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Summer in the Garden: Ideas for Landscapes
As a boutique garden design business, we enjoy sharing our ideas for landscapes and gardens. I choose Anigozanthus flavidus landscape series as the plant of
Spring in the Garden – Custom Garden Design
As a boutique garden design business, we offer a custom garden design service. Whether you desire a beautiful garden with space for entertaining and relaxation
Your Garden in Winter: Plan a Landscape
Banksia spinulosa ‘Birthday Candles’ is a compact small shrub and looks wonderful in a pot. Banksia prefer good drainage, so if you have clay soil,
Autumn in the Garden: Design Garden Ideas
Barwitian Wild Perennial Garden. This Open Garden is the creation of Garden Designer Ralph Bristow. Once the hot days have gone, autumn is the best
Summer in the Garden plus Garden Design Ideas
Summer in the Garden: Summer Garden Ideas PLANT OF THE MONTH Roses, Santolina, herbaceous Salvias, Hydrangea and those lovely native everlasting daisies (annuals or perennials).
Spring into Gardening: Revitalise your Garden
“Spring into Gardening” is our September article in the Wombat Post publication. Spring is my favourite season as it offers us a sense of better
Winter in the Garden
Winter In The Garden: Design Garden Ideas “Winter in the Garden” is our July article in the Wombat Post publication. One of my favourite shrubs
April in the Garden
Garden Landscaping Melbourne Camellias are attractive landscape plants with their lovely warm green glossy leaves. And their large autumn flowers, from white, lemon, pink through
March in the Garden: Welcome to Autumn
Welcome to the magically season of Autumn when the light is perfect. I encourage you to do your research and plant a suitable tree. Planting
Picardy Garden – Neerim South
So wonderful to be able to visit beautiful gardens such as Picardy Garden again, which are on our doorstep. Owners Marian and Bryce Somers describe
Diane Beddison Private Garden
Diane Beddison’s private garden is a beautiful garden built around the existing mature trees and shrubs inherited from the former garden and complements the historic Victorian brick home it surrounds.
Mica Grange – Sutton Grange
Mica Grange was also part of the Castlemaine Garden Festival. Much of the property is quite open, with good use made of existing rocks and uninterrupted views of the surrounding countryside. The owner specialises in creating core-ten metal art work which is displayed in the garden.
Mossbank Garden – Castlemaine
Castlemaine holds a festival of gardens every two years and had 22 gardens open this year. Mossbank garden in Castlemaine was one of several highlights of the festival.
Jamelyn Heights Garden – Neerim East
We visited a very special country garden, Jamelyn Heights Garden – Neerim East. Features near the entrance of this large country garden, included two circular hedges with curved faces and double flowering Wisteria’s inside them.
Cloudehill Garden and Nursery – Olinda
What a joy to visit one of my favourite gardens on a misty autumn day! The garden is held together by strong design with much of its structure created through a series of hedges and well-chosen trees and shrubs. With numerous deciduous trees, autumn colours were stunning.
Chelsea Flower Show 2014
The Chelsea Flower Show was big! An hour of prime time television was given over to Chelsea highlights each evening for five nights. I arrived at Chelsea in London on Wednesday morning to sunshine.
Forest Glade Gardens – Mount Macedon
I visited a wonderful garden on the weekend. Forest Glade is a large (5.6ha) 100 year old garden in Mount Macedon. Autumn colours in trees and shrubs were a highlight with Japanese maples being the stars.