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The Jellicoe Water Gardens Park, Hemel Hempstead, UK
In a very picturesque part of England, just an hour’s drive north-west of central London on a major tourist route, is The Jellicoe Water Gardens, a must visit parklands when [...]
Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ Balkan clary
The ornamental Salvias or Sages (yes, all relatives of culinary Sage) are an exceptional group of garden plants that just keep on giving – masses of flowers that is. Ian [...]
Blairgowrie – Garden Design and Construction Project
There’s nothing like a few challenges and this garden design project on the Mornington Peninsula certainly provided them. The site is particularly steep and the spectacular new home by Architects [...]
Powell & Glenn – Local Architects
Ian Barker Gardens were delighted to be working with Powell & Glenn, Melbourne-based architectural practice, on a recent landscape design project in Blairgowrie, after all, the renowned practice is the [...]
Farmer – The Cookbook
Now here is a wonderful Christmas gift that keeps on giving. Farmer – The Cookbook contains a variety of contemporary and traditional dishes by top chefs, including Maggie Beer, Stephanie [...]
Melaleuca lanceolata (Moonah, Black Tea-Tree and many others)
The dense spreading canopy of the native tree Moonah is a common feature of some streetscapes in Melbourne, where it proved a fairly inauspicious street tree over the years. However, [...]
Canterbury – Garden Design Project
When downsizing, property owners can often feel a sense of loss in what they’ve given up. Our Canterbury client was experiencing just that when she approached us midway through 2017, [...]
Dierama pulcherrimum – Angel’s Fishing Rod
A striking feature in our Canterbury garden design, the Dierama pulcherrimum or Angel’s Fishing Rod, as it’s commonly referred to, is an elegant, evergreen perennial. Featuring long, gracefully arching stems [...]
Jim Olson – International Architect
Jim Olson has been on our design radar for quite some time now. Not only are we drawn to the simplicity of his architectural and landscape designs, we share in [...]
Georg Jensen Champagne Bowl
The impending Melbourne Cup Carnival has us thinking of sunshine and entertaining outdoors. Whether you’re planning on hosting a group of friends at Flemington Racecourse or from the comfort of [...]