Category Archives: design events

open gardens for stephanie alexander foundation

Paul Bangay Stonefields
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 [...]
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eco qld wins gold at the awards

Eco Brisbane Team
On Saturday 5th November we attended the Landscape QLD award night which recognised and celebrated the best of the best in landscape construction. What a night. Congratulations to all the winners especially  Eureka Landscapes – WINNER of the 2011 Queensland Landscape Construction of the Year for their Gainsborough Green Recreation Hub Project.  A big congratulations [...]
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calling all SA design hunters

SA blog post
South Australians are gearing up for their very first Saturday at Design happening tomorrow Saturday 5th November. For those of you familiar with local design events, this one is being hosted by the Design Institute of Australia [ SA chapter] and is bound to be a cracker. Called ‘Designers’ Saturday’ it will run from 10am [...]
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cycas design in Richmond this sat

Mark Browning, Cycas Landscape Design
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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interview with luke baldwin of site landscapes

Luke Baldwin
In only 9 days our Waterloo showroom will be hosting another Spring Expert in-store. Between 10 -12 on November 5 Luke Baldwin of Site Landscapes will be in the showroom to talk with you about your garden design. If there are any ideas you may have in the back of your mind, or maybe you’re [...]
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michael cooke’s open garden

Hawthorne Stud Invitation
It’s that time of year again when Michael Cooke, of Michael Cooke Garden Design, opens up the the gates to his central coast property Hawthorne Stud for the public to visit. Full of hidden areas, the garden twists and turns and takes you each time to a place more beautiful than the next. With a [...]
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tealight wit!

Tealights
We all love a bit of mood lighting while entertaining with good mates, cuddling up with a good movie or a lovie dovie night in. One designer that I really love is London based Martha Freud who works with a very natural ascetic. Her designs have a very natural feel which is what I love [...]
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our new adelaide showroom is now open

Designers' Saturday
Our team down in Adelaide have been very busy building our newest showroom and we are so pleased to announce it is now open! They’ve done a cracker of a job, so head on down to 13 College Road, Kent Town to have a squizz. But the work doesn’t stop there, the team are now [...]
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spring expert instore – peter fudge

Peter Fudge Gardens
This Saturday just gone was the second of three Spring Expert weekends we are hosting in our Sydney, Melbourne and Perth showrooms and what a success! Our Waterloo showroom had Peter Fudge come by, who received a huge turn out and stayed well over the planned two hours. However, if you did miss him you [...]
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emerging artist

orb - damianvick.com
Melbourne based Artist Damian Vick creates some amazing sculptural pieces as you see below and we are lucky enough to stock a few of his designs in our Melbourne showrooms. Working with metal, timber and other natural materials ‘Damian’s aesthetic is bold and structured, tempered by a casual and refined chaos’. Winning 1st prize recently [...]
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