About the business
Unique landscapes, made with local materials.
For 24 years Boobook Landscaping has been transforming gardens around Fremantle and the Perth metropolitan area.
The business is led by Leonard (Lenny) van den Haak and specialises in all kinds of stonework, feature limestone walls, intricate paving, natural ponds and swimming pools, native gardens and wildlife habitat.
Native plants, recycled bricks and old railway sleepers are worked into gardens that suit the coastal climate and look like they belong to the area.
Signature materials
- Limestone
- Coursed and random-rubble walls, arches, seat walls and steps
- Recycled brick
- Paths and courtyards laid in herringbone, fans and circles
- Recycled building materials
- Salvaged stone, timber and fittings given a second life
- Railway sleepers
- Upright screens, edging and retaining
- Natural rock
- Pond edges, boulder walls, stepping stones and creek beds
- Native plants
- Waterwise planting that brings in birds and wildlife
Creativity
Every landscape is one of a kind
Boobook Landscaping specialises in creative and artistic stone masonry, feature walls, paving, frog ponds, water features, design, and native and edible gardens, as well as most other parts of landscaping, from retaining walls to reticulation and lawn. No two designs are the same: each one grows out of the site, its materials and the people who live with it.
Lenny and his team take pride in building a harmonious working relationship with every client, creating spaces that suit their lifestyle and enhance their homes while promoting sustainability. With Boobook Landscaping, your yard becomes a work of art inspired by nature.
Selected work
What we do

Stone and brick
Limestone and stone walls, arches and retaining, with recycled brick laid in circles, fans and herringbone.
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Water in the garden
Rock-edged ponds, frog ponds, cascades and swimmable natural pools that settle into the garden.
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Gardens and outdoor rooms
Native and edible gardens, gravel paths, fire pits and seat walls: places to live outside.
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Paving
Travertine, flagstone, sandstone and recycled brick paving with patterned detail.
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Feature limestone walls
Feature walls, front fences, arches, niches and shelves, built by hand in local limestone.
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Got a garden that needs some stone, water or life?
Free on-site quotes across Fremantle and the Perth metropolitan area.
