Carmel Shelley Landscape Designer and Garden Designer on the Northern Rivers NSW and Tweed Coast including South East Queensland

About me

Owner and Garden Designer at SGD

Nature-Inspired, Design-Led Gardens for the Northern Rivers, Tweed Shire & Southern Gold Coast.

Your garden should be more than a backdrop — it should be a haven that reflects your lifestyle, nurtures connection, and grows with you.

At Serendipity Garden Designs, we guide you through the process of transforming outdoor spaces into enriching, timeless landscapes. Led by Garden Designer and Horticulturist Carmel, our studio brings together creativity, collaboration, and respect for nature.

I listen to your vision, shape it with design expertise, and deliver spaces that balance beauty, function, and biodiversity. From private retreats to natural and inspiring playspaces our gardens enrich daily life and invite you to slow down, connect, and enjoy the outdoors.

Your vision. Our design. A garden that will enrich you for years to come.

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CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

“Carmel from Serendipity created a beautiful garden design for us that has bloomed over the years into a stunning array of unique plants that have been easy to care for and maintain. Carmel has an excellent horticultural knowledge which is combined with a passion for design and creativity. She was great to work with and we are thoroughly pleased with her garden she created for us.”
Rachel & RobinRussell Lea, NSW
"Carmel did a lovely design for our back yard which included a deck, with a built-in servery, planter boxes and bench seat, and a lawn and garden with native plants. Carmel took a lot of care in selecting materials and plants that suited the space and our requirements, including using vertical space to make the plantings more eye-catching. She made sure the design integrated well with an existing pergola and rainwater tank and a tree that we wanted to keep. We love our Serendipity-designed garden and would highly recommend you talk to Carmel if you need some garden design savvy from someone who really loves what she does."
ManuelaMarrickville NSW
"A massive congratulations on the garden at the Shores Club. Great design and plants. We have had great compliments on it all day. Give yourself a pat on the back and thank you for letting me do little changes and for working with you."
ColinHalliday Shores Reirement Village, Black Head NSW

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Designing inspired garden spaces that enrich your life at home. Serendipity Garden Designs is a landscape design company based in Terranora, Northern Rivers NSW. Bundjalung Country.

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