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Japanese maple (Acer Palmatum)
For a blaze of autumn colour in even the smallest garden, it’s hard to go past the bright and bold foliage of a Japanese maple. As the name suggests, these [...]
Piet Oudolf – International Garden Designer
If the world of gardening had rock stars, Piet Oudolf would be Mick Jagger, David Bowie and Prince rolled into one. He is a living legend in the design world and [...]
Versaline Clotheslines
Looking for a great way to dry your clothes outdoors without them becoming the focal point of your garden? The team at Versaline have created a line (pardon the pun) [...]
Glen Iris Project 2 – Garden Design
In the winter of 2015 we were asked by our wonderful clients to design the front, rear and side areas of their L shaped courtyard. A family with two young [...]
Pamela Palmer – International Garden Designer
Pamela Palmer is principal in charge of landscape architecture at Artecho in Venice, California. Holding a master's degree in landscape architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and a fine [...]
Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis ‘Oriental Pearl’)
Indian Hawthorn is a tough and hardy low shrub and an incredibly versatile garden landscaping plant. A compact, dense evergreen shrub that rarely grows to more than 1 metre high [...]
Butterfly Chair Causing a Flutter
Aptly named, butterfly chairs have been around since the early 1900s. Though variations in materials, dimensions and construction over this time, one thing has remained consistent, their undeniable slouchy comfort [...]
Full Time Gardener/Horticulturist (Casual opportunities also available)
The ideal applicant will have: Certificate III in Horticulture or Cert III in Parks & Gardens or higher Garden maintenance experience, with a focus on residential gardens An interest [...]
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 [...]