01 · Your site
A clearer starting point
Talk through your ideas, site constraints and priorities. We’ll discuss where design could make a difference.
Residential landscape design · Newcastle & Lake Macquarie
Find out what’s possible for your garden.
Send us an enquiry, call or email us, or request a free 15-minute discovery call to talk through your ideas.
Choose the option that suits you. If you request a discovery call, we’ll arrange a suitable time with you.
2026 Outdoor Design award
Best Resort-Style Landscape
Landscape of the Year Awards
AILDM national gold awards
Recognised landscape designs
2016–2020
Master of Architecture
Design director Mark Tisdell
Architecture and landscape considered together
What you’ll leave the call with
02 · The right service
The detail your project needs
Understand whether a 2D plan, 3D design or approvals coordination is the right next step.
03 · What comes next
Fees, timing and process
Ask how the design process works and what informs your fee proposal. No need to have every detail worked out.
Choose how you get in touch
Start a conversation
Tell us a little about your place, ask a question, or let us know that you’d like a free 15-minute discovery call. You’re equally welcome to call or email us directly.
For an enquiry, it helps to include your suburb, what you’d like to change and when you hope to build. If you’d prefer a discovery call, choose an available time and book it here in one go.
Discovery calls are free, run for 15 minutes and take place by phone.
How can we help?
Choose what you’d like to do
Choose the option that suits you. You can send an enquiry or book a call without leaving this page.
A small studio.
A considered approach.
MUD is a small Newcastle landscape design studio led by Mark Tisdell. His architecture background shapes how we connect your home and garden, resolve levels and make outdoor spaces work together.
We provide independent design and documentation, so you stay free to choose who builds it. Our local network can help you find the right contractors when you’re ready.
“Mark provides a very high level of service and my garden is now an area that I can sit in, relax and enjoy.”
M Ashton · Merewether Residence
A good fit if you…
- Value design and want your outdoor spaces to work as a whole.
- Have a pool, tricky levels, tight spaces or a garden that feels disconnected.
- Want clear plans your landscaper or pool builder can quote from.
- Are planning a project in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie or our wider service region.
Looking for construction?
MUD designs and documents. Your appointed contractors build the project. We can discuss contractor introductions and additional coordination support.
If you’re after garden maintenance or a construction-only quote, a landscaper or maintenance provider will be the right starting point.
Recent landscapes
Merewether Retreat
Merewether · Pool, cabana and outdoor living
A Garden Across Levels
Jewells · A sloping garden made usable
A Garden for Family Life
New Lambton · AILDM Gold Award, 2020
What happens after the call
Discovery call
A short conversation about your site, goals and suitable next steps.
On-site consultation
A separate paid visit to understand your brief, light, views, levels and surrounding context.
Your design proposal
A tailored fixed fee, clear inclusions and payments linked to project milestones.
Design
Concept, refinement and the agreed documentation to help move towards construction.
Common questions
Is the discovery call free?
Yes. It is a free 15-minute phone conversation to discuss your project and whether MUD is a good fit. There is no obligation to proceed. The on-site design consultation is a separate paid service.
What does landscape design cost?
Your design fee depends on the scope, the site and the documentation needed. After understanding your brief, we prepare a tailored fixed-fee proposal with clear inclusions and payments linked to project milestones. The discovery call is free; an on-site design consultation is a separate paid service.
Do you build the garden as well?
MUD provides independent landscape design and documentation. Your appointed contractors carry out the construction. We can help you obtain comparable quotes and connect with suitable landscapers, pool builders and other specialists. Project coordination and construction support are available separately.
Where do you work?
Our main service areas are Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, with selected projects in the Hunter Valley and Port Stephens. Remote design is available further afield. If your site is outside these areas, get in touch to discuss suitability and any travel arrangements.