Yes please, we have a retaining wall dilemma & have bought 2 round tanks but yours are ace! I saw you website a while back & put it in the too hard basket case, lol! Message on my profile works fine thanks David, cheers LouieT

Hi millersx4, Have you looked at the zen bowl from Quatro? They manufacture in Northern NSW but transport all over Australia. I am in Brisbane and they are my go to for quality planters and water bowls.

What kinds of water feature are you most interested in?

your new home suggests a roughly symmetrical design but start by measuring the whole space and making a scaled landscaping plan..there should be a site plan included with the house plans that should have accurate boundary lengths, location of the house and direction of north.. research local climate, your soil and rainfall so that any plant choices are suitable (but save most planting till last)..add in the location of the proposed alfresco, pool and pool house and any buildings (including neighbours' that you want to block out) your sheds, water tanks and fences... in the long term it's so much better to do the boring bits first so first build all your fences and prepare the soil for best results and plant lawn over the whole block to hold the soil together while you work on small sections of garden at a time..your idea of a cycad (or similar depending on climate) sounds excellent but first improve the soil in the small garden bed ... my rough plan shows a guest parking area and extension to the drive, a big central fish pond (fenced or raised if you have small children) surrounded by lawns and a wide circular garden beds planted thickly with mixed shrubs, small trees and grounds covers..depending on your preferences and climate you could have a native garden or mixed traditional plants with some small deciduous trees for Autumn colour..the problem with big sites is to create privacy and slow down wind to help shelter gardens beds and there are numerous suitable plants to create hedges and screens (shrubs like pittosporums and lilly pilly can create relaxed or formal affects depending on how much ongoing pruning you want to do and a variety of wattles are very quick growers and although shortlived are excellent for giving quick affect while waiting for the slower growing..buying and planting tube stock plants and planting with lots of mulch and tree guards is more cost effective than buying bigger plants ..it's difficult to judge distances from your photos but we've had great success by mounding 'building rubble covered with a thick layer of soil and deep mulch and then planting mixed pittosporums on top of the mounds to create some height and interest ..adding a watering system connected to rainwater tanks and/or a greywater system is also a great investment to protect your new garden....the hardest thing is to know is where to start so 1.make a rough plan 2. prepare the soil 3. plant grass over the whole area 4. plant the feature garden near the front door 5. add fences 6. plant hedges 7. etc etc...(gardens develop over time so plans can change but planting grass will hold the soil together and look clean and tidy while you work on small sections of garden at at time..depending on your level of interest in gardening you can't go wrong with a nice patch of grass