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Some landscapes don’t just invite design—they inspire it. When our client approached us with a vision for their front yard landscaping, the sloping site, rich with mature trees, showed us what the new garden needed to be.
A pathway can be the desire line of nature, worn into the earth by where we and the animals want to go, or it can be designed particularly to determine the journey.
Books that sustain us, uplift us, inspire and energise us!
“My mother and grandmother have always gardened. We always joked that my grandmother could turn a stick into an orange tree.”
No, soil is not sexy, it is not romantic and sparkling… But please read on, soil is genuinely interesting.
A simplified chart for helping you determine the best planting plan for your verge.
We are excited to announce the launch of Bloomin’ Verges, an initiative providing free planting plans for verges to everyone across the city.
The fires have woken us up – woken us up to a changing world, to the fact that things are not as they used to be, or should be.
We’ve taken home Gold and Silver medals at the AILDM 2019 Landscape Design Awards.
“Nature is but another name for health” is an apt quote we came across here in the studio from Henry David Thoreau as we were studying his work as inspiration for a garden we have been designing recently…
The concept of reflection helped guide the design of a small garden we recently finished in Randwick.
Gardens have been well known for their medicinal properties throughout most of our history. In ancient times, plants were our first medicines and healers and so gardens were planted purely for these reasons - every living thing contributed something.
A well thought lighting design can completely transform not only the exterior of the built form of the house itself but moreso, enhance the character and personality of the garden, giving shape to the darkness.
We've been exploring many modern applications for the ancient pergola for several clients lately.
Part of what we value as garden designers is the the role that both a garden, and we as designers play in promoting wellness and healing.
The old art of hand drawing can never really be surpassed. Not only has it got beautiful fluidity, it has an energy unlike any computer generated draft or sketch.
The 'Flower of Life' is an ancient geometric symbol which we came upon during our research for the USpace courtyard.
It is always a moment of faith when the plants go in as small youngsters, trusting that they will grow to the stature and glory that is first envisioned.
Can you stand still, or better, sit still, within your garden, breathe deeply and appreciate everything that it is instead of what it is not?
A quick tip on watering your garden: pay attention to what you are doing.