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Hamilton Gardens NZ
Last November, Ian and our construction manager Steve visited New Zealand for the return of the NZ Flower and Garden Show. A surprise highlight during their visit was a trip [...]
Chinese Pistachio (Pistacia Chinensis)
The Chinese Pistachio is a lovely small to medium deciduous tree that is used as an ornamental shade tree. Its drought tolerant nature and neat, hemispherical appearance makes it an [...]
Gardeners’ Skin Care – Crabtree & Evelyn
Taking care of your garden can take a toll on your skin. Having your skin exposed to the elements (especially the sun and harmful UV rays) over time can leave [...]
Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha)
When other summer plants have given up hope of doing anything productive, Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) is prized by gardeners and landscape designers for its ornamental and showy velvety [...]
Hawthorn Project- Garden Design and Construction
Back in October 2011, our beautiful Hawthorn clients came to us with the simple brief of creating a “gardener's garden” - a relaxed space that they could appreciate and enjoy [...]
Sarah Price – International Garden Designer
Sarah Price has not only rapidly established herself as one of the most prominent garden designers in Britain, she has swiftly become one of our favourites here at the office [...]
Ignite your passion for cooking outdoors
A barbeque is a must in any outdoor entertaining area, especially in Australia - and we’ve found one that has the perfect balance between functionality and style. With its contemporary [...]
Season's Greetings from Ian Barker Gardens
2017 has been another truly wonderful year for the team at Ian Barker Gardens. As 2017 draws to a close, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our [...]
Bay Tree (Laurus nobilis)
Screening and hedging plants are in greater demand than ever, and one particular plant is gaining popularity, with good reason – the Bay Tree (Laurus nobilis). Bay trees make excellent [...]
Noel Kingsbury – Naturalistic Perennial Planting
Back in 2015, Ian presented on ‘Naturalistic Perennial Planting in Australia’ at the Horticultural Gardening Festival. As part of this presentation, he highlighted his Top 10 list of landscape designers [...]