Making garden design practical and entertaining for those interested in gardens, plants and chatting with Fleur from @gardenswithfleur and Sachi from @departmen...
Have 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’ chatting about our friendship, career journeys, hobbies and inspiration that have made us who we are.
We also give you a sense of the future of the podcast and invite you to help us take the next step.Photos for this episode are on Instagram at OnGardenDesign
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(00:13) Early days
(03:35) Careers
(05:48) Hobbies
(09:18) Landscape design
(14:24) Businesses
(20:04) Inspiration
(27:56) Podcast future
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33:18
Designing a Productive Garden
Designing your garden around food production is great for your physical and mental health. This episode discusses how good design can improve your gardening experience, productivity, efficiency and access.
We give ideas and inspiration for optimising the layout and choosing suitable materials, accessories and plants. However, it’s not a style for everyone and does require considerable capacity and dedication.Photos for this episode are on Instagram at OnGardenDesign
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(00:00) Intro
(05:22) Layout
(11:50) Materials
(15:14) Structures
(19:51) Plants
(22:40) Water
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30:29
Memory Gardens
An 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 celebration of a person, pet, event or cultural link?
In this episode, we chat about what makes a memory garden meaningful and offer practical ideas to personalise your special space.Photos for this episode are on Instagram at OnGardenDesign
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(00:00) Intro
(04:38) What is it?
(07:09) Location
(13:28) Significant plants
(18:58) Water features
(20:30) Practical ideas
(25:19) Key take-aways
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28:06
Design Layouts for Different Garden Shapes
Back 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 interesting and inviting, and we offer design solutions for different garden shapes.
So, whether you have a shallow-wide, narrow-long, square or irregular shaped garden, tune in to hear ideas and tricks for creating a beautiful and functional backyard design.Photos for this episode are on Instagram at OnGardenDesign
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(00:00) Intro
(06:18) Layout Scenarios
(07:53) Shallow and wide Layouts
(14:16) Narrow and long Layouts
(19:02) Square Layouts
(23:22) Irregular shape Layouts
(26:50) Summary
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28:52
Difficult Gardens
Not 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, vertical spaces, privacy and pokey corners.
Listen in for practical ideas and inspiration to re-frame your thinking about how to best transform these tough areas.Photos for this episode are on Instagram at OnGardenDesign
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(00:15) Intro
(04:58) Slope
(14:35) Rooftops and balconies
(21:44) Light wells
(27:08) Vertical
(29:32) Privacy
(33:54) Angles
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.
https://instagram.com/gardenswithfleur
https://instagram.com/department_of_gardendesign
Australia