Project: Australian Native Garden with Turf

Project Overview:

This project focused on transforming the customer’s front yard into a beautiful Australian native garden, combining structured landscaping, native planting and fresh Kikuyu lawn to create a clean and welcoming street frontage.

The existing front yard and nature strip required levelling and preparation to establish defined lawn and garden areas. The goal was to create a low-maintenance landscape that incorporated a variety of Australian native plants while providing the contrast of a fresh green lawn.

The approach involved grading and levelling the front yard and nature strip, installing fresh topsoil, establishing new garden beds and planting a carefully selected combination of Australian natives. Two feature steel planters were also incorporated into the design to provide additional structure and visual interest.

Site Preparation & Machinery

The first stage of the project involved preparing and reshaping the front yard and nature strip to establish the correct levels for the new landscaping.

Vermeer S925TX pozitrack mini loader used for grading and levelling
Front yard and nature strip reshaped to establish consistent levels
Areas prepared for new garden beds and lawn
Final levels established ready for topsoil installation

Soil Installation & Levelling

Fresh topsoil was installed to provide a quality growing base for both the new lawn and Australian native garden.

Topsoil supplied and installed throughout the lawn areas
Soil graded and levelled ready for turf installation
Garden beds prepared with fresh soil ready for planting
Final preparation completed to create clearly defined lawn and garden areas

Australian Native Garden

A selection of Australian native plants was installed throughout the front garden to create a layered landscape with variation in foliage, colour, height and texture.

Plant selections included:

Dianella ‘Little Rev’
Westringia ‘Grey Box’
Grevillea ‘Canberra Gem’
Correa ‘Dusky Bells’
Phebalium
Prostanthera ‘Ballerina’
Hardenbergia ‘Happy Wanderer’
Two feature steel planter beds

The garden beds were finished with native mulch, providing a natural appearance while helping retain soil moisture and suppress weed growth.

Lawn Installation

Fresh Kikuyu instant roll-out turf was installed across the prepared lawn areas and nature strip to provide an immediate green finish.

Fresh topsoil prepared and fine-levelled
Kikuyu instant roll-out turf supplied and installed
Turf installed through the front lawn and nature strip
Lawn edges finished to create clean separation between turf and garden areas

The completed project transformed the front yard into a fresh Australian native landscape, combining natural planting, feature steel elements and Kikuyu lawn to create an attractive and welcoming entrance to the property.