THE BEST MAGAZINE | 2020
CONTENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT............................ 3 THE PERFECT GARDEN............................4 THE LATEST: BRONZE & COPPER............ 7 THE OUTDOOR COMMON ROOM.........8 A LIGHT FILLED LANDSCAPE: THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING YOUR LIGHTING SCHEME EARLY..................... 12 TAKING THE PLUNGE WITH A POOL.....16 GET TO KNOW VICTORIA'S NEW POOL RULES...........................................18 THE LATEST: BRIGHT.............................. 21
TURNING CITY SPACES INTO URBAN FARMS TO FEED A HUNGRY CITY ........ 24 SUSTAINABITY AT THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER AND GARDEN SHOW..................................... 27 KIDS IN THE GARDEN............................ 28 GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE: SO MUCH MORE THAN MOW AND BLOW.............30 TIME TO LEARN ABOUT LEUCADENDRONS................................ 32 FIND A PROFESSIONAL: THE LVML MEMBER DIRECTORY............................ 35
COUNTRY APPRENTICES THAT GO THAT EXTRA YARD......................... 23
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Our cover features the Sorrento Project of Landscaping Victoria Master Landscaper Member, COS Design. This award won Steve Taylor and his team the 2019 Residential Landscape of the Year, Landscape Design over 200 square metres and the Plants in the Landscape award at the 2019 Victorian Landscaping Awards. You can read more about COS Design and this project on pages 4 and 5. Cover Photo by Erik Holt.
Georgia Harper, President of Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers, left a corporate career behind her 15 years ago, retrained as a landscape designer, and hasn’t looked back. Her ethos is to create individual gardens for individuals – covering a vast array of styles, sizes and locations throughout Victoria and interstate. Her gardens have won awards at MIFGS, the National AILDM Awards and Landscape Victoria, and been covered in countless publications. Welcome to the 2020 Edition of The Best! As life becomes busier and more complicated, more and more people are recognising the value of creating an oasis at home - both for increased well-being and to add value to the home. In recent years, there has been a real push towards creating personal spaces that are calming, enriching and inclusive of family. Our members are working with people all over the state to achieve these special places - from large acreage to tiny balconies, there really is no space that can't contribute to the resident's quality of life. You'd be amazed what these transformations can create in terms of long-term benefit to quality of life and adding to your property investment - and it all starts with a chat with an experienced Landscape professional.
You may need to renovate a tired area; you may have inherited an overgrown garden containing hidden gems; you may want to create a multi-function space that can grow with your family over the years - what ever the situation, it's always a good idea to start with some great advice, and that's where our members come in. Landscaping Victoria members are vetted for qualification, reputation, skills and insurances - so you know that if you're talking to an LV member, you're getting a professional who knows what they are doing.
Likewise, Design Members can inspire and give your space a brand-new personality more in keeping with your lifestyle. Our Construction Members are held to exacting standards, and you can be sure that their workmanship and attention to detail is second to none. it's the detail that can make a great garden a true pleasure to be in. In this edition of The Best, you can learn everything that you need to know to turn your garden into that oasis with the help of our Landscaping Victoria Master Landscaper Members.
Our Maintenance Members are the people to see if you need a refresh of your existing garden space and bring their enormous knowledge and passion to work for you to achieve great results.
The Best is published once a year. For all advertising and editorial enquiries please contact the editor. Publisher: Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers | w www.landscapingvictoria.com.au Editor: Jo Reid | t 03 8761 9137 e marketing@landscapingvictoria.com.au Design: PufferfishMarketing | www. pufferfishmarketing.com.au
The Best ©2020. The material contained in this publication is general comment and is not intended as advice on any particular matter. No reader should act on the basis of any article. Readers should consult professional advisors. All care is taken in the preparation of the publication but no responsibility is accepted by Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers for the accuracy of the published information.
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