Sustainable Landscape design Geelong and Bellarine Archives - Ocean Road Landscaping in Geelong & Surf Coast

Oct

Garden design checklist

Written by Peter Shaw

So you’re about to launch into the pleasurable business of designing your garden. Putting together a garden design checklist, you’ve probably got a scrap-book full of ideas – bits and pieces gathered over time that might (or might not) become a reality. What follows is just as important to add into the design process for the simple reason that it keeps things real. It’s easy to be distracted by something in a glossy magazine or spotted online. The trick to making a great garden – one that works and feels right – is to incorporate the glossy ideas over a solid foundation of honest practicality.

Jul

Geelong Business Excellence Awards 2014

Geelong Business Excellence Awards

Last Thursday 17 July 2014 at the Geelong Business Excellence Awards, Ocean Road Landscaping was announced a winner at the annual awards.

We are thrilled with our win, and would like to thank all involved for their support. A special thanks to all our customers and our team for your positive feedback and continued support of our small business. The award was for the category -Human Resources.

Mar

Landscape Garden Design

landscape garden design- a quiet space

by Peter Shaw of Ocean Road Landscaping A “get-away-place” landscape design is a simple project: all you need is to be tucked away in a quiet corner with something to sit on and maybe some still water. Read More

Dec

Garden Design

Its about garden design

Written by Peter Shaw One of the things that still surprises me after years of making gardens, is how many people get themselves into trouble. And from what I can gather, most of them have ended up with issues in their garden simply because they did what they were told without thinking and didn’t do a garden design. They show me gardens that don’t suit their needs, don’t suit the location and don’t have future flexibility built in. That’s something I believe every garden design should cover. And it’s so easy to get right if you follow a few simple steps… Read More

Mar

Fire pit garden

Description

This garden shows use of curves and drought hardy plantings for a garden that is low maintenance. Some of the photos for this fire pit garden are during construction, which show the curves and stonework to its best advantage. After planting, the details in the fire pit garden are more about taking a walk in the garden and enjoying it around every turn

Extra information

Design Peter Shaw

Gallery

Our team of 15 Landscape Architects, Landscape professionals and Horticulturists, can assist you when it comes to your fire pit garden to deliver a premium product.

If you would like a garden designed or need a landscape contractor to implement your garden then contact our office on 03 5263 3133 or use our Contact Us page