Ulf Nordfjell – International Garden Designer
For patriotic Ulf Nordfjell, irrespective of where in the world he is working, the Stockholm-based landscape designer always conveys a strong flavour of Sweden in his gardens. With a strong [...]
A Hillside Gypsy – by Landscape Designer Bernard Trainor
Bernard Trainor has been a team favourite here at Ian Barker Gardens for some time now. His ability to marry the functionality of a garden design with its beauty is [...]
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 [...]
We dig these garden tools!
With time at home still the ideal and beautiful Autumn days like these, now is the perfect time to get out in the garden. Not only good for our bodies, [...]
Buxus sempervirens
Everyone’s favourite hedging plant, Buxus sempervirens (English Box or Common Box), is the perfect way to formalise any landscape design - and that’s exactly why it was high up on [...]
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 [...]
We’re in our ‘Element’ with this fire pit
Sitting by a cosy fire is the perfect way to maximise time outdoors. So the team at Ian Barker Gardens was both delighted and excited when they recently stumbled across [...]
Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors
‘A great house is always a strong marriage of architecture, landscape and interiors’, says Rob Mills, Director of award-winning Melbourne based practice Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors (RMA). RMA design [...]
The Delicate Balance between Sun and Light
We love our light-filled outdoor spaces but balancing light with excessive sun can be a tricky landscape design challenge. Ian Barker explains that establishing where the sun is positioned at [...]
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 [...]