design implementation

If you'd like, we stay involved through construction. We help coordinate the process, connect you with trusted contractors and suppliers we work with, source your plants, and check in as the garden takes shape, so it's built the way it was drawn. You hold the building contract directly with your contractor; we keep the design on track.

Brookwater front garden, aerial view

A clear path forward

Designed by someone who has built gardens, not just drawn them.

Our background runs from the nursery to the tools to the drawing board. That means a plan that is genuinely construction-ready, with levels, materials and planting worked out before anyone picks up a shovel.

  • Construction ready — detailed enough for any landscaper to build from with confidence.
  • Maintenance friendly — planted for the long term, with the right species in the right place.
  • Council aware — designed within Australian Standards, with council-ready documentation.

Professional design, profound advice

More than a pretty drawing.

Every design carries horticultural, functional and structural thinking. We bring plant knowledge, a designer's eye for how a space should feel, and a landscaper's understanding of how it actually gets built.

The result is artistic flair grounded in real-world experience, so your garden looks beautiful and works for the way you live, year after year.

Landscape Designer vs. Landscape Architect

Good to know

Landscape design FAQ.

How much does a landscape design cost?

Every garden is different, so every design is quoted to scope. Design is charged on the hours your project needs, and you receive a fee proposal after your on-site consultation, with no surprises. Most projects fall within a clear, sensible range we'll talk through together once we've seen your site.

I'm located outside of Brisbane, can I still get a design?

Yes. We service the greater Brisbane area, including Ipswich, Logan, Redlands, the Gold Coast and Mt Tamborine. If you're further afield, we also offer online consultations, so distance is rarely a barrier.

My house hasn't been built yet, can I still get a design created?

Absolutely, and we'd encourage it. Starting the landscape design early lets us integrate your indoor and outdoor spaces with your architect or building designer, rather than working around decisions already locked in.

I only have a small space, can I still get a design created?

Yes. We love designing small, intimate gardens, from courtyards and balconies through to large acreage estates and everything in between. Nothing is too small or too big.

Do you build the garden as well as design it?

We're a design studio, not a construction company, so we don't build the garden or hold the building contract ourselves. What we offer is Design Implementation: we help coordinate the process, connect you with trusted contractors and suppliers we work with, source your plants, and stay involved as the garden takes shape, so it's built the way it was drawn. 

Can you help with council requirements?

Yes. If your build needs approvals, we can create detailed documentation to help.

Where we work

Landscape design across South East Queensland.

Designing plant-rich gardens for homes right across the region.

Start a project

Let's design a garden you'll love coming home to.

The first step is an on-site consultation. We'll walk your garden, talk through the possibilities, and show you what's achievable.