Castlemaine Property
Low maintenance landscape for Doctors surgery, using local and exotic species chosen for resilience in the seasonally dry Castlemaine conditions. Native and indigenous landscaping plays a part in permaculture through creating bio-diversity and habitat. The low-input system reflects the low energy needs of sustainable ornamental landscapes
Saint Kilda Garden
Highly ornamental, highly productive garden space in private home. This garden was constructed on an old grass tennis court and feeds two families with its produce. The request for a beautiful yet productive space saw the desires of the clients for beauty as a potential yield from the garden.
Fryerstown Vege Garden
Using stone found on site, this is an ever expanding project in perennial and annual food growing; all materials used have been harvested on site or found. The garden itself is co-evolving with its indigenous neighbours, a truly ecological approach to food production. Cucumbers grow alongside native wildflowers, predator insects patrol the plants, a beautiful balance of the wild and cultivated. Something for all the creatures who live there.
Castlemaine Property
Classic example of harmonizing native and exotic, edible and ornamental, annual and perennial. This garden is aesthetically pleasing, productive and easy to maintain.
Current projects:
• Newstead community garden master plan.
• Rocklyn Ashram environmental master plan with David Holmgren, Daylesford.
• Maldon community centre Permaculture design certificate with David Marsden.
• Property development, whole farm planning and consultation, Trentham.
• Castlemaine Permablitz (ongoing).