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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 [...]
Sarah Price
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 [...]
Glen Iris Project
Back in October 2015 we were approached by our wonderful clients to better utilise the space that was available to them at the rear and side of their Glen Iris [...]
Radius Root Slayer
Winner of the 2017 Green Thumb Award for Most Innovative Garden Tool, the Radius Root Slayer is a multi-purpose shovel that can eliminate the need for other tools, such as [...]
Kew Project
Properties just don’t get more impressive than this. Built in 1860 by renowned designer John Beswicke (responsible for a number of impressive builds including MLC, Hawthorn Town Hall, Auburn Rd [...]