By Patrick Regnault
Designing a garden that lasts more than a few years seems to be more of a challenge these days when compared to previous centuries. The fast pace of change and our desire for constant renewal accompanied by quick results are not conducive to a generational view of landscape design.… Continue reading
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Healthy, living soils develop recyclable biomass inputs back into their structure via living, ecological chains of integration (Image: Erik van Zuilekom)
By Erik van Zuilekom
Unlike built infrastructure that generally depreciates from day one, ecologically designed landscapes appreciate through biological compound interest. This temporal inversion, where gardens become more valuable, stable, and integrated over time, emerges when we design with succession rather than against it.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Gabrielle Stannus
Open Gardens Victoria is celebrating its tenth anniversary this month. I spoke with Sam Cox, one of Australia’s foremost proponents of naturalistic garden design about the opening of Red Gums, one of this scheme’s official anniversary gardens. During our conversation, Sam shared the reasons why he thinks other landscape professionals should open their gardens too, and (bonus!)… Continue reading
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The new rear garden includes a hardy lawn area of TifTuf grass, pool and cabana, framed by rows of Waterhousea floribunda (weeping lilli pilli) around the boundaries of the garden to ensure privacy
By Lynne Testoni
This elegant and classically designed garden proved to be an award winner for Inspired Exteriors.
An engaged, design-conscious client is always a plus, as landscape designers Inspired Exteriors found when they were engaged to create this beautiful garden in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs.… Continue reading
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The stunning pool renovation surrounded by hedges, the purple hues of lavender and the successfully transplanted frangipani tree (image supplied by The Landscape Association)
By Lynne Testoni
This rear garden was completely updated to create a generous open space and new pool for a busy family.
A renovation is the perfect time to refresh the existing areas of a home, including the backyard. The owners of this suburban family home, in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire, engaged Corey Fox Landscaping to oversee a complete renovation of their rear garden with the ‘Kirrawee Coastal Project’.… Continue reading
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The sharp points on Acacia verticillata, Prickly Moses, are useful in deterring wildlife from gardens (Image: Kenraiz Krzysztof Ziarnek via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
By Gabrielle Stannus
While your clients sleep, their gardens may attract unwanted guests looking for a late-night feed. Australia’s many nocturnal animals are attracted to native plants and those exotic species we humans love for their edible and ornamental value. I spoke with Beverley Sherwood, Manager of the Plants of Tasmania Nursery, to find out how physical barriers, plant selection, and placement can help landscape designers and horticulturists discourage these unwanted visitors from the gardens we design and create.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Nicola Cameron
Blending the garden to suit the lifestyle of entertaining with family and friends was high on the priority list for the owners of this lovely home in the Sydney suburb of Haberfield, New South Wales.
Being passionate gardeners they were keen to integrate productive gardens along with compost and storage areas positioned discretely, leaving the entertainment areas to blend seamlessly with the interior living and pool areas.… Continue reading
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Accessing all parts of the garden to avoid ‘out-of-sight, out-of-mind’ situations (Image: Patrick Regnault)
By Patrick Regnault
Gardens are designed for a long lifespan. To work out the composition we need to consider not only the access to the site for the construction but also for future maintenance. In its life, the garden will need to be maintained, fertilised, mulched and green waste taken out or perhaps the garden will be in part refurbished.… Continue reading
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