Amber Leaf Landscaping - QBCC 1125944

Amber Leaf Landscaping - QBCC 1125944 We specialise in designing and creating beautiful residential gardens. Our team is fully qualified with years of local experience.

Last Thursday was a great day to wrap up the planting for a job that was a continuation of a project done in 2020.Oh... ...
14/02/2026

Last Thursday was a great day to wrap up the planting for a job that was a continuation of a project done in 2020.
Oh... wait a minute. It was a bloomin' hot day and not great for planting. I had to water the poor, delicate Pratia 3 times to stop it crying.
The original scope in 2020 was to convert the straight edged garden beds to more like an adventure in such a small yard. We achieved that and our plantings have done well.
What didn't do well was the original Buffalo turf that was there before we arrived. Part of this is the new shade, but the main reason is that the development was on built up land that has compacted clay and rock rubble about 75mm under the surface. The next 75mm below the turf is washed sand and crusher dust. The Buffalo never stood a chance.
This week I chipped out the turf, laid stepping stones through the area and enhanced the dodgy soil with an organic material rich blend.
The plantings are all low ground covers.
Mini Mondo Grass
Creeping Thyme
Lysmachia
Viola hederacea
Pratia
Irish Moss (Sagina subulata)

The planting is mixed up though favouring each species preferred conditions.

I look forward to seeing how it develops and discover how many fairies have taken up residency in this delightful little garden.

22/01/2026

In 2005 my company Realising The Dream PTY LTD was born. It came as a result of a melt down from trying to make a living as an artist while supporting a young family.
In the early days I traded as Tohm Hajncl Landscaping, but as I employed more people and spent less time on site, a new identity was needed. after a bottle of wine and many garden and landscaping books as reference, Amber Leaf Landscaping was the new identity.
Over the years it has expanded and contracted according to the environment and input. At the peak we had 7 on the tools. in late 2022 I found myself back on the tools by myself for the first time in 12 years. A blessing in disguise.
Anyway, this is a 12 minute snapshot of projects over the years. About 460 projects. probably 50 or so full garden designs.
Maybe 350 clients. I don't remember all their names until I look at the pictures, then all makes sense.

Sit through the slide show and let me know if your project is in there and how it is now.

18/08/2025

I little project that has helped to keep me off the streets this year. There is still a bit to go but I am loving how it unfolds so much that I feel the need to share it.
The job is at Montville and our work area is between 3-6 storeys below street level. So no forgetting a tool or pencil in the car.

OOPS! My bad.I mis-read the email from Gardening Australia.It seems that they are not airing the stories about preparati...
22/07/2025

OOPS! My bad.
I mis-read the email from Gardening Australia.
It seems that they are not airing the stories about preparation for the QLD Garden Show and our cinnamon tree this week in episode 22.
They will just be using the “link segments” which were filmed at various locations around our garden.
This world of TV is so confusing. The good news is that a snippet or two will appear, and I can say “watch this space”.

This is not about a landscaping project but still may be of interest to followers of Amber Leaf Landscaping.In early May...
21/07/2025

This is not about a landscaping project but still may be of interest to followers of Amber Leaf Landscaping.

In early May, Costa and the Gardening Australia team visited our place. I have just been told The Gardening Australia episode featuring Shalom will go to air on Friday July 25 at 7.30pm and again on Sunday at 1.30 pm.
It will also be available on ABC iview.
Tell your friends. Let's make it the most watched episode ever.

I am sure I have mentioned a love for puzzles. For some reason they seem to be getting bigger. This puzzle is a feature...
24/01/2025

I am sure I have mentioned a love for puzzles. For some reason they seem to be getting bigger. This puzzle is a feature gabion wall that wraps around each end of the garage. Along the garage wall it is only 300mm wide but up to 3.7m tall and has to be secured to the wall.
Of course the past 4 days have been well over 30degC.
I love my job.

Looking good with lights.Landscape Queensland Ind. Assoc. Inc. Suncoast Fencing Jaycar Electronics
20/11/2024

Looking good with lights.

Landscape Queensland Ind. Assoc. Inc. Suncoast Fencing Jaycar Electronics

The stills of the sculpture.
21/10/2024

The stills of the sculpture.

21/10/2024

A sculpture in the landscape is a many splendid thing and "Rain, Hail, or Sunshine" ticks all the boxes.
Thanks Suncoast Fencing for partnering with me on this project and for your awesome engineering.

I love a challenge. Not The Ice Bucket Challenge, body sculpting, or Acro Yoga. I like my challenges to be in constructi...
06/09/2024

I love a challenge. Not The Ice Bucket Challenge, body sculpting, or Acro Yoga. I like my challenges to be in constructing something.
After a series of staffing let downs, I set my challenge to be completing my stage two project for a Maleny client solo. I nearly made it, taking on a subbie for 2 days at the end because hanging gates and installing Colorbond fencing cannot be undertaken alone.
I also love statistics. There has been plenty of time to think about them while smashing out the work.
2 months to complete.
200 hours on site.
2 days with an assistant.
32 tonne of material (not counting all that was shifted by an excavator.
21 tonne moved by hand, at least twice.
7.2 m3 of concrete.
1 Love Heart stone.
2 very satisfied clients.

Now we await approval and direction from Transport and Main Roads to widen the driveway.

Australian Porphyry Adbri Masonry Maroochy Sand & Gravel Sunshine Coast Philip Haldane Landscape Queensland Ind. Assoc. Inc. Oxworks - K***a Park Maleny Landscaping Supplies

And thus completes my most complicated project in the past 16 month.Amber Leaf Landscaping was called in to replace a fa...
20/06/2024

And thus completes my most complicated project in the past 16 month.
Amber Leaf Landscaping was called in to replace a failing timber retaining wall and the clients wanted the new wall to be a statement.
The complications arose for the fact that the driveway is curved with a varying slope. I had to transition from the sloped driveway to a recently built ramp coming down from the house. Add to the mix that the access had to be a ramp from the upper part of the driveway and steps from the lower part where the cars are parked.
Because of the number of step-ups in the wall, a stepped footing was not an option. This would have needed to be extremely deep to prevent fractures. I chose to pour the footing to follow the slope and cut the bottom blocks to match the slope. All 2m3 of concrete for the footing, ramp, and core filling was mixed on site and barrowed or bucketed up the driveway.
For some mad reason I suggested crazy pave in Porphyry from FNQ. The stone was meant to be 20-40mm in thickness, but what arrived was 5-45mm. I chose to keep the wall face uneven for character, but the the paved area had to be a even as possible while accommodating the changes in slope.

The final product works well, and I managed to find a Love Heart Rock which became a feature.

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My clients 13 year old saw this today and said 'Ohh. I love that "I figured that is a a pretty good commendation for the...
13/06/2024

My clients 13 year old saw this today and said 'Ohh. I love that "
I figured that is a a pretty good commendation for the work.

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