The Walled Garden
A small footprint.
A world of its own.
An 85 m² courtyard behind a Carlton North terrace. The owners wanted privacy from a neighbouring balcony, a table for four and somewhere to keep the bikes — without losing the green.
- Location
- Carlton North, VIC
- Year
- 2025
- Garden area
- 85 m²
- Scope
- Landscape & planting design
Our response
The plan keeps the existing boundary walls and places a reclaimed-timber dining platform directly outside the kitchen. Bluestone stepping pads keep the route to the rear gate distinct from the deck. Tall, layered planting screens the overlooking balcony. A narrow service path reaches the rear gate without crossing the dining space, while a built-in bench doubles as storage. We concentrated the planting in two generous beds, replacing a collection of pots that needed watering every day.
Keep the existing boundary walls
Screen the neighbouring balcony
Make room for dining & bike storage
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