awards & media
Awards
2023 | Landscaping Victoria Awards
GOLD: Landscape Design Over 400m2 – Jan Juc Project
GOLD: Sustainable Landscape – Bells Beach Project
SILVER: Landscape Design 100m2-400m2 – Anglesea Project
SILVER: Feature in the Landscape – Fairhaven project
SILVER: Residential Landscape Construction $75-150k – Fairhaven project
BRONZE: Residential Landscape construction up to $75k –Anglesea Project
2016 | Landscaping Victoria Award
Commended: Feature in the Landscape
2015 | Geelong Business Excellence Awards
Inducted into Hall of Fame
2014 | Landscaping Victoria Award
Plants in Landscape (click link for full details)
Feature in Landscape (click link for full details)
2014 | Geelong Advertiser Business Excellence Awards
Winner:
- Human Resources Business Award
- Read more in the Geelong Advertiser Geelong Addy Article
2013 | Regional Achievement Award
Semi-Finalist:
- Regional Victoria Living Expo Business Achievement Award
2012 | Regional Achievement Award
Semi-Finalist:
- Regional Development Business Victoria Business Achievement Award
2012 | Geelong Advertiser Business Excellence Awards
Finalist:
- Sustainable Business Award
- Small Business Award
- Trade and Service Award
- Regional Business Award
2011 | Landscaping Victoria
Finalist:
- Residential Landscape Construction $150-300K
2011 | Landscaping Victoria
Finalist:
- Sustainable Landscape Award
2011 | Geelong Advertiser Business Excellence Awards
Winner:
- Small Business Award
Finalist:
- Sustainable Business
2010 | Landscaping Victoria Awards
Winner:
Judge’s Comments:
“Exacting attention to detail and set out on a difficult site made this a clear winner in this category. The contractor showed meticulous care with joints, and levels and finished to a high degree.”
2010 Victorian Landscape Awards
Commended:
- Sustainable Landscape $150-$300K
- Residential Landscape $150-$300K
2010 | Geelong Advertiser Business Awards
Winner:
- Judges Choice South of the Barwon
Finalist:
- Trades and services award
- Regional business award
- And best first year award
2005 | Landscape Victoria Awards
- Finalist -The Water Wise Landscape
- Finalist -Landscape soft design award
Media
January 2024
Two gardens open Anglesea weekend 13-14 January 2024
Sunnymeade Click for more details
Jamboree Click for more details
April 2022
Better Homes and Gardens Featured in Magazine and TV
View TV here
October 2021
Live by the sea? How to create a thriving, low maintenance garden
By Megan Backhouse
The Must-read books for the gardener in your life
By Robin Powell
June 2021
Wonderground- Designer Profile
By Georgina Reid
January 2020
Weekend Australian Magazine
The Australian
May 2017
Featured garden in The Design Files
May 2017
Featured garden in The Plant Hunter Blog
31 Januray 2015
Write up about success of Open Garden at Sunnymeade was featured in the Geelong Advertiser’s GT magazine
24 January 2015
The Australian featured and article, which was also published in The Courier (Ballarat)
The Australian Featured article
2015 Open Gardens Australia
Sunnymeade was opened for charity 24th & 25th Januray 2015
Ocean Road Landscaping regularly speak on The Dig Program on Saturday mornings offering gardening tips and advice.
25 January 2014
The Age -Life & Style Lift Out, Sydney Morning Herald and Canberra Times
The Age Life and Style (pdf)
2014 Open Gardens Australia
3 gardens Ocean Road Landscaping worked on were opened
2012 | 100 Australian Gardens and Landscapes
Hard cover book by Think Publishing
2011 | Geelong Advertiser – Editorial
2010 | Designing a coastal haven – GT
My Coastal Home Autumn 2012 Editoral
2010 | Outdoor Design and Living
2010 | Best Backyards
After 13 years, it was time to reassess