Thanks to pre-planned packages by High Country Gardens, it doesn’t take a green thumb or a degree in horticulture to plant a water-wise landscape. Twelve plans, with highly descriptive monikers such as Sunset Over Gray and Blue, The Jumbo Waterwise Garden and The Xeric Aroma Garden, offer a wide variety of solutions

And if xeriscaping conjures [...]

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I do my best to keep my foodscraps out of the landfill, but I’m not sure there’s enough space in my composter for my sofa and my dining room table. That’s why I’m a bit confused about the new products – including sofas, tables, chairs, glasses, etc. – that are touting as completely biodegradable.
For an [...]

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Architects: Jackson Clements Burrows Pty Ltd Architects
Location: Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia
Project Team: Tim Jackson, Jon Clements, Graham Burrows, Kim Stapleton, George Fortey, Brett Nixon
Design duration: 12 months
Construction duration: 18 months
Landscape: Site Office Landscape Architects
Mechanical: Griepink & Ward Pty Ltd
Structural: Adams Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd
Contractor: BD Projects
Constructed Area: 400 sqm
Photographs: John Gollings
The undulating landscape at Cape [...]

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A furtive glance upon these pictures makes one believe it’s some serpent crawling onto a flower pot. Innovative design has certainly lent a grace of its own to this seat labeled as Cisca, and fashioned by Juampi Sammartino from Argentina. Is it fit for a business or housing furnishing? I say, for both. It’s a [...]

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Whether your backyard is used for formal get-togethers or rowdy pool parties, B & B Pool and Spa will landscape a haven to suite your style. This transcendent garden retreat is the perfect hide-away to spend endless hours in. Bright pink lilies accent the lush greeneries composed of ground cover, shrubs and trees. An avid [...]

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Water features have got to be the top must-have features in gardens. One of the best designers who creates wonderful water sculptures is William Pye (UK). He takes his inspiration from nature and the way he manipulates water is truly outstanding such as his vortex fountains. Although he makes smaller versions, the largest one has [...]

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British architect Jonathan Tuckey has designed a timber-clad extension to a 19th century Baptist chapel in Wiltshire, England, as part of the building’s conversion into a residential property.
The timber cladding on the walls and roof references the local “tin tabernacle” churches, which are clad in tin.The proposal includes rainwater harvesting and insulation made from recycled [...]

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