The Pop up Park has sprouted
In less than a week a 10m x 6m patch of concrete floor in Melbourne Exhibition Centre will become a park. all being well… It’s not a new concept but a very well received one wherever it occurs. We’re … Read More
The psychology of connection
I often wonder if people realise how much quiet analysis of them goes on when I work with them to design a garden space that will create a sense of peace within. It surprised some colleagues at a Melbourne Council recently when I … Read More
Floriferousness at the flower show
Forgive me… but I’m very very excited for there’s change a coming in your backyards people! Our beloved landscape industry has finally learnt that curves are good, that not all that is built is garden, that green living things really … Read More
Over the hills and far away
I saw some of the magnificent courtyside near my back door today, wandering through Leongatha, Korumburra and Foster, near Wilson’s Promintory National Park in South Gippsland. It reminded me of the Lake District in England without the lakes. Rolling green … Read More
Changing the energy of gardens
When I’m visiting a garden or site for the first time, I often find my mind wandering and drawing a picture of what the garden needs to be for the people who will live in it. As you tell … Read More