Tiled spa with a pebble mosaic water feature and a woven egg chair nook framed by tropical banana and heliconia planting at dusk

Design Style

Secret Garden

Layered, lush, and private

About the style

Secret Garden

Secret garden design builds density and shade through layered tropical planting, creating rooms within the garden rather than one open space. Spas, seats, and water features are tucked into the greenery so they are discovered rather than announced.

Suits

Suits owners who want an intimate, immersive garden with places to sit and disappear rather than a single showpiece space.

Materials

Golden cane palm
Corten steel planters
River pebble mulch
Spotted gum decking
Black butt screening
Mosaic tile water feature

Signature details

Layered tropical canopy
Spa tucked into planting
Dappled light through palms
Woven rattan nooks
Hidden path framing
Sculptural corten water bowls

The Gallery

Secret Garden in South East Queensland gardens.

Path through tall golden cane palms with a corten steel stool and dappled light

Golden cane palm canopy over a corten cube seat on a gravel path

Timber bar table and stools tucked beneath tropical palms and a frangipani tree

Outdoor kitchen counter framed by golden cane palms and a flowering frangipani

Woven egg chair nook set among tropical planting beside a gravel path

Timber deck walkway framed by layered tropical planting and dappled light

Corten steel cube seat set among river pebbles and palms in a private courtyard

Timber deck framed by a black fretwork screen, palms, and a flowering frangipani at dusk

Dense wall of golden cane palms with a glimpse of a doorway beyond

Path framed by palms and corten steel details glowing at dusk

Black fretwork screen and palms beside a glowing interior at dusk

Glass sliding door beside a palm and a timber post at dusk

Backlit row of bromeliads against a timber boundary fence

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