Under the Poinciana
A tropical-native plant plan for a Gold Coast character home — Queensland-appropriate poolside palette with shade-tolerant species working in under an existing mature poinciana canopy.
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The brief
Bring the Soft Scaping Up to the Level of the Bones — A Character Home Done Justice
A Gold Coast character home with the hardscape already done — but the planting wasn’t doing the bones of the place justice. The brief was to come in, decide what stayed and what went, and bring the soft scaping up to the level of everything else.
The site already had mature native trees, including a large poinciana — both an asset and a planting constraint. We landed on a tropical-native combination — Queensland-appropriate around the pool, with shade-tolerant species working into the harder zones under the canopy. The result reads continuous with the materials and the trees that were already there, which is what the place needed.
What a Plant Plan looks like
Indicative Plant Plan deliverable — annotated planting overlay and species schedule
Two pages from our canonical Plant Plan sample, illustrative of the PP-tier output: an annotated planting plan overlay (left) and the species schedule with photos, mature dimensions, spacing and quantities (right). Each PP project is tailored to the site — the structure and depth carry across.
Site before
Mature trees, tired planting
Hardscape and mature canopy intact (including a feature poinciana). Brief: respect what worked, refresh what didn’t, tie planting back to the materials.
Try it on your own site
Spec Your Own Site for a Plant Plan
Drop a pin, drag-trace your beds, and capture the details that shape plant choice — sun, slope, drainage. Ten minutes; you walk away with a brief ready for a Plant Plan.
How Much Does Landscape Design Cost?
A clear design means everyone’s working from the same vision — you get comparable quotes, confident decisions, and a result that looks like it was always meant to be there.
Most clients start with Concept + Planting. Opt for Concept + Master Plan when the build needs full setout, materials schedule, services intent and 3D renders.
Concept + Planting Design
- Design strategy workshop — lock in the vision on-site
- Concept layout (2D) — see the design intent before you build
- Materials & plant palette
Concept + Master Plan
- Everything in Concept + Planting, plus:
- 3D site model — spatial planning tool
- Quantified materials schedule
Plant Plan
- Video consultation (no site visit)
- Zone-by-zone planting schedule
- Layout illustratives
Remote Concept + Planting Design — $3,190 inc GST. Same deliverables as the on-site package, with a video consultation replacing the workshop. ~2 week turnaround.
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Tell me about your project and what you’re hoping to achieve — 20 minutes, no obligation.
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