Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Aug 05, 2009 1:15 am For those building in WA have a look at these free seminars. Very worth while. You will learn just why what is seen on telly doesn't apply to WA very often. The Great Gardens team is made up of some very experienced and qualified horticultural brains trusts going. They are free to you thanks to various WA Government departments. http://www.greatgardens.info/main.php Where and when... http://www.greatgardens.info/events.php The following are where to find links for the correct info you need when planning your WA landscape. We can largely thank John Colwill for these and the work he did for the Water Corporation. All are found here courtesy of the Water Corporation. http://www.watercorporation.com.au/index.cfm John pre beard Selecting plants from your landscapers list? http://www.watercorporation.com.au/W/wa ... -2374-1092 How to plan your landscape. http://www.watercorporation.com.au/W/wa ... -1558-4831 Waterwise Coastal gardens http://www.watercorporation.com.au/_fil ... Garden.pdf Waterwise Mediterranean gardens http://www.watercorporation.com.au/_fil ... Garden.pdf Waterwise Native gardens (not all natives are waterwise and not all are waterwise everywhere in Australia Eg our WA Kangaroo paws that have been hybridised over East to handle summer rains, now come back to us and love summer water here in WA. Stick to the unadulterated ones ) http://www.watercorporation.com.au/_fil ... Garden.pdf Waterwise Tropical Gardens http://www.watercorporation.com.au/_fil ... Garden.pdf Waterwise cottage gardens http://www.watercorporation.com.au/_fil ... Garden.pdf The above links are also helpful for those in other states. If you have something that you think is worth adding to this please click here ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&u=6033 Re: Starting your new landscape 2Aug 05, 2009 1:28 am Next is some very helpful info for selecting plants. This can be applicable to most of Australia by the way http://www.zanthorrea.com/info.php and again John Colwill's work is shown here as well http://www.watercorporation.com.au/W/wa ... -2374-1092 Re: Starting your new landscape 3Aug 05, 2009 1:30 am For those in Sydney there are workshops available here http://www.kimbriki.com.au/ Re: Starting your new landscape 4Aug 05, 2009 2:20 am These short courses are also available here in Perth at Homebase Expo in Subi. Not free but worth attending if you plan to take on designing your garden seriously http://www.homebaseexpo.com.au/site/Courses/show/id/10 Re: Starting your new landscape 5Aug 07, 2009 4:50 pm For landscape design programmes click this link viewtopic.php?f=19&t=16922&start=0&hilit=landscape+design+programmes Re: Starting your new landscape 6Aug 20, 2009 10:53 pm Do you want to learn more about Landscaping? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_QsCamcyEg Re: Starting your new landscape 7Sep 01, 2009 12:39 am Re: Starting your new landscape 8Oct 08, 2009 7:02 pm As I always say, never spend the money on the plant, spend it on the soil http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/objtwr/impor ... oilcon.pdf Re: Starting your new landscape 9Oct 31, 2009 11:43 am For calculating how many pavers your are going to need, simple and helpful Thanks Davinci viewtopic.php?f=19&t=25474 Re: Starting your new landscape 10Nov 06, 2009 12:35 pm I'm going to quote myself from another thread Folks, remember when you move into your new home, you need to realise that the soil you are about to put a fair bit of pressure on is not the local soil. With site prep, subdividing lots, excavations, the soil your are given to work with is sterile (very little micro flora and fauna) and usually of a poor standard. The topsoil is long gone and trucking some back in and layering it on top just doesn't cut the mustard. In fact it is a outright waste of your time and money. We all build a new home, then smash down a garden in a substandard soil, chuck on the wrong mulches that look pretty. Then the garden gets pumped full of ridiculous amounts of water because it doesn't look so good after a few months, then other problems occur so we fertilise in massive amounts (especially lawns) then we go get pesticides to combat pests and even fungal problems, then we find out the pesticide doesn't work on fungal disease, so we use a heap of fungicides.Then we sit down, grumble about gardening being hard work. Then we crack a coldie, sit down and flick on the telly and watch the algal bloom reports on the news or see a story about environmental degradation. Just do the soil right from the start, dig it through as deep as possible (not layer it ) and you will almost never have much hassle Not only that if all new subdivisions around Australia did this, the impact of our gardens would be almost beneficial to the environment, not the opposite Re: Starting your new landscape 11Mar 04, 2010 11:51 pm This might help a few of you http://www.greatgardens.info/docs/GG005.html Re: Starting your new landscape 12Apr 10, 2010 9:18 pm And very importantly, have a look at this thread as well. viewtopic.php?f=19&t=21647 Re: Starting your new landscape 13Apr 18, 2010 9:00 pm here's something worth a look. There can be no shortage of inspiration of ideas than going along and supporting the Open Gardens scheme. take a pen and paper or a camera if they will allow and get ideas like you would not believe! better than a magazine. Talk with the owners and learn how they built what are some of the best gardens and ultimately landscapes in Australia that are able to be shared I even know one of the owners and they are a Homeone member too Get behind it, Get ideas for your new landscape http://www.opengarden.org.au/ Here's what is on in your state http://www.opengarden.org.au/visityourstate.html Re: Starting your new landscape 14Sep 11, 2010 2:35 pm Open Gardens Gardens by Design, with Matthew Lunn Kalamunda Wednesday 17 November 2010. 10am-12.30pm Booking details: Bookings are essential for these events as places are very limited. Tickets $65.00 includes workshop, morning tea & information pack. You can book online via our secure site here or phone 08 9295 0497 during business hours. Matthew Lunn is a garden designer and landscaper well known for his gardening segment on Curtin Radio. Join us in a beautiful Italian-style hills garden where Matthew will be sharing tips and techniques in an informative workshop on how to design and landscape your garden, including the best use of hard and soft landscaping elements. So whether you're thinking of changing your garden or starting from scratch, this workshop is for you! Matthew is a really nice fella. His is acknowledged by both the public and his peers as one of WA's most talented Horticulturists. It will be entertaining and you get the chance to learn things you won't find in books and from the internet or other free sources (except Homeone ) Re: Starting your new landscape 15Jan 24, 2011 2:38 am The following offers a very good over view for what you may wish to consider for your new landscape http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1305187.htm Re: Starting your new landscape 16Jun 10, 2013 8:40 pm Hi Fu, Please revise links in your original post as some are pointing to a 404 error page. Landscape Design Parramatta We have been doing a large amount of landscape design work in Sydney… 0 3 Need advice on the backyard plan above. Should I excavate and cut all of the dirt to level with the house slab or semi-excavate as per photo above? Both left and right… 0 18941 |