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North Fitzroy Project – Garden Design
Back in 2011 we were commissioned by our clients to design and construct the front and back areas of their inner city property in North Fitzroy. The owners, a young [...]
Pleached Hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus)
The Hornbeam tree is native to Britain and is most suited to being pleached. Pleaching is the ancient art of training the young hornbeam trees to be grown on stilted stems or [...]
Andy Sturgeon – International Garden Designer
Andy Sturgeon is one of the UK’s leading garden designers. Having had the privilege of viewing his work first hand at the Chelsea Flower Shows in 2008 and 2010, Ian [...]
Modern hammocks by Lujo
When thinking of relaxation-inspired furniture for the outdoors, it doesn’t take long for an old favourite, the hammock, to spring to mind. And although the fundamentals remain the same (a [...]
Essendon Project – Garden Design
When clients come to us looking for help with their gardens they usually ask us to take care of everything from design, construction, sourcing of products through to managing the [...]
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 for its ornamental and showy velvety flower spikes produced [...]
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 [...]