The New Australian Garden

In this highly illustrated book, which features restrained contemporary design as a canvas for the superb images, Michael Bates has collected, written and shot approx. 20 garden case studies, supplying the images, working with leading garden photographer Jason Busch. There s an exciting crop of Australian garden designers who have a unique style and approach to creating landscapes. Responding to clients who are no longer content with the standard backyard, they design destination spaces: outdoor lounge rooms, open-air kitchens, pizza ovens, chill-out zones, teenage hangouts, resort-style pool cabanas, even outdoor bathrooms. Spaces where children can connect with nature through tree-houses, veggie patches and fantasy gardens. We ve come a long way from the lone lemon tree and hills hoist in our backyards.The relationship between architecture and garden is paramount, and tin their work these designers connect them to become one place, creating a seamless flow of levels and materials between indoor and outdoor. For most of the year in many parts of Australia it s possible to leave doors open to the garden and weather, or to remove walls altogether. These designers inject life into a garden with moving water, fire pits, pets, friends and family life all having a comfortable place outdoors. Every exterior space is activated, and all the elements work together to set the garden in motion. They ve developed a healthy disregard for old school planting styles. Gardens are invigorated
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