Mt Coot-tha Gardens

First stage of the construction was to clean out the garden beds and create a stable base with a steal footing with the first layer of the wall.

The natural porphyry wall has been built and 60 tonne of top quality soil and mulch has been put along the slope so the garden can be planted out. The garden has a full range of colourful Brisbane plants that require little work to maintain. It has an automatic irrigation system and an automatic LED lighting system.

The natural porphyry wall has been built and 60 tonne of top quality soil and mulch has been put along the slope so the garden can be planted out. The garden has a full range of colourful Brisbane plants that require little work to maintain. It has an automatic irrigation system and an automatic LED lighting system.

After a day of excavation the upper area called the outpost has been transformed from a slope to a level and the construction is under way. The roof is up for the outpost/fire pit area is in the stairs from the bottom have been built and the paving has begun.

Outpost construction continued. Gigi is resting and on the way to the final stage of the construction.

The fire pit is in the area is ready for a party. The synthetic grass has come a long way in the past 20 years and I am happy to say worked a treat. I really focused on the levels being perfect with out doing over bearing retaining walls. All the walls were designed to be used as seating at party time and all the stairs I built were designed to be welcoming and relaxing to walk up.

As you can see from the top view the area in the Mt Coot-tha forest was very steep and I managed to cut into the slope and provide a flat level space that can be used for relaxation and party time. All was built by hand other than one day of excavation to create the base level.

The focus of the project was to get a relaxing space to sit in the Mt Coot-tha forest and look at the amazing view of the top of Stuartholme School that lights up at night and the forest line under an amazing natural canopy and full of native birds and wildlife.