Home of the waterways A unique home which incorporates an old church building has been set into a water sensitive subtropical garden. A running creek- way leads to a series of ponds which are part of the flood and waterway management of the property and create a verdant and calm setting for the home. The […]
Read moreThe Date farm was designed with curving avenues of palms, to create a wonderful avenue of productive trees in the desert fringes of Charleville, in Queensland.
Read moreThe Kurilpa peninsula offers a model of urban living for Queensland and Australia. The peninsula, comprising the suburbs of West End, Highgate Hill and South Brisbane, is projected to increase by 27,000 people by 2031 with the vast majority of new residents been apartment dwellers without private gardens. For these reasons and more, it is […]
Read moreSmall towns in rural Australia are disappearing due to a lack of people and purpose. The Living Classroom is a regenerative project to bring both people and new ideas, framed around the exploration of sustainable farming for the future. The Living Classroom provides classrooms, teaching areas, bunk accommodation, productive gardens and grazing lots, and agricultural […]
Read moreOne of Queensland’s last historic Chinese temples from the gold rush period has been restored and interpreted through parkland trails and sculpture. The gardens feature an oriental pond and agricultural plantings in tribute to the memory of the Chinese market gardeners who lived in this area.
Read more“Roosoola” Garden at Mango Hill evolved over a period of twenty years, building up the layers of a romantic garden surrounded by orchards and rainforest. The garden featured in the Open Garden Scheme and contains several seasonal fruit and flower elements. The garden features an English picturesque landscape around a courtyard home.
Read moreSuburban development is normally distant from the landscapes that produce our food. The Green Hub recycles wasted land and creates a productive food garden in a new suburb. Orchards, bushtucker parklands as well as intensive vegetable growing areas are provided, complete with compost areas, sheds and shelters. A series of community workshops led to the […]
Read moreA large riverside house was refurbished to provide new gardens, a tennis court, pool and a series of arbors which wrap around the home and provide places to sit and gather. Artworks adorn the gardens, which also feature a productive garden and a towering stand of illuminated Eucalypts at its entry. A green wall and […]
Read moreTurning wide roads into green boulevards is the most beautiful and climate adaptive action we could undertake within our overheated cities. Hampstead Road could become Hampstead Common, create pocket parks and productive landscapes , and still maintain all its current car functions. Why wouldn’t you do that?
Read moreThe West End Display Garden encapsulates the interrelation of ‘structure’ and ‘landscape’ in inner city living. Using a small lot in West End, Brisbane, we are testing our capability to become sustainable and building a food forest in the city. By planting productive trees and shrubs that can grow in dense or shady places, and […]
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