Sydney lighting the way
Sydney’s innovative festival of light, music and ideas is just a week away from being switched on. New to this year, you can give the Sydney Harbour Bridge the paint job you’ve always wanted (without the back breaking labour and expense involved). Using the latest interactive lighting technology, you’ll be able to select a section...
Retaining walls from structural to decorative
In my hilly area, retaining walls are a necessity. They are used for both structural and decorative reasons. They serve the structural need of a garden to support paths, maintain slopes, create levels and for drainage purposes. When the structural retaining wall material is carefully chosen to suit the overall theme of the garden and...
Designing accessible paths for all
When designing or constructing a path in a garden, be it private or public, we should always try our best to make it so that it provides a continuous accessible path of travel for the less able – people in wheel chairs and the visually impaired. The Australian Human Rights Commission defines a continuous accessible...
Bringing Art In The Garden
When we think of art, we imagine galleries, museums, grand houses, and paintings on walls. Rarely do we think of art as having its place in the garden. I am not talking of the bronze statues we see in public parks, nor am I talking of garden ornaments, I am thinking of the place of...
Erosion control for vegetated slope retention
In landscaping we are sometime called to deal with a steep slope. Retaining walls are not always a possible or even preferred option. Vegetation will, when chosen carefully, retain the soil in the most effective manner. Selecting plants with various root systems will ensure the soil is retained at different depth. In the case of...
Blurring the boundaries between architecture and art
April 1st is the last day to visit the MCA and admire the impressive work of internationally renowned artist, Anish Kapoor. Anish Kapoor (British, born 1954) is a Turner Prize winning sculptor, born Mumbai, India. His Indian heritage and western philosophy has led him to create some of the world’s most ambitious and recognisable contemporary...
Kraftwerk to headline Sydney’s VIVID Festival
German music pioneers Kraftwerk have just been announced as a headlining act for Sydney’s VIVID Live program at the Opera House, as part of Sydney’s acclaimed light, music and ideas festival. NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Trade and Investment, Andrew Stoner says “Vivid Sydney continues to attract the world’s most outstanding talent, with German...
Inner City Country Living
Being country born and bred, I’m showing my support and unbridled enthusiasm for Sydney City Farm and Sustainable Living Centre, our first working farm which is currently operating at Sydney Park in St Peters. The idea behind this initiative is to create a green sanctuary to showcase an eco-friendly future and a place where the community...
All is calm, All is bright at Pitt Street Mall
Sydney is festively dressed this Christmas in a new lighting scheme illuminating late night shoppers in Pitt Street Mall. The decorative new lighting system is suspended 14 metres above the ground and consists of 23 custom-made light fittings spaced seven metres apart along the entire length of the mall. Each fitting contains different coloured and styled downlights that...
Nundle cleans up at the Tidy Town Sustainable Community Awards 2012
The very small village of Nundle has recently set a very big example to all surrounding towns and cities. Nundle is located in the New England region of New South Wales, 60km from Tamworth. The area has a rich history as a once prosperous gold mining town in the late 19th century. However, after the nearby hills...
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When 2 become 1: The Landscape Australia Expo and the Spring Green Expo Unite!
For the first time, The Landscape Australia Expo Queensland will be held alongside the Nursery and Garden Industry Association of Queensland’s annual Spring Green Expo on the 30th and 31st of July 2013 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. Both events cater to the professional nursery and landscaping industries so there will a much greater range...
Ryde’s Spring Garden Festival flourishes again
Ryde has a long history of gardening which can be traced back to early European settlement. To celebrate this tradition and to showcase the local green thumbs in the community, the City of Ryde holds an inaugural Spring Garden Competition. This competition is open to local residents, community groups, schools and businesses who wish to promote beautiful,...
