Early Learning Centres
We are happy to implement your design whilst bringing our expertise to your job. We will ensure that access to a water source is present for beds that require irrigation, and we will suggest improvements to the scope of works where we see an opportunity. We can organise a playground audit of the plans and the finished job, and liaise effectively with all stakeholders. Ask us for references!
SchoolsWhat is important? A usable space framed with a living green aesthetic? Absolutely! We are specialists when it comes to soft landscaping. We know what plants will survive the ruggers of the schoolyard. We have seen some interesting planting schedules designed by professionals. Rest assured, when we are asked to mass plant Aeonium arboreum Schwarzkopf (Black Rose) next to outdoor basketball courts, we won't! This succulent plant would have been smashed to bits on the first day. We will consult with you regarding any availability concerns and anomalies in practicalities. We source all of our plants wholesale and know most Victorian growers personally. We can design the planting schedule or implement a design. It is all part of our service. |  |
Display Homes
We work for several builders, and in January 2017, we landscaped a display home for Orion Homes at Warralily on the Surfcoast Hwy in Geelong.
Looking through display homes (as well as browsing Pinterest!) is a great way to get ideas for your own garden as well as the layout and styling for your new home. If you have a wide or wedged-shaped sideway that you can see from inside your home, consider planting deciduous trees that will allow maximum light in winter and summer shade. Random stepping stones allow access, and gentle under-planting will keep the weeds at bay. Pictured here are Japanese Coral Bark Maples or Acer Palmatum 'Senkaki'. In the colder months, the trunk and branches will turn BRIGHT red.
Corten Steel screens in a 'Gatsby' pattern were chosen for interest along the back fence (we have used these several times since to great effect), and Eko timber decking in colour Greystone was chosen here for its maintenance-free qualities.
In the front garden, we built a 'shadow box' rendered raised bed. The tree is a Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' or white Crepe Mrytle, which flowers in high summer, with underplanting of Liriope, and in the lower bed, we installed three Cycas revolta's or Japanese Sago Palms - though you wouldn't want to be brushing too close as they are a little spiky.
