Mayfield Park occupies a former garden estate beside Lake Austin and preserves a historic house, courtyards, ponds and paths surrounded by planting. Stone walls, pergolas and beds create an intimate structure contrasting with the woodland of the adjacent preserve.
Ponds contain aquatic plants and reflect trees, walls and sky. Peacocks move through gardens and paths and form one of the site’s most recognisable elements.
Beyond the formal garden, trails cross woodland, slopes and rocky ground. The transition between cultivated garden and natural landscape reveals the relationship between design, water and regional vegetation.
Mayfield Park combines heritage, horticulture and urban nature. Its distinctive quality lies in joining a small historic estate with a wooded preserve beside Lake Austin.