Anyone looking for the perfect garden and landscaping can't go wrong with a visit to the Melbourne Flower & Garden Show. Designers there do their best to present gardens with unique designs and in different styles. But since not everyone can quickly travel to Australia to watch this competition, we have put together some interesting examples from this year's winners in today's article.
Garden and landscaping in different styles
There are different ideas for bothGarden and landscaping in a modern style, as well as those with a wild, English character. Decorative elements such as metal sculptures, ponds and pergolas are just a small part of what makes the individual gardens a real eye-catcher. See for yourself the talents of the winning designers in the gallery below.
Greenery von Vivid Design
The design by Vivid Design is one of those this yearwere awarded the gold medal. The garden is characterized by various remarkable features, which overall create a modern garden and landscaping.
ModernPergola
These elements include the attractive pergola, which serves as a roof for the dining area. It consists of black beams and a gray sun protection and covers part of the terrace, which in turn is attractively embedded in the ground.
Black canopy and climbing plant
The pergola is also available in an all-black version. The perforated panels provide excellent protection from the sun and also transform the roofing into an effective element for the garden and landscaping. Despite the simple design, climbing plants can twine around the supports.
Minimalist with flowers
Also worth mentioning is the pretty planting, which competes with the minimalist garden design that is also part of this design. This creates an interesting interplay between simple and lush planting. The colorful flower bed as part of the garden and landscaping is located right next to the lawn.
Eating in the middle of nature
This lush planting basically frames the entire dining area. The garden area consists of grasses such as yarrow, flowers with purple blossoms and here and there boxwood in a ball shape. Not to be forgotten are also flowerless plants that radiate their charm thanks to their colored leaves.
Colored leaves
This type of planting frames, among other things, the small pond with a minimalist character. Rhododendrons, as well as hedge plants and shrubs with white flowers give the garden and landscaping the finishing touch. You also play with the height of the plants.
Minimalist pond
This keeps the hedge plants around the pond at its height. This also applies to the selected plants. Towards the outside, the plants become ever higher and transform the pond into the center of the design.
Natural stone and bench
Garden paths are made of elongated stepping stones, which is typical of the minimalist garden style. A gray bench sits amidst the lush plants and offers a perfect view of the pond.
Green privacy screen
What is particularly special about the pond in this garden area is the fact that it is not completely embedded in the ground, as is usual. This gives it the look of a fountain. The flat water surface without water features is reminiscent of the modern infinity pools that invite you to dream.
It should also be mentioned in this project that modern bluestone surfaces are combined with classic brick. The result is original textures that can be found both in the wall and in the decorative wall of the dining area. The latter is also adorned with attractive, vertical planting.
Wooden garden furniture
With all the architectural elements in black and gray, it's a joy to see modern outdoor furniture in a lighter color. The large dining table with benches matches the color of the brick and offers relaxation and comfort while eating in the middle of nature.
Artful decoration
This garden by Vivid Design is also not lacking in artistic, decorative elements. Sculptures in the shape of hopping metal bunnies decorate a small area in this garden and landscaping area. The gray privacy screen as a background in combination with the high hedges highlight the sculptures perfectly.
A garden path and a staircase made of bluestone, which is again combined with red brick, lead to the varied rabbits as decoration in the garden and landscaping. The result is a contrasting frame that also serves as a border for the adjacent flower and plant beds.
Lighting idea
So that you can feel comfortable in this garden area even at night, remarkable lighting was developed, which transforms the terrace into a relaxation oasis. The popular indirect lighting is used, which creates a harmonious design in the dining area.
But it's not just the terrace that is illuminated. There are also some light sources here and there in the middle of the plants, which are intended to highlight certain areas. After all, the garden should still be able to be enjoyed at night.
Harmonious garden and landscaping
A view of the garden area from a different perspective proves again how harmonious the design appears. The strict and straight characteristics of the minimalist garden design are broken by the wild flower beds and create a skilful mix of two styles that provide a perfect alternative for lovers of the modern but who also value naturalness.
Different levels
From this angle, the design from different levels in this outdoor area becomes clear. This design is achieved primarily through the use of different plants. As already mentioned, the lowest point is the terrace.
The design of different levels and the constructions in black color are elements that this garden has in common with the one above. There is also an attractive pond, to which a stepped garden path leads, as well as an equally wild planting of flowers.
Wooden elements
While Vivid Design's idea used stone and metal for the different constructions, the use of wood predominates here. The large pond is equipped with a jetty. This also houses a small boathouse that can be used as a terrace for relaxing.
Do the NT von Candeo Designs
This garden called “Do the NT” is also a proud gold medal winner. The special thing about this garden is that it combines and represents three different vegetation zones in Northern Australia in one garden and landscaping.
Part of this garden is also this area that represents the desert. The red sand is immediately noticeable. The combination of different plants and flowers in this garden and landscaping is just as impressive. A raised terrace and natural stone cladding give the garden the finishing touch.
The natural look of the garden pond makes it look particularly charming. It is lushly planted with various flowers and water lilies. As in the first example, sculptures are used to additionally decorate the garden and landscaping. In this case these are metal figures in the shape of cranes.
Wooden floor
High-quality cypress wood was used to create the floor of the terrace. The uneven surface not only looks attractive in terms of design, but also reduces the risk of slipping when wet.
Raised bed idea
If you want to create beds at different heights, you can use raised beds for this purpose, as was done for this garden and landscaping. Bare walls and walls can be decorated in this way and working in the bed is also more comfortable with a higher design.
Ohana von Georgia Harper Landscape Design
One of the silver medals went to Georgia Harper Landscape Design for this impressive outdoor area. The design is modern and playful at the same time. The beach style has been perfectly achieved here in a variety of ways. The result is a design that is reminiscent of vacation.
Maritime colors
This is mainly ensured by the color choice of white and blue, as well as the pastel green accents for the seat cushions. The different levels are immediately noticeable, which not only divide the terrace, but also the various raised beds and the pool made of blue mosaic.
Eclectic garden planting
The project by Georgia Harper Landscape Designs is also characterized by the mix of typically Australian plants and more exotic varieties, which provide a splash of color thanks to colorful flowers. These include succulents, bromeliads, Lomandra grasses, myoporum, the wax flower “Frangipani”, the bush Adenanthos sericeus and the Dipladenia.
Different seating areas
Two different seating areas were chosen for the two levels of the terrace. The lower one is a cozy lounge with minimalist, blue coffee table. In the upper area, a small bar was chosen in the garden and landscaping, which consists of a surfboard-shaped bar table and comfortable stools. The large trees provide shade.
As with any type of design, the small details should not be underestimated. In this garden and landscaping, one of these striking details is the flooring made of light natural stone with a wave pattern. There is also a minimalist staircase design with seemingly floating steps.
Art is also not neglected in Ohana gardens and landscaping. This time it's a retro picture with a lady on a surfboard. This picture was placed directly behind the pool. The raised pool is not only decorated with the picture and the mosaic, but also has exotic planting in the lower area.
The Retreat von Kim Earl (Candeo Design)
This garden does have a formal design. This is broken up by the wild planting of various flowers and grasses to create a perfect retreat. The plants represent a mix of native specimens from Australia and exotic varieties.
The different plants were randomly planted together in the garden. Part of it is the purple sage, but also the golden kangaroo flowers, the magnificent candles, the Westringia, purple sea lavender and the purple Pimelea spicata. The sandy garden path as part of the garden and landscaping encircles a flower island, which, like the side beds, is planted with these flowers.
A desert garden can be wonderfully designed with stones. The Garden and Landscaping Retreat offers some interesting ideas for this. Pebbles serve as a bed border for the wild flowers, while here and there a larger stone serves as decoration and theNaturalness of the gardenreinforced.
Right of Way von Daniel Tyrrell Landscapes
Anyone looking for ideas for small gardens will also find what they are looking for at the show. Daniel Tyrrell's garden was designed for the elongated, small streets typical of Australia, where paving stones of this type are not uncommon.
The designer shows how the areas between the garden fences can be designed. Weeds are replaced with wild meadow flowers, grasses or other plants. A high privacy screen is perfect for artistic images, often in the form of graffiti. Right of Way also handles the gardening and landscaping outside of the property.
A Garden Called Frank von BLAC
The show also made clear the trend colors for gardening and landscaping. Black, white and of course gray were the most frequently chosen colors for the design of floors, walls and other structures.
Added to this are the upbeat blue and the pastel green, which both add spice to the garden and landscaping and also adapt to the green plants. Decorative elements such as seat cushions and garden furniture are the details in which these upbeat color nuances were represented.
The garden “A Garden Called Frank” is also one of the gold medal winners. It is characterized by green plants in the middle of which the super modern terrace made of light gray natural stone comes into its own. The garden and landscaping includes an attractive canopy that includes an open fireplace, a pool and a comfortable lounge for relaxation.
The plants are mixed and mixed in all the gardens. And although no rules were followed, a certain structure still emerges in almost all gardens, as is the case with this garden and landscaping by BLAC. The evergreen plants from the garden “A Garden Called Frank” prove that plants are a decorative element.
Designs by:Vivid Design
Ian Barker Gardens
Candeo Designs
Georgia Harper Landscape Design
BLAC
Daniel Tyrrell Landscapes
