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Author Archives: Katie
liav workshop night success
As some of you may already know Eco Outdoor Nunawading hosted an LIAV workshop night last week and it was a huge success! We had an opening introduction by Bruce Winstanley from the LIAV followed by mini workshop groups presented by Aqua Vision, Mapei, Smith & Gordon Nurseries and Light on Landscapes. With a turnout [...]
aia and qut awards
The AIA (Australian Institue of Architects) recently presented the students of Real Studio QUT an award at Queensland’s Darling Downs Regional Architecture Awards for what can only be described as an awesome project. Students of Queensland’s University of Technology designed and built a rural agricultural shed at Murphy’s Creek, just west of Brisbane. The structure [...]
vietnamese inspiration
Vietnamese / Japanese architect collaboration Vo Trong Nghia are the masterminds behind the Saigon house ‘Stacking Green’. The front and back facades are made up of layers of concrete planters cantilevered from two side walls. The effect is a stunning green wall of beautiful, tropical plants. Each of the planters has been designed with the [...]
eat your greens
I stumbled across this little piece of creative thinking recently and I have to say, I think it’s genius. Bringing the outdoors in has never been quite so literal! Based around the idea of making the rural picnic accessible to city dwellers this great structure, called the picNYC table was launched by the Dutch firm [...]
’tis the season
It seems to have come around fast but it is most definitely the Christmas season, and here at Eco we do love something a little different. So when we saw these gems over at Flora Grubb we couldn’t resist posting about them here. They last for weeks, and you can just plant them up in [...]
open gardens for stephanie alexander foundation
Our good friend Paul Bangay is opening his Stonefields country property on from November 19-20 to support the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation. Paul has created a magical seven acre garden in Denver, Victoria. It is home to beautiful perennial gardens, walled gardens, woodland gardens, rose gardens, veggie gardens and so much more. Spring is [...]
eco outdoor showcasing qut graduates’ design
Eco Outdoor Brisbane were honoured last Friday evening to showcase QUT’s (Queensland University of Technology) landscape architecture graduates’ work. We had a great turn out of over 250 people to view the final works of the fourth year students and congratulations to all those students who received awards. We wish all of you the very [...]
eco outdoor at alowyn gardens
Last weekend the Melbourne team was lucky enough to get a guided tour of the spectacular Alowyn Gardens, created by John Vandelinde of Jay Vee Landscaping. John, who created the gardens with his wife Prue, walked us through each section of the garden and gave us an insight into the motivation behind and beauty of [...]
cycas design in Richmond this sat
Head down to our Eco Outdoor Richmond showroom in Melbourne to bounce some of your garden and design ideas off Mark Browning from Cycas Landscape Design. Eco Outdoor are privileged to be hosting Mark between 10-12noon on Saturday 5 November. So pop in with a load of ideas, a couple of pictures on your phone, [...]
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