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Making garden design practical and entertaining for those interested in gardens, plants and chatting with Fleur from @gardenswithfleur and Sachi from @department_of_gardendesign.
Based in Canberra, Australia’s capital (Hardiness zone 9a), Fleur and Sachi are long term friends and second career garden designers keen to share their love of design and gardens.
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Episódios
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- Lighting in Garden Design · 36 min · Temporada 3 Episódio 2Garden lighting finesses a good design; adding safety, security and ambience. But it’s so often poorly done. In this episode we share tips from the experts to enhance your night…
- End State or Journey? · 27 min · Temporada 3 Episódio 1Gardens are dynamic; we can plan and anticipate but we can't predict how they will evolve. So what do you expect from a garden designer? Are you buying a product with an…
- Who are Fleur and Sachi? · 33 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 19Have you ever wondered who are the real people behind these voices? If you’ve enjoyed listening to us over the last 16 months, this episode will take you ‘behind the scenes’…
- Designing a Productive Garden · 30 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 18Designing your garden around food production is great for your physical and mental health. This episode discusses how good design can improve your gardening experience…
- Memory Gardens · 28 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 17An outdoor space dedicated to reflection, relationship and connection can be deeply restorative. Perhaps you would like to create a memory garden to honour a loss or a…
- Design Layouts for Different Garden Shapes · 29 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 16Back yards come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and each brings its own set of design challenges. In this episode, we chat about manipulating space to make a garden more…
- Difficult Gardens · 38 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 15Not all gardens are created equal. In fact, most have challenges that can feel overwhelming. This episode will tackle some of those tricky spaces, such as slope, balconies…
- Designing a Mediterranean Garden · 36 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 14Do you need a forgiving and low maintenance garden? We give you plenty of reasons to consider why a Mediterranean garden may suit you. To help create this tough, water hardy and…
- Sense of Place · 22 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 13Sense of Place is about taking cues from your broader landscape to create a garden that belongs to that place. Honouring your surrounding landforms or soils, endemic plants or…
- Designing a Formal Garden · 35 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 12Do you crave order and control? Are neat hedges and edges your thing? If so, the discipline and calm of a formal garden may be perfect for you. In this episode we chat about the…
- Sensory Garden · 29 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 11How about designing a garden based on a central idea? If you crave interactive experience, stimulation and response from your garden, try framing your design thinking around all…
- Designing a Contemporary Garden · 34 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 10In this episode we chat about the design elements of a contemporary garden. To create this stylish, crisp and asymmetric garden style, we give you plenty of ideas and inspiration…
- Night Garden · 26 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 9Do you mostly use your outdoor spaces at night? An entertainer, moth watcher, star gazer or sun avoider? Then why not design a space that is entirely centred on the idea of…
- Designing Your Own Garden · 36 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 8This informative chat steps you through the process for designing your own garden. If you’re up for the challenge, we give you plenty of tips and ideas for assessing, arranging…
- The Principle of Proportion · 24 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 8If you feel like a giant in your garden or your outdoor areas feel overwhelming or insignificant, you’re probably experiencing a problem with proportion. In this episode we chat…
- Designing to your Values · 36 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 7Personal values shape the choices we make and the lifestyle we live. So why shouldn’t values play a key role in creating a garden that reflects your principles, priorities and…
- The Principle of Balance · 32 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 6Is there something overpowering or dominating in your garden? It’s probably upsetting your garden’s balance and compromising its harmony, comfort and stability. In this episode…
- Therapy and Wellbeing Garden Design · 34 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 5We intuitively know that gardens have a positive impact on mental health. When this is backed by science, it becomes even more compelling. Join us in this gentle chat with Sue…
- The Principle of Unity · 28 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 4Why is it that some gardens just feel right? And others feel chaotic, disjointed and jarring? It’s probably all about unity. In this episode we chat about practical ways to…
- Rewilding: Designing for Organised Chaos · 35 min · Temporada 2 Episódio 5Would you like to rewild your garden AND design it to look good? Join us chatting with Charlie Harpur about bringing back natural process to the landscape. As Head Gardener at…
