The gardens in Cloister Court, Queens’ College, Cambridge; the buildings commenced construction in 1460
Whilst European cultures have been developing garden styles for thousands of years (the oldest surviving garden design manual was written by the Roman, Vitruvius, in 27BC), with the exception of aboriginal firestick agriculture Continue reading
Today was the opening of the Australian Garden Show 2014 and I was there at the gates in Centennial Park at 9.55am, feeling a little overly eager. Whilst I was genuinely very excited about seeing everything beyond the gates, I admit that my promptness was more down to surprising myself with newly discovered (but usually terrible) navigational and parking skills on this occasion. Continue reading
Beautiful, bold curves at ‘Bowylie’
When I first started exploring garden design, I expected to pick up a book, read it, memorise it and be all set to create stunning designs. I got dozens of books from the library, googled non-stop, asked my tutor Continue reading
Atriplex; the salt bush
Atriplex. Common name, the Salt Bush. You wouldn’t say it was blessed at birth with the best looking genes. It is dull, it is straggly, it doesn’t have flashy flowers. But the salt bush brought home to me Continue reading
A number of people have encouraged me to write a gardening blog – friends, family, Adriana, my lovely gardening mentor – but I have always thought, ‘I don’t have time’, ‘I’m not very good at writing’ and ‘who’d want to read my wittering plant-related thoughts anyway?’.
However, over the years I have written various pieces to go with inspiring photos I have taken and I have started to get the writing bug. At least the garden-related writing bug, that is. Just as with study, I have found that if you are passionate about a subject, pouring over books suddenly becomes a pleasure, not a chore. It is all quite surprising! Continue reading
Janna Schreier Garden Design 