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Tuesday, April 29

by Charlie Albone


When I first started designing gardens I used various methods of design: first, at the age of 16, I tried the ‘going in all guns blazing method’. This simply consisted of me stepping into a backyard (luckily my mother’s) with a whole bunch of materials and just going for it. Needless to say, my mother was not impressed with the results! Secondly, after being thwarted by my first attempt at it, I roughly (not to scale) scribbled out a plan showing areas of interest I wanted to incorporate into the design. These included entertaining spaces, water features and utility areas. Then I ran outside, once again like a bull in a china shop, and went for it. The results were less than inspiring; the scale and marriage of each element were completely out of proportion to each other. With all her wisdom my mother had persuaded me to mark out this design before I wasted any more time constructing. So back to the drawing board I went, and this time I was armed with a scale ruler and a proper drawing board. It was here the design and garden really took shape. A few years on, the finished garden is shown below:

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Tuesday, April 22

by Charlie Albone


I have been interested in gardens and landscape design for most of my life. I have lived not only in Australia and England but Hong Kong. Having these opportunities has allowed me to view and enjoy a wide range of landscapes and gardens. I have worked in various landscape situations from English country manor houses to small inner city court yards and even rural French farm houses. This has led me to become passionate about the design of my surroundings.

I have been designing and building gardens for almost ten years now and really enjoy seeing my imagination come to life in the various forms of materials and plants. A good landscape design can really alter the genius loci (mood) of a space; you can feel a special emotional connection with an area that will stay with you forever. For me it’s a pleasurable experience to create a space you will want to spend time in and then return to. In the upcoming articles will share some of my tips for you to use in your garden designs.

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