Webb Street Garden

In this smallest of gardens is found a charming delight! A small spring of water bubbles out through a maze of irregular positioned basalt stone squares. The water provides a quiet, yet mesmerisingly restful, movement down into the main body of the pool which maintains a reflective calm.

Based on inspiration from Lawrence Halprin’s ‘Keller Fountain’, it seeks to emulate water patterns found in natural streams and waterfalls. This gathering of stone and water provide a visual focus for the garden as well as for people entering through the main door of the house. It also serves as a small play element for children, providing an area for wading and water play in the calm waters.

The landscape design provides a perceptive difference within this small garden. The fountain provides not only a low maintenance solution for the busy owners, but the inclusion of refined movement and sound, bringing life into what could have otherwise been a very narrow strip of urban garden dominated by city noise.