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When you imagine the perfect oasis of relaxation and beauty right in your backyard, you’re not just daydreaming—you’re planning. And as the saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither is a backyard paradise. So, how long does a landscape design project really take? Here at Space Landscape Designs in Sydney, we’ll guide…
When you gaze out your window at your garden, do you see a blank canvas eagerly awaiting the artist’s touch? Or perhaps you see an existing layout that needs a little reinvigoration. Either way, the decision to invest in landscape design is a big one. Your outdoor space is an extension of your home and…
Are you often worrying or concerned about your dog’s safety when you leave them in your garden? If so, then it is possibly time for you try to make your landscape design more dog friendly. It is not only good for your dog’s health and well-being, but you will also enjoy creating it, and seeing…
More and more often, we’re seeing clients who are worried that their backyards are too small for a pool, a garden and all the other outdoor amenities they’d like to have on their properties. They want privacy and a tiny slice of paradise and with today’s reduced block sizes, “tiny” is often more than figurative.…
Most people in Greater Sydney and New South Wales want to take advantage of their entire property. There’s no point in hiding in the house when the weather is good for much of the year. The outsides of our homes can be as important as the interiors, and structuring the outdoor space can add immensely…
A pool without landscaping is just a pool. It’s not magic. It’s not gracious. It’s not particularly nice looking. It’s just a big outdoor tub of water that you use to swim and to cool off on hot days. That’s all well and good if that’s all you’re after. However, a truly attractive and sophisticated…
You’ve seen it, and so have we. Some people do a great job designing, installing and maintaining their own landscaping. If you talk to a friend or neighbour who’s done it, you’ll find out what it takes: expert knowledge on a variety of subjects and lots of time and hard work. If you ask someone…
When you bring a landscape designer or a landscape architect on board as part of your project, you do it for many reasons. Mostly, you want to take advantage of our expertise. We know about plant species and growth patterns. We know about the design and construction of pavement and decking. We know the local…
In a previous post, we talked about visualisation of landscape design. Visualisation is really just a fancy way to say “drawings and models.” Yes, visualisation can be a huge help in developing a landscape design. In fact, it’s difficult to put together a good landscape design without scaled drawings to show the relationships between buildings,…
Our landscape designs are highly customised and meticulously planned. Nothing is included without careful thought, planning and consultation. Nothing is dropped in without regard to its relationship to other elements. That’s especially true of pools. A pool isn’t just a checkbox on a list of elements for a backyard design. Swimming Pool design matters. Swimming…
Swimming Pools Designs: Why We Put it on Paper In our last post, Swimming Pools are More Than a Check Box, we talked about some of the factors that influence swimming pool designs. Today, we’ll talk a little about how and why the designs are communicated and the process that takes a swimming pool design…
At Space Designs, we have both landscape architects and landscape designers on staff. What defines a landscape architect? Landscape architecture is a self-governing profession in Australia. That means that there are stringent requirements that they must meet in order to be considered members of the profession. The Profession of Landscape Architecture Registered landscape architects must…
When you think about throwing a house party, where do you expect the guests to congregate? Maybe in the kitchen and the living room, but definitely in the backyard. They’ll want an open, casual space where they can socialise. People love to spend time outdoors, especially in the summer. A patio and a few garden…
Winner at the 2014 AILDM Landscape Design Awards Space Landscape Designs are pleased to announce that they have won a silver award in the 2014 Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers (AILDM) national awards. Amanda Elboz put forward an entry featuring an amazing planting plan and landscape design for a property on the Northern…