Abben Art is a landscape design and construction business based in the beautiful coastal town of Rye on the Mornington Peninsula. We service all areas across the Peninsula. Design, create and inspire are fundamental principles in our approach to conceiving and creating beautiful and functional gardens.
Clive Abben is the founder and principal designer at Abben Art. Together with his wife Leanne, the couple have built a team of passionate landscapers who love their craft. The team includes their daughter, Amelia, a qualified landscaper who shares Clive's love and passion for dry stone walling. Abben Art has designed and constructed landscapes from small inner urban courtyards to sprawling country estates - no job is too big or small.
Clive Abben is the founder and principal designer at Abben Art. Together with his wife Leanne, the couple have built a team of passionate landscapers who love their craft. The team includes their daughter, Amelia, a qualified landscaper who shares Clive's love and passion for dry stone walling. Abben Art has designed and constructed landscapes from small inner urban courtyards to sprawling country estates - no job is too big or small.
Services
A landscape design is the footprint to build a great garden. At Abben Art, we offer a range of garden design services to suit individual client's needs and budgets. We are at the leading edge of technology and not only design in CAD but the exciting possibilities of 3D design. We offer comprehensive landscaping and construction services.
A well-designed garden becomes an extension to your home, dramatically increasing your living space and encouraging everyone to enjoy the outdoors. Estate agents estimate that a good garden design can add 28% to your property's value. If you are buying with the idea of renovating and selling, a good garden with professional landscaping not only adds extra appeal, but will also add value, helping to sell your property.
The initial garden consultation is valuable time spent with you, held on-site. We look at and discuss your individual garden and landscaping needs, taking into consideration local Mornington Peninsula landscaping environmental factors such as drought tolerance of plants, soil conditions, wind exposure, water availability and the health of existing plants.
A vegetation survey/landscape plan is often required by local councils as part of planning permissions and needs to be prepared by a suitably qualified person. All trees identified, noting their Latin names, common names, trunk diameter and canopy size. The vegetation survey/landscape plan will show proposed new planting, often conforming to the council's policy regarding use of natives and indigenous plants.
With over 30 years in the landscaping industry, our team of professional landscapers offer a wealth of knowledge and experience in residential, urban, rural and commercial landscape construction. Realising a landscape design project takes many different skills including earthworks, drainage, site stabilisation, base preparation, paving, walling, lawn and garden preparation, lighting, planting, irrigation, electrical and plumbing works.
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Camille Savage
Feb 28, 2020
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Bill Redfern
Jul 24, 2019
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Sheila Radcliffe
Jul 11, 2019
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Clive and his team designed a plan to structure our bush garden without destroying its rustic nature. The necessary mess of construction was short lived and at the end there was little sign that they had been there. The final result was a great use of the space and balancing of the textures used in the landscaping. The rustic nature aesthetic has been preserved and we look forward to making good use of the improved area.
