Under Red Gums, lots of play

Figtree, Dharawal Country

Beneath the shade of mature red gums, this no-mow garden blends soft zoysia lawn with a thriving mix of Illawarra natives, herbs, fruits, and vegetables. As Kathryn’s home garden, it serves as a test plot to observe and refine many of the ideas that shape Understorey’s broader design approach. Designed for low maintenance, biodiversity, and everyday play, it’s a space where experimentation meets ecological care.

pollinator friendly garden in Wollongong

Full Sun, Coastal Front Garden

Salvaged concrete pavers and sandstone found on site form steppers through the garden.

Steel salvaged from under the house used to retain a kitchen planting of herbs and flowers.

Wollongong Landscape Design and Construction

Peach decomposed granite was selected for the front garden path to blend with copious gum leaf litter from overhead canopy.

Verge Garden

Figtree, Dharawal Country

Nestled along a well-trodden school route, this full-sun verge garden invites curiosity espcially from children and dogs, with a mix of native and rescued plants, hidden fairy houses, and tiny surprises tucked among the greenery.

Pocket Billabong Corrimal
Chickens live here
Kia Master Plan
Preschoolers' Bushwalk
One Thirty Art Studios
Kiama Harbour
Under Red Gums
Shellharbour Foreshore
Barunguba Lookout
Crack Ecology
Tokyo Retrofit

We acknowledge and thank the Traditional Owners of Dharawal Country, the unceded lands

of the Illawarra where we live.

We credit First Nations people for their ongoing work in protecting, holding and sharing knowledge that underpins best practice in landscape design and management all over the world.

This land always was, and always will be,

Aboriginal Land.

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