Jamie Dunn
"steven clegg is the most wonderfully creative landscape designer that i have ever met. it was an absolute pleasure to have him take my money on several occasions. in fact, i am about to give him some more as soon as I can book him. his ideas are unique and original."
John & Gail Gibbons
"steven clegg is a master at his craft of landscape gardening and design. he and his team recently completed our five part garden project - the result of which is absolutely magnificent. steven's work has exceeded all of our expectations. we found steven a pleasure to work with during our time of consultation and planning. thank you steven."
Kevin and Delores Beasley
Modern garden design is complicated by the need for the garden and the home interior to be integrated. Gardens need to refresh our soul, provide outdoor entertainment, play areas and service areas. Climate change has added yet a further new dimension. Steven listens to his clients’ unique ideas, needs and their dreams and creates the synthesis of a practical and liveable outdoor space
Rod and Alison Campbell
We are delighted with Steven’s work in our garden. His design work is creative and practical and when you combine this with his knowledge of plants, you have the ingredients for a successful garden.
Suzie Chapman and Owen Heather
My husband and I have used Steven Clegg three times to design either courtyards or a front garden. The most recent project we undertook with Steven involved designing our back courtyard and side exclusive use area, selecting and planting water wise and architectural plants, installing a water system and tank and doing our garden maintenance on a regular basis. Our courtyard is everything that we asked for and more. We use Steven Clegg Landscaping Maintenance for garden maintenance to protect our initial investment in our courtyard as I have a brown thumb.
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When we move I have already decided that we will continue using Steven to design and maintain our new garden and would highly recommend Steven and the team as the best in Brisbane.
Joe and Steph Grimmond
We have now been working with Steven and his team for over 12 years when we first engaged them to design and install the new garden for our first new house in The Gap. Over the years the team have maintained the garden in perfect condition which we believe was a big plus when we came to sell the house 2 years ago.
3 years ago we decided to build a new house in The Gap on 4000sm on a moderately sloping block and we had a large range of soft and hard landscaping ideas and some considerable challenges.
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The end result is way beyond out expectations and the solutions that Steven came up with as new problems emerged delivered a fantastic visual and sustainable result.
Paul & Dianne Lewis
We were searching for a landscape designer who would provide us with something special and our interior decorator recommended that we contact Steven Clegg. What wonderful advice that turned out to be. Steven has this special gift of being able to absorb a client’s thoughts and ideas and produce a landscape design which creates a finished product which surpasses the highest expectations. From initial consultation, through the design process to completion of our very beautiful garden, Steven was a joy to work with.
Cathy Reid + Stuart Giles
Our front yard was an eyesore resembling a wasteland after the construction of our backyard pool, Steven Clegg turned it into a modern functional space with 10 000L of underground of underground water storage, off road car parking and artistic landscaping that draws comment from nearly every visitor to our home. Steven took the time in the design phase to really understand our needs and lifestyle, and produced a result that met needs we hadn't even realised we had!
Kym and Michael Verity
We are so delighted with our garden – it is beyond all our expectations. We always have all the doors open so we can see out – it has brought us an enormous amount of pleasure – and it is only just the beginning. There are so many beautiful aspects to the way it has been designed and the type of plants that have been chosen. It perfectly complements the house and the block.
Read moreMany of the ideas Steven had would never have occurred to us and have made the difference between a nice garden and a great garden. Steven has an amazing knowledge of plants (he knows all their long names) and he has a true gift when it comes to design. You are never going to create a garden like ours with a copy of “Landscaping For Dummies”. We think Steven is a genius (and also a great person) and he has surrounded himself with a team who are hardworking and a pleasure to deal with. We may have to build another house so we can do another garden. Thanks Steven and Team.
Stephen Zarb
For most of my life I have been interested in gardening, be it growing plants in pots to attempting my own garden designs. So I was determined that to have an architect designed house built, it would require the same in the gardens to complement and enhance it. It was necessary to have the gardens designed and executed at the same time as the build by a professional. Then the house and gardens would reflect their era and be juxtaposed together, rather than the gardens as an afterthought, or skimped on with left over monies.
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The architect Timothy Hill was suggestive in his hardscape and softscape for the site after a visit to gardens in Kathmandu, Nepal, where he noted vegetation (some Australian) growing in gardens also grew in Brisbane. This and the idea of a ruined castle were the foundations for the sites landscape. Finally as the site sits on the eastern side of Teneriffe Hill it required the use of pine trees to compliment the significant trees already growing on the hill namely Australian pines. Timothy suggested Steven Clegg to be the person to best fulfil the vision. Timothy and I met with Steven and after preliminary design plans, I soon realised he was indeed the best person to convert this vision into a practical reality. My brief to Steven was simple like Timothy I wanted the gardens vegetation to have a distinctly Australian flavour. After a minor change a final plan was agreed, and after the turmoil of a year of construction and within only a few days his friendly efficient team created a paradise.
The gardens speak for the genius of Steven’s work, firstly his training as a horticulturist, selecting the right plants taking into account shape height width shade moisture drainage and root structure. Then there is the artist, the layout the ascetics creating the vistas, themes effects structure texture and movement, all to engage the eye and enhance the senses. He has fused the principally Australian vegetation with the appropriate introduced and the exotic.
He has interpreted and created a set of truly unique contemporary urban Australian gardens, befitting the house’s design. As they grow and mature together they will continue to prove the every great house requires a great garden to create harmony balance and effect. While now spectacular, the gardens full majesty and Steven’s creativity will be realised in some three to five years.The gardens will eventually be recognised as amongst the finest in this country.
Steven is surrounded by a truly friendly and efficient team both in the field, and in the office. It is and has been a pleasure dealing with every polite, respectful and natural individual including himself.
The garden creates a peaceful and engaging environment in which to exist and is a great enjoyment to me. Though easy to maintain it keeps the gardener in me fulfilled, as there is always something that requires attention or worry. Steven’s continuing advice and experience has saved many a plant from a pest, or too much or too little water or fertiliser.
