During a trip around Australia, Ned Bailey decided he wanted to take a slight detour from his landscaping business when he returned home to Melbourne. So after 15 years of working as a landscaper, he turned his attention to outdoor sculptures and screens and created Desert Scapes. The process involves upcycling discarded steel and turning it into fences and fixtures around the garden. He continues...
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Some people defy labels. Take Joost Bakker. He started working on his father's farm at age five - he is a fifth generation tulip farmer - and now creates sustainable structures that incorporate vegetable gardens and restaurants. One of his biggest creations to date is Greenhouse. Every element of the demountable structure is built from recyclable materials. The first one - in Federation Square,...
Anthony Wyer had been working as a structural landscaper when he came into contact with William Dangar, one of Australia's leading designers for all things outdoors. (You can read a DI interview with Will here.) The meeting, and years under Will's tutelage set Anthony on a path to create AWLDin 2002. Since then he has designed gardens in Australia and Asia. Anthony is a horticulturalist and...
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Will Dangar has designed the Sydney garden of one of Australia's current day film icons. But he hasn't publicised the fact. He is too busy creating sophisticated gardens for other leading figures across a diverse range of industries, and has been since 1991. Will is also the design force behind Robert Plumb, a range of outdoor furniture and garden accessories that are synonymous with style....
Perhaps I'm getting a little carried away, but it is irresistible to have giveaways, especially as we're nearing Christmas. So think of them as presents to you for all your support this year.
Today's giveaway is from Heaven In Earth, which could convert any brown thumb into a bona fide greenie. In fact, you don't even have to be either of those because Jocelyn Van Hoven's products extend to...
I just did another styling shoot today so my head is still in that space and I thought it was fitting to share some more images from the November issue of real living, which went on sale this week. I styled this outdoor table and chair feature months ago but because of scheduling it's only running now.
The day before the shoot I wasn't feeling well, and the morning of the shoot I was almost...
Here are a few more pics from the floral garden shoot that I styled for the September issue of real living. Doing this project made me think that we really don't make the best use of our gardens. The idea behind the shoot was so simple - take a rug, some blankets and cushions outside and create a space to lay back and relax. As the weather is warming up, seems like a wonderful thing to do.
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