To create a landscape for Clay House in New Farm that connected a restored 1890s cottage with a contemporary rear extension. The garden needed to bridge old and new, bring softness to the architecture and make a compact inner-city site feel generous, functional and charming.
Brooke’s Blooms delivered the landscape design and construction with careful attention to New Farm’s cottage character. The front garden used Lavender and a feature Tabebuia Palmerii to create a classic Brisbane welcome, while the rear garden centred around a compact Plungie pool. A rooftop terrace with olive trees, citrus and herbs added a Mediterranean entertaining layer to the home.
A beautifully resolved inner-city garden that adds warmth, function and lifestyle to the home. The landscape connects the heritage cottage and contemporary extension, creating a layered Brisbane garden with charm, practicality and strong architectural appeal.
Location New Farm, Brisbane
Project Type Heritage cottage landscape design and construction
Service Landscape Design / Landscape Construction / Garden Maintenance / Horticultural Consultation
Scope Front garden, rear pool garden, rooftop terrace, planting, pots and landscape construction
Planting Style Brisbane cottage garden with Mediterranean rooftop planting
Key Features Tabebuia Palmerii, Lavender, Plungie pool, olive trees, citrus, herbs and rooftop entertaining terrace
Architect Bass Architecture
Builder Mojo Construction
Clay House
Media Feature Australia’s Best House / Top Australian Homes
Clay House is in New Farm, Brisbane - a landscape connecting a restored 1890s cottage with a contemporary rear extension. Brooke's Blooms designed and built a garden that bridges old and new and makes a compact inner-city site feel generous, functional and charming.
Brooke's Blooms delivered the landscape design and construction, tying together the heritage cottage and modern extension. The scope spanned a front cottage garden, a rear garden built around a compact Plungie pool, and a Mediterranean rooftop entertaining terrace.
Key features include a front cottage garden with Lavender and a feature Tabebuia Palmerii, a compact Plungie pool in the rear garden, and a rooftop terrace planted with olive trees, citrus and herbs for a Mediterranean entertaining layer.
The garden blends a classic Brisbane cottage-garden feel at the front - Lavender and a feature Tabebuia Palmerii - with Mediterranean rooftop planting of olive trees, citrus and herbs. The mix suits the heritage cottage and its contemporary extension.
Clay House was designed by Bass Architecture and built by Mojo Construction, with Brooke's Blooms delivering the landscape design and construction. The home has also been featured as one of Australia's Best Houses / Top Australian Homes.
Yes. At Clay House, Brooke's Blooms bridged an 1890s cottage and a modern extension, balancing heritage character with contemporary function. The team designs gardens that respect a home's period features while adding pools, terraces and planting for modern living.
Yes. Clay House includes a rooftop terrace planted with olive trees, citrus and herbs, adding a Mediterranean entertaining layer above the home. Brooke's Blooms can design and build rooftop gardens where structure and access allow, tailoring planting to sun, wind and weight.
Yes. Brooke's Blooms designs, builds and maintains gardens across New Farm and Brisbane's inner suburbs, as well as the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. Clay House shows the team's approach to compact, high-value inner-city sites.
