Michelle McDonnell Landscape Design

Our large country garden had the potential to be so much better, and that's what working with Michelle has done for us. We had worked with Michelle before and knew that her involvement would ensure a stylish result for our new property. Michelle considered our many ideas for this garden and helped identify the best way to proceed, providing a detailed plan that accommodated our intention to do the work ourselves. Michelle's ideas and suggestions greatly enhanced our original thoughts for the property, and her knowledge about what plantings would most suit was hugely helpful. She was also very patient and happy to answer our many queries. We are part-way through our landscaping workplan now and enjoy our ongoing relationship with our garden guru, appreciating her input as our garden flourishes.

We needed help designing a garden that would complement our new home. Michelle was fantastic with listening to the plants we wanted to include and providing us with a low maintenance garden. The end result is a beautiful garden that we love to potter in and visitors comment on how pretty it looks.

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Michelle. She has produced a plan perfect for what we wanted. I think hiring a professional like Michelle is so beneficial for adding great value to your property. I would highly recommend Michelle she is very easy to work with and very down to earth.

We engaged Michelle to give our garden a complete makeover and provide us with an outdoor living area. Michelle was so easy and fun to work with and absolutely met our brief. We are delighted with the result and constantly receive compliments on our garden. Thank you Michelle, we look forward to working with you in the future. John & Anne Donald

We engaged Michelle to prepare a landscape design for our newly built home. She came up with a fabulous design that met all our criteria, and which was perfect for our site. After the hard landscaping was completed, Michelle organised the supply and planting of all the plants we required. We are thrilled with the results! We highly recommend Michelle to anyone looking for a great landscape designer.

Michelle has re-designed our front courtyard by re-shaping the paved area and incorporating new garden beds. This has transformed what was a tired looking oldfashioned garden into a stylish landscaped area which is enjoyed by all. We are very pleased with our new look. Doug and Sally Bennie

I am very pleased to write a review for Michelle. She was recommended to me by two friends who have used her services. From the beginning she was interested in my likes and dislikes and her knowledge and creativity gave me a detailed plan for the garden including ideas I had not even thought about ie a circular patio and a vegetable box used as a retaining wall. The detailed planting plan included new plantings with existing plants giving me the Bali inspired garden I had dreamed of! I am delighted and cannot recommend her highly enough.

I contacted Michelle, as she was recommended to me by a friend. Michelle arranged to meet me on site at the section. She implement the style of garden I was wanting so that it was proportionally balanced to the size of the section. Due to her knowledge and skills, I now have a comprehensive landscaping plan with a semi-formal "green theme," with "pops" of white. This is going to work in harmony with the new house, really well. Michelle has a wealth of knowledge and was very easy to work with.

We required a complete garden makeover as our existing plants were overgrown and out of control. Not knowing where to start we contacted Michelle. She listened to what we wanted and together with her expertise she provided a plan for our new outdoor areas and garden. She was also in contact and monitored progress throughout the actual redevelopment. The finished project is fabulous and we love it. We found Michelle very professional and very easy to work with.

We are delighted with the outcome of implementing Michelle’s landscape plan. She turned a very constrained, boring section into an interesting area by merging indoor and outdoor living and creating varying focal points and textures. Michelle was a pleasure to work with. She has effective communication skills; she listened, offered appropriate and interesting ideas and was prompt and precise with written and oral information.

We won Michelle's services in a school fundraising auction so to be honest had no idea what we were getting. We were about to embark on a new house build so it seemed a good idea to get some landscape design expertise. Wow-we were absolutely thrilled with what Michelle delivered for us & our beautiful new home. She took us through the whole project from first discussions to final planting with professionalism,humour & good old fashioned common sense. She saved us money by cutting out unnecessary brick fencing & streamlined our pool fencing & design. Michelle & her team continue to keep our garden looking beautiful with regular maintenance & we love the results. Lee-Ann & Andrew Taylor

Extensive renovations to our property meant that the outdoor area needed to be completely redesigned. We had a few ideas and some favourite plants but not the skills to create a master plan. Our lucky break was when Michelle designed an impressive new garden layout for our neighbours. We contacted Michelle and a visit to our property, a landscape plan and planting list followed promptly. Michelle is friendly and professional and impressed us by first asking for any likes, dislikes, or ideas and really listening to us. Her plan included some of our ideas, the use of some existing plants and introduced stylish new features and a layout that has significantly enhanced our property. The landscape design is exactly to our taste and required no amendments. We have no hesitation in recommending Michelle to anyone wanting to create a garden to enjoy and be proud of. Phyl and Neil Goodwin