We design Melbourne gardens that feel beautiful now and grow richer over time — shaped by soil, light, hydrology, family life, local ecology and the character of the house.
A Gardener & Son garden is not treated as a decorative overlay. It begins with reading the site: slope, aspect, clay, shade, borrowed canopy, existing plants, movement and the ecological context around the property.
From there we shape a garden that can mature — paths, thresholds, planting layers, habitat features, water logic, productive elements and moments of quiet beauty.
Our studio works across naturalistic, native, indigenous and mixed ecological planting, with exotics included where they earn their place through memory, fragrance, food, structure or seasonal expression.
No. We often lead with native and indigenous species, especially where place-based ecology is important, but we also use climate-resilient exotics when they support the feeling, history or function of a garden.
Yes. Plant composition is central to the design process and can include canopy, shrub, herbaceous, grass, groundcover and climber layers.
Yes. Most gardens change in stages. A first stage can be small and still create the right foundation.
Naturalistic and ecological garden design for Melbourne homes.
ServiceNative, indigenous and habitat-rich gardens connected to place.
ServiceSoil, planting, stone, paths, habitat and establishment care.
Gardener & Son · Mont Albert and Hawthorn studios · Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country.