BOUTIQUE GARDENS KARRIKIN GARDEN

Alistair Kirkpatrick & Elliot Summers' design of "Karrikin Garden" explores the regeneration and rejuvenation that fire can bring to the Australian landscapes and celebrates a garden that derives its form from the rhythms and systems of our dynamic landscape. Alistair brings a wealth of design experience with a background in horticulture, academic & published writing. He has designed multiple display gardens at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show and had his own garden featured in The Age. After co-owning Akas Landscape Architecture for nine years, Alistair is now a senior landscape architect at Stratis Landscape Architects and teaches horticulture and landscape design at Melbourne Polytechnic.

Elliot Summers is a founder & director of Stratis Landscape Architects, and has been a principal designer & consultant over a wide number of projects spanning the country, specialising in nature play and early learning. He has taught various curriculum at both RMIT and Melbourne University in the last 14 years.

“Karrikin Garden” is located at stand A49.

Garden Reflections

Congratulations to Lachlan Taylor-Nugent of Arrow Landscape Gardening on becoming one of the finalists in our Boutique Garden competition at The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.

Lachlan's design “Garden Reflections” exudes a cool tonal palette that oozes a soft and textural style. The use of elements in shadow and light juxtapose in harmony to unify the space and the selections of dense foliage, height, depth and texture, combine with the element of water and reflection to create an ephemeral mirror.

Make sure you check out “Garden Reflections” at location A50 at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.

DESIGN: Alistair Kirkpatrick & Elliot Summers Stratis Landscape Architects

CONSTRUCTION: Andrew Sutherland Better Landscapes

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION: Arrow Landscape Gardening