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A busy first week back from leave. Visiting proj A busy first week back from leave. 

Visiting projects that were recently finished, nearing completion and currently in design. Plus a burst of colour from our office rooftop Zygocactus. 

Have a lovely long weekend. 

@kateseddon_landscapedesign @gardeneuphoria @oliverobyn @normarklandscapes @formlandscaping @kadlandscaping @aquariuspools.au
So much colour and texture. A warm and welcoming c So much colour and texture. A warm and welcoming country full of so many influences over the millennia. The call to prayer an evocative element amongst the hustle of commerce and tourism. The scent of orange blossom water and warm spices. Of age old customs, donkeys and bikes moving through narrow Medina streets, cats everywhere. Morocco is a treat for all the senses. 

#morocco #medina #kasbah
Works well underway at our Ballarat project. Great Works well underway at our Ballarat project. Great progress by Jacaranda Landscapes. 
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@kateseddon_landscapedesign @s_m_ritter @jacaranda_landscapes @studioesteta @murphyjamesbuilders @pyrenees_quarries
Last days in Tangier and another aspect on Morocco Last days in Tangier and another aspect on Morocco. A cosmopolitan city that is almost Europe - only 15km or so to Spain and Gibraltar.
Built on a hillside looking out to the Atlantic Oc Built on a hillside looking out to the Atlantic Ocean, the Garden at Rohuna is a wonderfully diverse collection of hardy and endemic plants. Many salvaged from impending destruction on building sites and built with the assistance of locals, it is a refuge and delight. 
Use of local stone, found objects, bones, cracked vessels skillfully mended, mosaic and painted furniture. There’s a sense of Tuscany in the building and aspects to trees, but this is a very Moroccan garden. Saw some unusual Euphorbia, Cistus and a number of other unfamiliar plants. Thanks to Mohamed for guiding us and to Umberto Pasti for your generosity in saving all of this to be shared. 
@gardenofrohuna #moroccangarden
Splendid lunch in the Mynott pavilion at Villa Mab Splendid lunch in the Mynott pavilion at Villa Mabrouka. 

Former home of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge beautifully renovated into a hotel by Jasper Conran. 

Thank you so much to Pin Affleck @thetangierbureau 

@villamabrouka
So many aspects to explore wandering through the g So many aspects to explore wandering through the garden of Umberto Pasti in Tangier. An extraordinary collection of a lifetime of discerning curation within the house. The various buildings disappear in the expansive garden setting.  Paths, steps, terraces, places to retreat from the heat, places to sit in the sun. Collections of Ferns, Sanseveria, Datura, Rhipsalis and Zygocactus.  Flowering trees in profusion, foliage, light, texture. Abundance with a delicate hand.

Thank you to Mohamed for your exceptional garden tour, meeting me in the middle in French. To Zac for welcoming us and for the owner’s generosity in allowing this visit, proceeds of which go to his charitable foundation at Rohuna.

#tangier #villatbarekallah @gardenofrohuna
Moments in Tangier. Moments in Tangier.
Museum of Islamic Art in Fes. Set in an old pala Museum of Islamic Art in Fes. 

Set in an old palace, this recently refurbished museum is beautifully curated and displayed, conveying the history of Morocco over the millennia. A must see.

The garden, dominated by an enormous (at least 35 paces across) Quercus ilex, designed in paradise style with a generous tiled terrace at each end and covered verandahs along either side. The superb collection of trees and brightly flowering shrubs sits below the elevated pathways. Immersive and breathtaking.
Nomadic life. Nomadic life.
Plants and landscapes of the High Atlas Mountains Plants and landscapes of the High Atlas Mountains and Sahara. Some familiar, some less so. Cues for us for a changing climate.
Khettara - ancient system of irrigation taking wat Khettara - ancient system of irrigation taking water from underground into a system of trenches and well heads. Water is directed to individual plots, creating opportunities for food production right beside the Saharan dunes.
Le Jardin Secret by Tom Stuart Smith and a league Le Jardin Secret by Tom Stuart Smith and a league of extraordinary artisans and laborers. 

The Paradise Garden designed around the classic quadripartite layout of ancient Islamic gardens and featuring the four key trees of paradise - Fig, Olive, Date Palm and Citrus - set amongst a sequence of rills and water vessels. Peaceful and serene, order imposed over a rhythmic repetition of scented and productive plants. 

@tomstuartsmith
@lejardinsecret_marrakech
Handover last week on this beautiful family home d Handover last week on this beautiful family home designed by Mihaly Slocombe with landscape design by us. Here a central courtyard has been designed for family living and focused around a special, long held bonsai. 
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@kateseddon_landscapedesign @oliverobyn @joneslandscapes @mihalyslocombe @dimpat__
Pattern upon pattern. A visual delight. Pattern upon pattern. A visual delight.
Jardin Majorelle. All I wanted and more. A del Jardin Majorelle. 

All I wanted and more. 

A delight to be immersed in foliage, with clean elevated pathways holding the structure of the garden together amidst a fabulous textural assortment of succulents, bamboo, hardy plants and palms. Pops of colour well known but they are so beautifully placed amongst the mainly glaucous palette sitting in pinkish gravel, echoing the colours of Marrakesh. 

A trip planned for 2020 and postponed til now.

@jardinmajorellemarrakech
Fabulous to see our work included in House and Gar Fabulous to see our work included in House and Garden’s Best 50 Rooms - Best Garden Room. A great collaboration with the interior design work of Arent & Pyke. Thank you House and Garden. 
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@kateseddon_landscapedesign @s_m_ritter @formlandscaping @houseandgarden @arentpykestudio @basisbuilders
Spring visit to review and refresh this garden. Lo Spring visit to review and refresh this garden. Looking pretty in the combination of form, texture and colour. What’s your favourite plant at the moment? 
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@kateseddon_landscapedesign @gardeneuphoria @leaverlandscapesvic @neilarchitecture @davidneilarchitect @bd_projects
View through from driveway entry, where the path d View through from driveway entry, where the path draws you out to the garden and the wider outlook to the hills and valleys beyond. 
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@kateseddon_landscapedesign @gardeneuphoria @formlandscaping @arbor.fine.gardens @gemmola
In my spring garden 💚💚💚 In my spring garden 💚💚💚
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