Saving a Garden DISASTER | Dream Gardens | Luxury Living

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Published 2024-02-26

All gardens are dream driven but now and again the dream turns into a nightmare.When Frank and Mary-Anne D’Aquila bought their home the backyard was an overgrown slope. In pursuit of a family garden complete with pool, plants, and an entertaining space, they made the fateful mistake of deciding to level off the entire block.Fast forward, three long years and their dream lay in tatters. Tonnes of dirt had been removed but what was left was a cracked, pool shell and monolithic concrete walls, the dream garden looked more like an end of the world bunker than a family oasis. This substandard construction job littered with flaws had cost $200,000.With the original builder kicked off the job Frank and Mary-Anne had a long, unfruitful search for someone who could salvage the space. Finally, a designer saw the potential and work began on getting the D’Aquila’s out of their financial and backyard hole.Transforming this botched job is a giant salvage operation. The trust between a client and designer must first be rebuilt before any of the original mistakes can be buried.Can this garden disaster be made to look as if it was meant to be deliberate?

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All Comments (7)

@cbvickers4044 4 months ago

Beautiful outcome. I imagine 2 or 3 large colorful planter pots with tropical flowers and ferns on the pool deck area.
@thedivide3688 21 days ago

That back yard was so steep...I would have suggested terracing all the way down. I see they wanted a pool and that caused a really forboding cave hollow. Vertical gardening elements would have cut out the harshness but I assume the owners aren't gardeners. Man imagine spending over $600,000 USD on a garden what I could do...I understand though that their lot was odd...hope their home was located in a nice location worthy of that much money being used.
@Periwinkle110 5 days ago

What a depressing eyesore the builder had left them with....can really feel for the family. They've been living in prison.
@AB-ol5uz 14 days ago

I hope they are able to sue the first vendor for their shoddy/dangerous work.
@mathewhalpin 21 days ago

Odd plan. No room to eat outside on a family-sized table.
@petersvan7880 4 months ago

Too many hard, 90 degree edges. Lack of organic, natural shapes and materials. Overall, too edgy and "wally".