Australian Landscape Conference 2013
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DESIGN FOR THE FUTURE: models from the Old World, challenges for the New.
Our aim, as always, is to ignite the imagination by employing the world’s most creative designers. How lucky are we this year with our speakers? They are brilliantly creative and we look forward to an amazing weekend.
It was the Latin Juan Grimm who excited such intense passion for his gardens and landscapes on his first visit in 2005. His recent gardens, which spring from his love of the natural landscapes of Chile and its flora, are even more composed, distilled and timeless. He has finally agreed to come again due to constant public demand.
What a joy to welcome Louisa Jones, since we have urged her to come for nearly a decade! It was she who discovered those landscapes and gardens of the Mediterranean which have evolved during and before Roman times – with their dry summers and rich mosaic of land uses – incredible sources of inspiration for us.
Ken Smith from the Big Apple brings art, and sheer fun from his projects. Roof gardens, art installations and huge landscapes. And Raymond Jungles, with his love of tropical plantings, the role of nature and the flair of Burle Marx, brings his own special magic.
Our first speaker from India is Aniket Bhagwat – a pioneering leader, steeped in the rich culture of India with a huge appetite for environmental and cultural enhancement. Closer to home, we are delighted to be joined by Paul Bangay and garden photographer Simon Griffiths. They will dwell upon Paul’s new Stonefields – a garden that Paul created for himself free of demanding clients!
From Japan, Toshio Watanabe will reflect upon Japanese gardens and how they can transfer country to country. What lessons are there for us here?
And finally, there is much to learn from Anne Latreille who has recently completed her magnum opus ‘Garden Voices’, a thought provoking study of Australian designers.
Please read about our wonderful speakers, garden tours, speakers’ dinner and workshops.
With our speakers, Major Sponsor Warner’s Nurseries, General Sponsors and all our friends, we very much look forward to another simply fabulous conference!
Australian Landscape Conference