To create a luxurious riverfront garden in Bulimba that could feel resort-like, layered and private while standing up to harsh full-sun conditions. The project needed to balance striking street appeal, complex levels, poolside planting, rooftop gardens and long-term care across multiple outdoor zones.
Brooke’s Blooms was involved from design through to construction and ongoing garden care. The front entry features Livistona australis and Brachychiton rupestris, underplanted with Gardenia, Buxus, Rhaphiolepis, Loropetalum, Crassula, Blechnum and Zamia for layered texture. Tristaniopsis screening and Pittosporum ‘Miss Muffet’ create driveway privacy, while the backyard uses retaining walls, mounded planting and sunken garden areas to add depth around the pool. The planting palette includes Michelia champaca alba, Viburnum, Doryanthes, Dichondra, Pennisetum, Aloe, Kalanchoe ‘Silver Spoons’ and a rooftop planter with hardy planting and a feature olive tree.
A refined Bulimba riverfront landscape that feels like stepping into a private resort. The garden brings together strong levels, layered planting, privacy, texture and ongoing horticultural care, creating a luxurious outdoor environment designed to grow, soften and become even more beautiful over time.
Location Bulimba, Brisbane
Project Type Luxury riverfront residential landscape design, construction and garden care
Service Landscape Design / Landscape Construction / Garden Maintenance / Horticultural Consultation
Scope Front entry garden, driveway screening, backyard mounded gardens, retaining walls, sunken poolside planting, rooftop planter, feature trees, layered planting and ongoing maintenance
Planting Style Curated subtropical planting with structural feature trees, full-sun tolerant foliage, layered textures and cascading rooftop greenery
Key Features Livistona australis, Brachychiton rupestris, Tristaniopsis screening, Pittosporum ‘Miss Muffet’, Michelia champaca alba, Viburnum screening, Doryanthes, Dichondra, Pennisetum, Aloe, Kalanchoe ‘Silver Spoons’, Zamia, Crassula, Blechnum, rooftop olive tree, retaining walls, garden mounds, sunken poolside gardens and warm bronze galvanised edging
