Humble Ground Native Landscape + Garden Design

Design & landscape projects.

Ware St, Teesdale

The concept design for Ware St looked at developing a native style garden that would nurture local wildlife and provided a space for a young family to enjoy and explore. A space reflective of the Victorian high country where the family spent time camping.

The concept included a natural eco-system pond and creek, supporting wildlife and providing a beautiful oasis for the family to enjoy. The house is directly surrounded by a wildflower meadow featuring native wildflowers and grasses planted on mass. Grass has been incorporated sparingly to provide a connection between each space and a place for picnics and play. Other features include winding paths, fire pits, recycled wood seating, corten steel edging, and bluestone steppers. The design also considered and resolved stormwater management onsite with extensive grading of the site to capture stormwater run-off on site.

Plant selection included plants indigenous to the Western plains alongside other local natives suitable to the local climate. More experimental native plantings have included eucalypts from Western Australia & South Australia alongside a large array of native wildflowers and grasses.

Aerial view of a backyard with a small pond, a wooden deck, a gravel path, trees, and a house with a metal roof.
Construction site with a small excavator digging trenches, surrounded by dirt, trees, and fencing, under a partly cloudy sky.
Backyard under construction with dirt and tire tracks, house with a white roof, and trees in the background.
A backyard garden with a small pond lined with smooth rocks, flowering plants, and a shaded patio area in the background.
A person working outdoors laying large rocks and stones on black landscaping fabric in a garden or yard, with various gardening tools and supplies visible in the background.
Aerial view of a backyard with a house, wooden deck, green lawn, trees, shrubs, a pond, garden beds, and a fence.
Wildflowers and grasses growing in natural sunlight.
A backyard with a small pond, lush green grass, various plants and shrubs, a deck area with a person standing, and tall trees providing shade, enclosed by a wooden fence.
A small stream with rocks and a large weathered piece of driftwood, surrounded by green plants and tall grass, with a wooden fence in the background.
A pond surrounded by rocks, tall grasses, and trees in a landscaped garden.
Close-up of a pink wildflower surrounded by green grass and blurred yellow and green plants in the background.
Modern house with large glass windows and a yellow door, situated beside a small pond with rocks along the edge, surrounded by trees and a cloudy sky.
Close-up view of a small, shallow creek with rocks and pebbles, surrounded by grass and plants, with a blurred wooden fence in the background.
A backyard landscape under construction with large rocks, black landscaping fabric, and underground drainage pipes. There are trees, a wooden fence, and cloudy sky in the background.

Reynolds St, Winchelsea

Beautiful native habitat garden designed for nature and a young family. It features no-dig vegetable gardens, winding paths, a fire pit, and recycled wood seating and retaining walls alongside hidden sections of lawn for play & picnics.

The Design looked at creating a densely planted Australian native garden that provided a space for wildlife and the needs of a young, active family. Plant selection included plants indigenous to the Western plains and Otway foothills alongside other local natives suitable to the local climate.

A lush garden with various green plants and foliage, a reflective birdbath in the center, and a wooden fence on the right side.
A small wooden deck next to a house with a sliding glass door, surrounded by green plants, rocks, and a dirt path.
Backyard garden with a fire pit, wooden logs, and landscaped plants, with a deck attached to a white house.
Purple flowering plant with green leaves.
Close-up of small pink and white flowering plant with blurred dark background.
A narrow garden pathway surrounded by lush green bushes and tall grasses, with a wooden fence on one side and a small wooden deck in the background.
Close-up of a bush with small white fluffy flowers and narrow green leaves.
Small green plant with yellow and orange flowers growing among brown forest floor leaves and twigs.
A yellow flowering plant growing in front of a wooden fence, surrounded by green foliage.
A backyard garden with a wooden deck, overgrown grass, and a wooden fence. There is a young tree in the center, and lush green bushes and plants along the sides. An open wooden frame structure is at the end of the yard.

Murrel St, Birregurra

Extensive natural habitat featuring winding paths, raised vegetable gardens, recycled timber seating, fire pit area and small sections of lawn for play & picnics.

The Design looked at creating a low-maintenance (dry-style) native garden with scattered plantings and natural forms. Features of the garden included a meandering natural pathway, raised corrugated vegetable gardens, an entertaining/seating area with two sections of grass for play & picnics, sleeper steps, timber retaining walls and recycled timber seating alongside a beautiful custom corten steel fire-pit.

The design looks at building up some areas in height to create some nice natural forms and a sense of privacy. Some sections will include feature retaining walls.

A garden with lush green bushes, purple flowers, and corrugated metal garden beds in the background, a circular fire pit with a rusted finish, surrounded by a weathered wooden bench and tan sand.
A lush backyard garden with a well-maintained grassy area, surrounded by various plants and shrubs, and large trees in the background under a clear blue sky.
View from inside a house looking out onto a backyard with trees, shrubs, and a fire pit, with a glass porch and a wooden deck.

Plantation Drive, Connewarre

Natural coastal style front garden design featuring native grasses and wildflowers.

The project included the removal of the existing front garden to make way for a new design. The design featured two large natural-shaped mounds covered in crushed rock creating natural forms and secondly, the forms created privacy from the street frontage. Mounds were densely scattered with native grasses and wildflowers, leading to a large turf area edged with corten steel.

A landscaped yard with a tree, ornamental grasses, rocks, and a grassy area, surrounded by a wooden fence and nearby buildings.
A landscaped yard area with a tree, ornamental grass, rocks, and a small section of green grass.
A yard with a curved patch of green grass, bordered by rocks and gravel, with some small trees and shrubs, and residential houses in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
Desert landscaping with rocks, drought-tolerant plants, and a large tree on a mound of gravel
Desert landscaping garden with large rocks, small stones, tall grasses, purple flowers, and a bush, with a street and houses visible in the background.