ACHIEVABLE GARDENS 2022
ACHIEVABLE GARDENS:
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DESIGNING FOR A GREENER FUTURE
Now in its 15th year, the Achievable Gardens sponsored by Australian Growing Solutions, offers students and educational institutions the opportunity to showcase their design skills and horticultural knowledge, promote achievable gardening and encourage the use of diverse, high-quality plants in the landscape. The nine students compete for the honour of winning the prestigious ‘Excellence Award’. It’s a great learning experience for students, allowing them to go through the process from concept design and project coordination to construction of a show garden. Each small garden represents the average balcony garden or small courtyard garden of five metres in width by four metres depth. The brief is to design a garden that is ‘achievable’, meaning that an average home gardener would be capable of replicating the design, materials and planting within a virtual budget of $8,000. At least 50 per cent of the garden must be soft landscaping (plants).
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GROUNDSWELL MIFGS 2022
Every student comes away with invaluable practical experience for their future careers. Previous submissions have consistently wowed visitors with their fresh design concepts and this year promises to do the same. The Achievable Gardens is always a drawcard with attendees, and we are very excited to share with you the following student designs for this year. ABOVE: Winner of the 2019 ‘Award of Excellence’, ‘Redivivus Materia’ created by Jason Donnelly.
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