The Landscaping Ladies of MIFGS 2013

Landscaping Victoria Emerging Designer Nominee Peta Donaldson's garden called 'Resilience'

We’d like you to meet four aspiring women in landscaping: Lee Bailey, Peta Donaldson, Renee Visentin and Meg Geary.  All four were Landscaping Victoria’s Emerging Designer nominees who exhibited in the recent Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.

As recognition for their effort we would like to share their profiles with you here:

Based on the theme ‘Bushfire Gardens’,  the award was won by Meg Geary for her display titled ‘Out of the Ashes’.  We apologise for getting this information wrong in a recent newsletter and hope this goes some of the way to rectify this misconception while profiling what was outstanding work by all four women.  To the writers behind the MIFGS blog, this article is a great exposee behind the scenes at an international event.

For a full list of outdoor exhibit winners, here it is.

CITY OF MELBOURNE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR BEST IN SHOW
‘Cube2’ by Scott Wynd TLC Design

GOLD SHOW GARDEN

‘Iaconic’ by Cycas Landscape Design

‘The New Wave’ by Ian Barker Gardens

‘Cube2’ by Scott Wynd TLC Design

The Australian House and Garden ‘Connections’ Garden Designed by Eckersley Garden Architecture.

SILVER SHOW GARDEN

‘ReSurgence’ presented by Bay Road, designed by Candeo Design, constructed by Semken Landscaping

‘FRESH – By Jenny Craig’ designed by Jason Hodges, Greenart Gardens

‘The Backyard Room’ by Daniel Tyrrell Landscapes

‘Ordered Nature’ by Gursansky Design

BRONZE SHOW GARDEN

‘CUBE-ism’ presented by Phillip Withers Landscape Design, Semken Landscaping and Gardenworld

‘Outdoor Elegance’ by Waddell Landscapes

THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY COMEADOW AWARD

‘FRESH – By Jenny Craig’ designed by Jason Hodges, Greenart Gardens

HORTICULTURAL MEDIA ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR BEST USE OF PLANT LIFE

‘ReSurgence’ presented by Bay Road, designed by Candeo Design, constructed by Semken Landscaping

LANDSCAPING VICTORIA EMERGING DESIGNERS AWARD
‘Out Of the Ashes’ designed by Meg Geary

HONDA SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
‘The Backyard Room’ by Daniel Tyrrell Landscapes

THE MARK BENCE CONSTRUCTION AWARD
The Australian House and Garden ‘Connections’ Garden Designed by Eckersley Garden Architecture.

GOLD OUTDOOR EXHIBIT
‘Haute-Culture’ by Tree & Shrub Growers Victoria and Yates

SILVER OUTDOOR EXHIBIT
Fleming’s Nurseries

Victorian School Garden Awards

BRONZE OUTDOOR EXHIBIT
Water Features Direct