From the latest landscape design garden trends to how to not kill your plants, here are some tips and inspiration for your next garden project. Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa - and enjoy.
A request for screening is one of the more common garden goals that clients have when they approach us about a landscape design. Whether it’s to provide privacy, hide unsightly views or to blur – or define – boundaries, screening can make a big difference to your garden enjoyment. The right selection of plants can not only shield you from prying eyes but also delight your senses with colour, scent, and vibrant foliage. Ensure your garden acts as your own personal retreat with these five fabulous plants and elevate your outdoor space.
Summer is here and with it pool parties and other outdoor entertaining. If you’ve put in a new pool this year, no doubt you’re excited to show it off to family and friends over the holiday season. Good landscaping around your pool can really bring it to life – but what to plant?
Poorly chosen plants that struggle with pool chemicals and hot sunny conditions, can end up looking like dried out tumbleweed instead of the lush, green, relaxing holiday vibe you were envisaging. With a bit of planning, you can take your pool from something basic to a feature worthy of the latest eco-resort and all while keeping things low maintenance. Read on for our best tips when it comes to poolside planting.
Summer is here and the hot weather has arrived. The El Nino that the Bureau of Meteorology confirmed was heading our way a few weeks ago is making itself felt. This typically means hotter and drier conditions due to the warming of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. So as gardeners, what do we do to meet the harsh effects of an El Nino weather cycle?
The value that landscaping can bring to our properties is more than just financial. With a bit of planning, our homes can achieve greater sustainability through careful and considered landscaping.
A flowering tree can make a wonderful feature in your garden. Either native or exotic, South-East Queensland is fortunate to have some great choices available to us that thrive in our subtropical climate. Read on for some of my favourites for a Brisbane garden.
What would you rather in a garden: wild colour or white flowers? A lot of people would say they prefer the simplicity of a white garden over bold colour, or even any colour at all…
The cultural changes that going into lockdown has brought about are interesting to note. Lockdown restrictions have led to a new appreciation of the benefits that spending time in nature can bring. People embraced the opportunity to take on garden projects and home improvements and spent more time in their local neighbourhoods on their daily walks.
As governments start to relax lockdown measures and life is resumed, our connection with nature has evolved into a much more valuable relationship. Biophilic design is design that reconnects us with nature and it looks set to inspire and shape the way we live moving forward. Here’s how:
Being sustainable in the garden means being mindful of our activities and making an effort to do things like conserving water and other resources, recycling or reducing waste and re-using items where we can. Here are just some of the ways we can incorporate sustainable practices and have a more thoughtfully planned garden…
What a start to the year! Record-breaking temperatures along with months of severe drought and to top it off, massive bushfires across Australia. It’s been a tough season with below average rainfall affecting South East Queensland…
Designing your dream garden starts with asking some key questions. What is your vision? What is it that you want to get out of your outdoor space? How would you like to be able to use your space?
Design is often inspired by current fashions and trends. From sustainability interests to the colours of the season, let’s take a look at the trends that are making their mark.
Why not inject some plant glamour into your place and reap some of those health and wellbeing benefits? Here are 5 ways to add green glamour into your indoor space.
Like all landscape designers, I am passionate about gardens. Trees, plants, and the wildlife they bring all give me great joy as well as a sense of calm and all being right with the world.
