KILBY

GARDEN

STYLISH DIVERSE PAVINGS

Name:

Kilby Garden

Status:

Completed

Location:

Kew East, Victoria

Project Scale:

Medium Garden

The front garden, with two strips of plantations along entrance walkway and a lawn. Front fence is to match with the architecture.

Garden pavings are a subtle yet powerful element in presenting a garden with characteristic. The Kilby Garden is a perfect example manifesting the appropriate choice and use of pavings could affect the texture, thus the vibe of a garden. The mix use of limestone and bluestone creates unique and intriguing pattern, building foundation to the garden high-class style design. The profound thought in selection of pavings and material continues through out the whole project, leading to a fascinating and immersive garden design.

The silver travertine paving steps joining the white concrete raised garden bed, the seamless joint and contrast of texture between white concrete and stone paving creates sophitication.
A modern french architecture front porch, with a elegant entrance path with tile bluestone cobble-tiled paving framed with travertine tiling.

Outermost of the garden is the modern ‘blade-style’ design steelwork fence, powder coated in Dulux ‘Domino’ colour and modern french design pillars that matches with the detailing of the house façade on a ‘ASHLAR’ silver travertine paving base. After the travertine landing, we are greeted with an elongated Bluestone cobble-tiled walkway with warm travertine frame tiling. The designated mix using of pavings create changes in the journey of accessing the architecture. You are welcomed by the entrance Chinese Star Jasemine, and then entering the gate alongside with two strips of rose. Kilby Garden intents to provide a sense of elegance through the diversified pavings and plantations.

View of the back garden from th sidewalk, seeing the back travertine paved walkway and leveled lawn with boundary planted trailing rosemary.

Along the side of the walkway is the Trailiing Rosemary and Slender Weavers bamboo, both subtle yet greenish to welcome you to the backyard, where you feel coziness.

The loosely packed bluestone paving steps with selected rocks and pebbles infill, creating interesting layering with the exposed aggregate concrete and leveled lawn.
The bluestone paving steps and pebbles infill matching with the porch column, creating a leveled platform overlooking the garden.

At the back of the architecture, you will first step into a walkway paved with silver travertine stone, matching with the front garden. Different from the tight french paving in the front, the backyard walkway is paved with selected rocks and pebbles. The limply packed stone creates a gentler and more natural pattern, giving a more cozy and relaxing feel of this back garden. Adjacent to this travertine pave walkway is the outdoor timber deck. The greyish brown timber selected matches with the other stone pavings, functionally and visually adding value to the garden calming essence.

The white timber pergola under the sunlight, creating a partly shaded seating space standing on the lawn, with rose climbing at the rack.

Standing at the back of the leveled lawn is a timber pergola with bench seating, built on top of the silver travertine paving foundation. Climbing rose is climbing on the timber beams and columns, leading to a elegant visual focus at the back garden, providing a relaxing sitting out place as well. Rows of Saucer Magnolia and Nandina doestica ‘Moon Bay’ are planted to softly borders the lawn, creating privacy.

Led lighting creates a warm tone garden at night, lighting up the seating space, making a intimate outdoor area.

Nightime garden lightings are also contributing to the coziness of the garden. Warm led lights are used to tenderly light up the garden space. Shadows casted create depth to the paving areas, and further enhancing the visual aesthetic of the focal points of the garden, the paved walkway, the pergola and the plantations.

Detail shot of blustone paving steps and pebbles infill, creating natural patterns.
More photos of the details of the Kilby Garden, including details of front fence, pavings and timber pergola.
Close-up of a garden bed with green shrubs, bordered by a concrete wall and a tiled walkway.
Close-up of a corner with different types of tiles and textured wall at the base.
Close-up of a colorful outdoor area with a green grassy lawn, a garden bed with small shrubs and trees, and a tiled pathway, with a black metal fence and street visible in the background.
A modern outdoor patio with stone and gravel flooring, wooden steps, a white concrete planter with green plants, and a grassy lawn in the background.
A white outdoor gazebo with lattice sides in a backyard, surrounded by a grass lawn, with a tall fence, trees, and houses in the background under a clear blue sky.
A wind chime hanging from a white wooden structure with a blue sky and some clouds in the background.
Nighttime outdoor scene of a lit entrance gate with two white pillars, a door, and a small garden with plants on the left side.
Nighttime garden scene with illuminated plants and gravel, next to a beige metal fence and trees in the background.