Nice work everyone. I'm always torn with the use of water in the landscape. I think labeling it natural looking or man made gets us in trouble. Its all about the design and placement of each element. That's the first step in pulling it off. There is balance and symmetry to this feature that suggests man made. The surrounding architecture and space available demands that. As you show us the look of a more natural feature is with the materials. Labeling it man made or natural is only a debate that takes away from a job well done. Very Cool!!! Craig

We have a large frangipani tree that needs to be moved due to the e tension but my concern with relocating the frangipani tree there would be the lack of sunlight. Another idea was to scrap the feature tree & replace it with a fern tree & make it lush with shade loving plants. Attached is another pic with a different design idea. Thoughts ?..

Hi Julieo11, Great spot for your water feature, I would keep the planting low as the water feature is the ‘feature’ , use different stones and pavers to add interest, giant, dwarf mondo plus black mondo would look fabulous, liriope, lomandra would keep it looking quite structured, this would compliment existing paving

There is nothing more Aussie than a backyard BBQ! We are finding with the estate blocks getting smaller, more of our homes are being customed and personalised to include a BBQ area in the under cover Alfresco space. A beautiful modern take on the traditional Aussie BBQ that is perfect all year round! Photograph from a recently completed PJ Burns Builder home on the Sunshine Coast