National Landscape of the Year Awards celebrate design and construction excellence
For 25 years, Outdoor Design has been a committed advocate of innovative Australian residential landscape design and a champion of construction excellence. Initially, through the magazine; in later years, with the support of our digital network. After more than two decades supporting Australian landscapers, Outdoor Design launched the Landscape of the Year Awards — and in this edition we showcase the entrants for 2025.
The national Landscape of the Year Awards both acknowledge and celebrate the finest residential gardens and outdoor projects from around the country, along with the skilled landscape architects, designers and contractors behind them. The projects entered into this year’s awards cover the gamut, from luxury waterfront resort-style retreats and refined hinterland landscapes to contemporary courtyards in urban settings, plant-filled suburban gardens and Bali-inspired poolscapes.
Just as the awards wouldn’t be possible without Australia’s vibrant landscaping scene, thanks must also go to our generous sponsors, each integrally involved in the creation of exceptional residential gardens, poolscapes and outdoor living projects of every conceivable size and style — and right around Australia. We extend our gratitude to our Gold Sponsor Davey Water Products, and our Silver Sponsors, Cotswold Furniture and Shapescaper, for making this year’s awards a reality.
On the following links we present the entrants in the Landscape of the Year Awards 2025. In the next edition of Outdoor Design we will publish the winners.
- Exotic Living
- Hollandscapes
- Brooke’s Blooms
- Fluid Design
- Clark + Granger
- NEST Landscape Design
- Formation Landscapes
- Ecodesign and The Other Side Landscapes
- ACM Outdoors
- Outdoor Oasis Landscapes
- Bioscapes Gold Coast
- Envisage Landscapes
- The Mahony Group
- McMahon Earth Solutions
- Costata Landscape Design
Judging Panel — Who’s Who
Meet the expert judges of Outdoor Design’s Landscape of the Year Awards 2025
Tim Stafford
Scapex Landscapes
With more than 20 years of experience in the landscape industry, Tim Stafford is the founder of Scapex Landscapes, a landscape construction business that specialises in residential and commercial projects. His experienced team has won multiple awards at the Landscape Queensland Construction Excellence Awards and Tim was recently honoured to receive national recognition by the Australian Institute of Horticulture. With a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and a Diploma of Horticulture, Tim understands all the intricacies of the design process and the construction detail required to ensure a successful outcome. He has led teams on major commercial and many premium residential projects, including several Botanic Gardens, private gardens at the Governor’s House in Brisbane, and numerous private residences. Tim understands that quality materials, attention to detail and precise planning are the keys to success.
Claudia Crawley
Grindstone Landscapes
Claudia Crawley, a landscape designer and the co-founder of Grindstone Landscapes, a design and construction business, is a multiple award winner with a passion for contemporary garden design. Born and raised in Germany, where she was influenced by her mother and grandmother who were passionate gardeners, it was not until her move to Australia that she followed her dreams and turned her hobby into a career. Claudia gained a Diploma in Landscape Design at Ryde TAFE and worked for three years with Peter Fudge. For seven years she was a director on the board of the Landscape Design Institute. Claudia is also the founder of LD Graphics Australia – Your Online Digital Landscape Design Graphic Store, which offers a collection of landscape design vector symbols. These meticulously crafted symbols, drawing inspiration from nature and architecture, have been created for use with the Vectorworks drafting program.
John Storch
A Total Concept
Landscape architect John Storch is the founder of A Total Concept, a well-regarded design and management practice that specialises in the integration of swimming pools, gardens and cabanas, and has been designing outdoor spaces for more than 35 years. He is a firm believer in creating holistic spaces that flow seamlessly with all other elements of the landscape and home, and it is this design philosophy from which the name A Total Concept stems. John has created many award-winning outdoor projects, some individually and others collectively with his team of talented landscape architects and pool designers. He is passionate about design in all its forms and always pays close attention to the specific details of each project and how the different aspects combine to create a cohesive whole that integrates the home, pool and landscape. His greatest pleasure is seeing a garden or pool project evolve from a conceptual design to a beautiful finished space.
Tom Fisher
Davey Water Products
Tom Fisher of Davey Water Products has a strong industrial and consumer marketing background, having led global brands throughout Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Europe and Africa. Outside of the business world, Tom is passionate about design and architecture and has designed, built and renovated multiple homes around the world with his wife and family. He appreciates aesthetically pleasing, functional and versatile landscaped areas that bring joy and calm to homes and businesses. Through his work at Davey, Tom had developed a unique understanding of the local and global swimming pool markets, from consumer trends to the types of pool products owners are requesting. In recent times, he has noticed an increasing call for smaller, low-maintenance designs, energy-efficient products, cleaner and healthier pool water, and options that will extend the swimming season to enable year-round pool use.
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