TEAM
Frances Hale
Founder, Principal Landscape Designer
Lover of all things green with a discerning eye for unlocking the potential in every space. Fran has developed a signature approach that balances beauty with functionality, layering lush green texture, thoughtful spatial design, and considered details to transform your garden. Her design philosophy blends sustainability, well-being, and biophilic elements to foster joy and connection with nature, creating robust, timeless spaces that endure and evolve beautifully. Fran prioritizes an enjoyable design process for her clients with a responsive and collaborative approach.
Stephen Tan
Principal Landscape Architect
A big advocate for great design with a keen passion for native Australian plants, Steve champions the integration of green life in our urban environments. With many notable urban design and public realm landscapes under his belt, Steve excels at technical design challenges and solving spatial and logistical problems. He believes true sustainability lies in work that not only endures but grows and thrives—both in its plant life and in the hearts and minds of the community.
Julie Sloane
Landscape Designer
Julie has made the leap from accomplished architect to Landscape Designer—a background that bridges structural expertise with our natural outdoor environment. With a love for native and indigenous plants, as well as perennial and productive species, she brings a wealth of botanical knowledge to each design. Inquisitive and collaborative, Julie approaches the design process with the belief that joyful, responsive garden spaces aren't just for dedicated gardeners—she sees our individual green spaces as wonderful opportunities to incorporate vital habitat for native birds, insects, and wildlife.
Lisa McKernan
Studio Manager
Lisa keeps our studio running smoothly with her keen eye for detail. She makes sure projects flow well while keeping the team organized. Approachable and warm, Lisa promotes a positive workspace where good communication leads to great results. Need something? She's just an email away for our clients, and keeps the team ahead with planning and problem-solving.
ETHOS
These are the design ethos and guiding philosophies at the heart of Peachy Green.
We make gardens. Lush green landscapes to stimulate and inspire, provide sanctuary and calm from our big city lives. A place to be close to nature, to watch the seasons unfold, to bring life to your living spaces.
We honour and reflect the architecture of the home, the history of the site and personality of its people. These form the ideas behind the design, which in turn enrich the cultural significance and character of the space.
We listen. We offer a highly personalized service to realise the vision of our clients and deliver a customised space.
We believe in consultation, collaboration and communication to ensure a rewarding process and informed design.
We use sustainably sourced, robust natural materials and quality workmanship to build lasting landscapes with timeless elegance.
Sustainability is the crux of our design philosophy and integral to how we operate. We choose responsibly sourced materials, employ low impact construction methods and reduce construction waste though re-using and recycling.
Water is a precious resource in the Australian landscape. We will show you how to harvest, store, conserve, use and re-use efficiently.
We design to improve your home’s capacity for cooling, shade and light.
Inspired by nature, we select plants for diversity and hardiness that will thrive together in each garden context. We create a layered composition of colour, texture and seasonal interest to delight year-round.
Every inch of your garden can have a positive return. We look for creative solutions to make the most of every opportunity.
We believe our gardens to be places for gathering and coming together. To meet, eat, gather, share, relax, play, rest. A place to set the scene for your family stories, memories, adventures and endless possibilities.
OUR SERVICES
Our services are tailored to suit your project. We listen to your brief and provide a highly personalized design response that blends seamlessly with the architecture and creates a dream garden to reflect your lifestyle.
DESIGN SERVICES
CONSULTATION We meet and look at the project together, you tell us about your connection and hopes for the space, we offer our professional vision and follow up with a written proposal that forms the design scope for the project.
CONCEPT DESIGN This is why we come to work each day. The dreams, the vision, the invention stage. We prepare drawings to illustrate your dream garden. Be ready to go ‘wow’.
DESIGN DOCUMENTATION This is where we fine tune the concept, etch out the details and select the materials. This stage provides all the construction plans, elevations and specification documentation from which to tender and build.
TOWN PLANNING So no one gets in trouble. We prepare and submit all the plans and documentation to the governing bodies for any permits required.
COST For the Design Services, our fees generally start from around $8000 plus gst depending on the scope of work required.
TENDERING This is where we use our expertise to ensure the best quality installation, for the best price possible. We work hard with our network of trusted and experienced contractors to set the budget and timeframe for a hitch-free delivery.
CONSTRUCTION ADVICE We provide advice to the client + contractor to ensure a high standard is maintained throughout the construction. We are there to see everything is delivered as promised and as quoted, with the design integrity maintained throughout.
PLANT SOURCING + SUPPLY This is possibly our favourite bit. The icing of the cake, where it all comes together in a culmination of lush leafy green. We source and collate the best quality plant stock from our network of growers and nurseries around Victoria. Co-ordinate delivery to site and then place the everything in just the right spots for planting.
FURNISHING/STYLING This is basically shopping. And we all love that. But if you don’t we’ll gladly do it for you. We know where to get some nice stuff in Melbourne. Furniture, pots, art, barbecues, light fittings, etc. We can provide a complete outdoor look with options to suit your taste, colour preference and budget, or just help you find that perfect piece.
MAINTENANCE PLAN The newly installed Landscape will flourish and evolve over time. We can provide a maintenance program and work with qualified maintenance contractors to guide the Landscape to maturity with the original design intent intact and practical low maintenance solutions for you.