To create more privacy around a pool area in Paddington while bringing a lush tropical feel to a compact inner-city backyard. The clients wanted a refined outdoor space with layered planting, subtropical screening and a contemporary bench seat for relaxed afternoons by the pool.
Brooke’s Blooms designed a custom cantilevered screening structure using five powder-coated steel posts, fabricated to suit the space and create height along the pool boundary. Stephanotis floribunda was trained through the structure for scented seasonal flowering, while Alocasia brisbanensis, Heliconias, Ligularia, Crassula, Rhaphiolepis, Kalanchoe ‘Silver Spoons’ and Zoysia tenuifolia created layered subtropical texture. Olive Limestone tiling, Spanish Green Waterline tiles and a custom curved bench seat completed the poolside retreat.
A private, lush and contemporary poolside oasis in the heart of Paddington. The finished garden feels layered, intimate and beautifully resolved, with tropical planting, refined pool finishes and a curved bench seat that brings softness, function and a strong focal point to the space.
Location Paddington, Brisbane
Project Type Residential poolside garden design and construction
Service Landscape Design / Landscape Construction / Horticultural Consultation
Scope Poolside privacy screening, custom steel structure, subtropical planting, pool surrounds, tiling, custom bench seat and garden detailing
Planting Style Lush subtropical planting with layered foliage, flowering vine screening and soft groundcover
Key Features Cantilevered powder-coated steel posts, Stephanotis floribunda, Alocasia brisbanensis, Heliconias, Ligularia, Kalanchoe ‘Silver Spoons’, Zoysia tenuifolia, Olive Limestone tiling, Spanish Green Waterline tiles, custom curved bench seat and Native Violets
Given Terrace is a compact inner-city home in Paddington, Brisbane. Brooke's Blooms designed and built a private, lush poolside garden - adding privacy and a tropical feel to a tight backyard.
Brooke's Blooms designed and constructed a poolside retreat - a custom screening structure, layered subtropical planting, refined pool finishes and a custom curved bench seat - turning a compact backyard into a private, resolved outdoor space.
Privacy came from a custom cantilevered screen - five powder-coated steel posts fabricated to add height along the pool boundary - with Stephanotis floribunda trained through for scented, seasonal flowering. It screens without feeling heavy or boxed-in.
The layered subtropical palette includes Stephanotis floribunda, Alocasia brisbanensis, Heliconias, Ligularia, Kalanchoe 'Silver Spoons' and Zoysia tenuifolia - chosen for texture, screening and soft groundcover. See our horticultural approach.
Features include the cantilevered powder-coated steel screen, a custom curved bench seat, Olive Limestone tiling, Spanish Green waterline tiles and layered subtropical planting - a refined, intimate poolside retreat.
Yes. Compact inner-city sites are a specialty - at Given Terrace, Brooke's Blooms designed a layered poolside garden that feels private and generous despite a tight footprint. Small spaces reward careful screening, planting and detailing.
Flowering climbers like Stephanotis floribunda (used here) screen beautifully when trained on a structure, while layered foliage such as Alocasia and Heliconias builds height and density. A horticultural assessment matches screening plants to your aspect and space.
Yes. Brooke's Blooms designs, builds and maintains gardens across Paddington and inner Brisbane, plus the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. Our full-service team handles everything from design to ongoing care.
