Design

Jaakko Torvinen, Doctoral Researcher, Aalto University discussing misfit wood. Image: Alto University
 Circular economy, Conservation, Decking material, Design, Landscaping industry, Landscaping innovations, Recycling, Retaining walls, Updates

From misfit wood to load-bearing feature

Urging industry to make better use of wood that is wasted or burned for energy, researchers have released the first structural tests of non-straight, forked, and double-curved roundwood logs used as columns. A simple calculation could change the way we use misfit wood. Read More
Builders and maintenance crews don't always get the chance to sit down together. On 27 May, they do. Image: rabbitti/stock.adobe.com
 Accessibility, Associations, Business, Design, Landscape products: pavers, paints, plant control and more, Landscaping industry, Landscaping innovations, Landscaping Victoria, Presentations, steel garden edging

Builders and maintenance crews sit-down

The handover might mark the end of the build, but it’s the beginning of everything else. The best landscapes aren’t just well built, they’re well looked after. And when the builders and the maintenance crews are on the same page from the start, the results speak for themselves. Fewer callbacks. Healthier landscapes. Happier clients. Read More
Deep Green's second day of a six-say build. Image: LIAWA
 Architecture, Associations, Design, Landscape products: pavers, paints, plant control and more, Landscaping industry, LIAWA, LIAWA, Shows, Updates

Deep Green’s show garden debut is taking shape

Deep Green’s making a bold splash at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, now into a six-day debut show garden build. For Julian Rose and his team, it’s a milestone — months of planning, precision and collaboration coming together to create a garden that bursts with creativity, colour, and the sheer possibilities of modern landscaping. Read More