Why We Built GRAMINA

GRAMINA exists to make good garden design accessible to everyone. We saw a gap between expensive, high-end design services and everyday people who still want thoughtful, resilient gardens — so we built a simpler path.

We believe gardens are essential to a good life: they support biodiversity, water and soil health, resilience and human wellbeing. The more people who have access to well-designed outdoor space, the healthier our homes, streets and cities become.

Gramina turns professional landscape thinking into clear, affordable garden plans — so anyone, on any budget, can create a space that grows well and lives well.

Who We Are

Gramina is built by a small team with deep experience in landscape design, horticulture and construction. We bring professional knowledge into a clear, affordable format so people across Australia can create gardens that grow well and last — wherever they live.

Alex Breedon

Founder and Design Lead

Gramina is led by Alex Breedon, a landscape architect with over 15 years of experience designing and delivering gardens and outdoor spaces across Australia and internationally.

Gramina turns that professional experience into clear, affordable garden plans. Alex leads the development of every Gramina Garden Plan, setting the design logic and standards behind each template so they are practical, adaptable, and built to last.

What We Do

GRAMINA creates simple, affordable garden plans grounded in real landscape design expertise.

Each plan distils the thinking, structure and planting logic of professional practice into a format anyone can use — without the cost, complexity or long timelines of the usual design process.

Our plans are practical, site-ready concept designs supported by planting palettes,material guidance and construction notes. They’re built for real budgets, real Australian climates and real backyards — helping people create gardens that work, grow and last.

Gramina sits between doing it yourself and hiring your own designer: simple and affordable like a product, but built with the same rigour and thought that goes into a bespoke landscape plan.

Expertise

Each Gramina plan is shaped by years of design and horticultural experience, and structured around four areas of expertise. Together, these areas make the plans effective, affordable and capable of delivering beautiful, resilient gardens.

  • Every plan begins with the principles of good design — proportion, flow, rhythm, planting structure and the subtle decisions that make a garden feel cohesive and meaningful.

    Our team draws on years of experience designing long-lasting landscapes across Australia, translating professional-level spatial thinking into layouts that are easy to understand and simple to build.

    The result is a garden with purpose, clarity and enduring character.

  • Planting is at the heart of every Gramina garden.

    Our horticultural expertise is built from years of testing what truly works: climate tolerance, soil compatibility, nursery availability, growth habit, maintenance needs and long-term resilience.

    Each plan is curated to thrive in real conditions, not idealised ones — delivering planting palettes that look beautiful, perform reliably and mature gracefully over time.

  • A great garden must be built to last.

    Gramina plans incorporate construction knowledge shaped by working with contractors, understanding Australian Standards, and knowing how materials behave over decades.

    We focus on durability, clear detailing and straightforward installation notes to help both DIY builders and contractors achieve well-constructed, safe, long-lasting outcomes.

    Every detail is designed to support clarity and prevent costly mistakes.

  • Australia’s climate is diverse — and demanding.

    Our work goes beyond aesthetics, drawing on an understanding of climate zones, water use, heat tolerance, microclimates and site ecology. Every plan is shaped by a commitment to resilience, biodiversity and habitat creation, supporting gardens that contribute positively to the health of soil, water, insects, birds and local ecosystems.

    The goal is simple: gardens that look good, do good and stand up to Australia’s changing conditions.