GARDEN DESIGNS

In 2022 the Emergent Gardens is partnering with the Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers (AILDM) who will help mentor the designers throughout the design phase and during the construction of the gardens.

The young designers are all excited to be a part of this initiative and, with support from AILDM, will create gardens showcasing plants from Tree & Shrub Growers of Victoria members.

While the Achievable Gardens is a first foray into the world of landscape design for many horticulture students, the Emergent Gardens was created to provide blossoming designers with a solid next step along their career path. The Emergent Gardens celebrates the passion and growth of these designers, armed with the skills and confidence gained from both the joys and challenges of competing in last year’s show, as they carve out a name for themselves and evolve their own unique brands and styles.

In 2022 the Emergent Gardens will have the theme Pollinating and Pollinators to inspire our young designers.

We invite you to explore, enquire and enjoy the progression of these young designers making their way in the landscape and garden design industry.

The Emergent Gardens is sponsored by All Green Nursery and Garden

THE THREE PILLARS By Riley Cooper and Angus Houghton-Norris

Our garden design centres around three main principles: sculpture, serenity and the seasons. The three pillars are eye-catching sculptures designed to contrast with the soft edges of perennial grasses and lush green shrubs. The balance between hard and soft draws the eye upwards to the full height of the pillars, which are complemented by a selection of ornamental trees.

To enhance the serenity of the space, we have chosen to design the garden in a series of circles. The absence of linear lines evokes feelings of comfort, relaxation and purpose. The viewer should be able to walk around the entire circumference of the garden, noticing different details from different points around the circle. The black boxes are strategically positioned in ideal places for quiet contemplation and relaxation within the garden. Our choice of plants is based around the changes in the seasons and the subtle changes that can be observed from different angles.

The practical side of this garden comes out in our inclusion of bee-friendly plants, adequately supported with a water source, as well as an abundance of native and non-native flowering plants that flower throughout the seasons. There are several variations in colour and foliage.

SPONSORS PLANT LIST

TREES

Elaeocarpus reticulatus Gingko biloba Jacaranda mimisifolia Waterhousea floribunda

SHRUBS

Arthropdium cirrhatum Blechnum gibbum Casuarina glauca prostrate Cotinus coggygria Euphorbia wulfenii Liriope muscari Lomandra ‘Tanika’ Miscanthus varieties Ophiopogon japonicus Philodendron ‘Xanadu’ Punica granatum Raphiolepis indica Viburnum odoratissimum & a hand selection of perennials

HAVEN By Alex Koskiniotis

haven

noun /ˈheɪvn/

‘a place that is safe and peaceful where people or animals are protected’

Welcome to ‘haven’ a place where people and insects can find safe haven.

The use of its circular design encompasses all who find refuge here. The different levels of the garden allow views of planting from all angles and access to flowering plants by pollinators. The back screening of reclaimed/ recycled timber posts provides rhythm and functionality through housing insect hotels, a refuge for pollinators.

Carefully selected Australian native trees suitable for gardens both big and small give shelter to all. Whilst flowering shrubs provide colour to the garden all year round. A valuable water source, a stone water feature, bubbles quietly in the first tier of the garden and on a psychological level creates a feeling of calm and tranquility.

Seasonal change is celebrated using drought tolerant Australian native and Mediterranean plants. Year-round flowering aims to attract a variety of native insects and birds and provide a beautiful display.

The design of this garden seeks to inspire people to create their own haven in their backyards both big and small. ‘haven’ seeks to inspire action which can begin with small changes to attract pollinators and the process of pollinating in any size backyard, rooftop or landscape. SPONSORS “ ” Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. – MotherTeresa

Speciality Trees • Botanix Plant Supply • Faceys Nursery • Humphris Nursery • The Rangers Wholesale Nursery • All Green • Top Ten Trees • Lilydale Turf • Formboss • Water Features Direct • Malvern Irrigation PLANT LIST

TREES

Corymbia eximia ‘Nana’ – Dwarf Yellow Bloodwood Eucalyptus leucoxylon megalocarpa– Large-fruit Yellow Gum Acacia implexa– Lightwood Backhousia citriodora – Lemon Myrtle Brachychiton rupestris– Bottle Tree

SHRUBS

Eremophila nivea ‘Blue Velvet’ – Emu Bush Eremophila murchison ‘Magic’ – Tar Bush Eremophila glabra– Tar Bush Eremophila rotundifolia Acacia binervia ‘Sterling Silver’ – Coast Myall Diplolaena grandiflora (grafted) – Wild Rose Grevillea excelsior ‘Bush Lemons’ – Grevillea Doryanthes excelsa – Gymea Lily

PERENNIALS

Chrysocephalum apiculatum– Everlasting Scaevola ‘Mauve Clusters’ – Fun Flowers Salvia hybrid ‘Amistad’ – Salvia Amistad Xerochrysum x hybrida ‘Pilbara Pink Pearl’ –Golden Everlasting

STRAP LEAF/GRASSES

Anigozanthos ‘Bush Fury’ (Red) – Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos ‘Bush Matilda’ (yellow) –Kangaroo Paw

GROUNDCOVERS

Casuarina glauca prostrate ‘It and a Bit’ – She-oak Banksia spinulosa ‘Birthday Candles’

WILD CHILD By Kate Johnstone

‘Wild Child’ is a garden which provides children with a sense of adventure and a sensory experience in which they can let their imagination run wild and spend hours learning, discovering and exploring in a natural environment.

I wanted to create a garden in which children are totally activated in the space; for them to navigate their surroundings by pushing through taller plants, stepping over smaller ones and crawling through the tunnel, rather than blindly walking down an even path.

Another aim of my design is to create a flowing and enticing landscape which incorporates a level of risky play. This helps to develop important life skills in young children which will be useful to them throughout their lives. This is achieved by using uneven surfaces and the creek.

I want both children and adults to be excited by this garden, to discover the textures of the foliage, to smell the fragrant leaves and flowers, and to be immersed in the natural ecosystem. I want children to find the hidden secrets in a garden, to discover the natural world and develop a passion for nature. PLANT LIST

Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ – Forest pansy Acca sellowiana– Feijoa Olea europaea ‘Picholine’ – Olive Citrus x sinensis– Blood orange Citrofortunella microcarpa– Calamondin cumquat Cotinus coggygria ‘Grace’ – Smoke bush Loropetalum chinensis ‘Plum Gorgeous’ –Chinese fringe flower Adenanthos sericeus ‘Platinum’ – Woolly bush Agastache aurantiaca ‘Sweet Lili’ – Humming bird mint Achillea millefolium ‘Terracotta’ – Yarrow Sedum spectabile ‘Autumn Joy’ – Sedum Limonium perezii– Sea lavender Euphorbia characias ‘Silver Swan’ – Spurge Salvia nemorosa ‘Ostfriesland’ – Woodland sage Punica granatum ‘Mini Magic’ – Dwarf pomegranate Lavandula stoechas ‘Avonview’ – Italian lavender Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ – Prostrate rosemary Stachys byzantina – Lamb’s ears Miscanthus sinensis– Chinese silvergrass Ajuga reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’ – Carpet bugleweed Dichondra argenta ‘Silver Falls’ – Dichondra ‘Silver Falls’ Zeon Zoysia– Sir Grange

SPONSORS

Tuscan Path • Speciality Trees • Warners Nurseries • Lilydale Instant Turf

MOVING FORCES

The Great Pollinators By Chin Liew

Certain relationships in nature consist of both stationary and moving forces.

This concept can be used to consider pollination.

Pollinators such as wind, water, insects, birds, and animals are moving forces which transport pollen to plants.

Plants, while being a stationary force with their roots firmly in the ground, can sometimes also serve as a moving force as their stems, stalks or leaves move towards each other with the wind.

Without this relationship, the combination of moving and stationary forces, pollination would not occur.

This garden examines the concept of movement and stillness, and the importance of how plants can attract moving forces (pollinators). Bees, butterflies, moths, insects, birds, bats, flying foxes, reptiles; to name just a few. Can you see your favourite pollinator in the garden?

As you move around the garden, how do the poles frame your view or impact your observation or perception? Light and shadows are moving and changing through the day and through the seasons. Which elements are moving, and which are stationary? Is it the same experience if you are stationary within the garden, moving only your gaze around?

How is the garden experienced by the moving forces, the great pollinators, passing through still and moving spaces?

SPONSORS

All Green Nursery & Garden • Faceys Nursery • True Blue Nursery • Speciality Trees • Stone & Slate Discounts • OUTDECO Garden Screens • Water Features Direct • Quantum Timber Finishes • FormBoss • Malvern Irrigation • Dwell PLANT LIST

TREES

Brachychiton ‘Griffith Pink’ Brachychiton discolor Eucalyptus polyanthemos Punica granatum ‘Mollar de Elche’ Radermachera sinica Schinus molle Tristaniopsis laurinal

SHRUBS

Derwentia perfoliata Hebe buxifolia Hydrangea macrophylla Lavendula ‘Pink Queen’ Plectranthus saccatus ‘Velvet Lady’ Syzygium paniculatum ‘Backyard Bliss’ Viburnum Odoratissimum

PERENNIALS

Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’ Agastache ‘Sweet Lilli’ Ajuga ‘Catlins Giant’ Ajuga ‘Chocolate Chip’ Ajuga ‘Mahogany Mini’ Armeria maritima Bergenia cordifolia ‘Rubra’ Ligularia reniformis Limonium perezii ‘Blue’ Spathiphyllum ‘Sweet Romano’ Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Pink’

STRAP LEAF/GRASSES

Anigozanthos ‘Bush Diamond’ Anigozanthos ‘Bush Joker’ Dianella caerulea Ficinia nodosa Lomandra ‘Fine and Dandy’ Pennisetum advena ‘Rubrum’ Thysanolaena maxima

GROUNDCOVERS

Alternanthera dentata ‘Little Ruby’ Dichondra repens Viola hederacea