2020 · Gold
New Lambton
A Garden for Family Life
AILDM National Landscape Design Awards
Residential Landscape Design, more than 150 m²
A family garden bringing the pool, entertaining spaces and productive planting into one connected landscape.
Awards & publications
A selection of the gardens recognised by our industry and shared in print.
Outdoor Design · 2026 winnerLandscape of the Year Awards
Merewether Retreat
Best Resort-Style Landscape · 2026A reimagined pool and garden, with a curved cabana, built-in daybed and spaces that invite you to slow down.
2020 · Gold
2020 · GoldNew Lambton Heights
Woodland Sanctuary
AILDM National Landscape Design Awards
Residential Landscape Design, more than 150 m²
Recycled materials and native planting create a garden grounded in its bushland setting.
2020 · SilverMerewether
A Coastal Courtyard
AILDM National Landscape Design Awards
Residential Landscape Design, more than 150 m²
An intimate garden designed around a narrow coastal site and a contemporary home.
2018 · GoldAdamstown Heights
A Suburban Oasis
AILDM National Landscape Design Awards
Residential Landscape Design
Connected outdoor living, a pool and planting turn an overlooked backyard into a place for family life.
2018 · GoldCooranbong
A Sensory Courtyard
AILDM National Landscape Design Awards
Educational, Institutional & Playspace Design
An accessible nursing-home garden with sensory planting, usable paths and opportunities to spend time outdoors.
2016 · Gold · Best in CategoryNewcastle
Darby Street Community Garden
AILDM National Landscape Design Awards
Pro Bono
A community-led place to grow, gather and reconnect with nature in the city. MUD helped take the garden from concept through to delivery.
2017 · SilverAILDM National Awards
Cooks Hill Courtyard
Residential Landscape Design, less than 50 m²
A small courtyard with room to entertain, edible planting and an outdoor shower. Reclaimed timber and integrated storage make every part of the space work harder.
Earlier awards were presented by AILDM, now the Landscape Design Institute.
In print & online
A closer look at the thinking behind the finished spaces.
Lap of Luxury
The story behind Merewether Retreat, from a fragmented backyard to a connected garden and pool for everyday outdoor living.
A sustainable native garden
Recycled materials, native planting and a bushland outlook at Woodland Sanctuary.
Read the publisher’s featureHouse Proud: New Freugh Park
A rural home and its landscape, with space to gather and take in the Hunter Valley setting.
Read the featureBelmont
Reclaimed timber, a relaxed material palette and a garden that feels like a private retreat.
Read the featureNew Lambton Heights
Turning a steep backyard into usable spaces, with the house and landscape considered together.
Read the featureMerewether
A Singapore-inspired garden designed for an Australian home and climate.
Read the featureDarby Street Community Garden
A feature on the Newcastle community garden recognised in the 2016 AILDM awards.
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