A LITTLE BIT OF TLC
Landscaping Victoria is a progressive association of committed professionals working in an exciting and expanding industry. Their premier event, the Victorian Landscape Awards, held at the National Gallery of Victoria, celebrates the latest and the best landscape projects from around the state.
Industry leaders when it comes to landscape design, TLC Total Landscape Construction, took out the award for Residential Landscape Construction $150,000 to $300,000 in the 2009 awards, as well as being named joint winners in the Landscape Design category for 150m² to 1000m² for their Eltham project.
www.tlclandscapes.com.au
EVERYTHING ON SITE
 Aquarius Swimming Pools has been servicing the Mornington Peninsula and beyond since 1979 and has recently upgraded to a larger warehouse and offices, the new corporate facility is located at 6 Progress Street, Mornington.
Aquarius Swimming Pools continue to be a market leader and offers on-site computerised water testing as well as chemical and equipment sales, expanding the scope of their service, maintenance and construction divisions. They are also now wholesaling PVC pipe and fittings, making them the complete destination for all of your pool needs.
www.aquariuspools.net.au
NATURAL POOLS … MELBOURNE’S FINEST POOLS NATURALLY
Natural Pools have been designing and constructing quality in-ground concrete swimming pools and spas for 35 years. With more than 60 awards to their name, Natural Pools is a leading builder of innovative, quality pools in inner Melbourne suburbs, and also on the Mornington and Bellarine Peninsulas. Natural Pools now offer a professional landscape design service and complete pool servicing and maintenance.
Let Natural Pools Landscape Service design a stunning outdoor living environment to complement your home. Their highly experienced landscape architects can help you create a striking outdoor living and entertaining area to complement your new pool, or a beautiful garden to suit your family’s lifestyle.
Natural Pools Service Division can maintain your pool in optimum working condition. Regular maintenance of your pool ensures that it is always running at its best and looking great. Their professional pool technicians can conduct maintenance on a weekly, fortnightly, monthly or as needed basis. Natural Pools also have extensive experience in pool renovations and equipment upgrades.
www.naturalpools.com.au
IN FULL BLOOM AT THE FLOWER & GARDEN SHOW
The Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show (MIFGS) will be in full bloom from 24―28 March at the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens. Attracting more than 100,000 visitors, the 15th annual flower and garden show is the biggest in the country (and one of the largest in the world), boasting more than 500 exhibitors showcasing innovative products and services for the green thumb and outdoor living and design enthusiast.
Highlights at this year’s five-day event include: Wine brand Lindemans will be offering visitors the chance to taste their new crisp and refreshing range in the Lindemans Early Harvest Garden, created by celebrity gardener Meredith Kirton.
Also treating guests at the 2010 event will be Garnier, who will be offering natural pampering treats at ‘Garnier World’. What better way to unwind between perusing the sights at the show?
The show’s official charity partner, the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, will partner with florists from Flower Temple on a ‘Mary Poppins’ themed interactive stand to entertain little green thumbs (and grown ups) and educate on the Foundation’s mission.
Student Floral Fashion Design Competition: Students from RMIT’s leading design course will compete in transforming flora into fashion in this inspiring challenge. Experience an outdoor world of shape and texture at the Sculpture Garden.
Children’s Garden: Little ones will be entertained by performers and activities in an enchanted garden-inspired space.
Stunning displays by landscape designers, from the stalwarts to the up-and-coming, in addition to those by industry associations such as the Landscape Industries Association of Victoria (LIAV), the Nursery & Garden Industry of Victoria (NGIV) and more.
www.melbflowershow.com.au
MAKING WATER PURER, CLEANER AND BETTER FOR YOU
 Imagine a truly refreshing oasis, crystal clear, perfectly pure water with the unmatched power of mother nature, right in your own backyard. Envisage the pure azure brilliance of the most perfect water you have ever seen. With Eclipse Corona Discharge Ozone Generators, you can enjoy the beauty and comfort of some of the cleanest, purest water you’ll find anywhere. Why? Because ozonation is a natural process that not only sanitises the water in your pool, it purifies it.
DEL Ozone remains committed to bringing you environmentally friendly products to assist in reducing your environmental impact, whether it be for a commercial or residential pool. Ozone is the only sanitiser for your pool that is 100 per cent natural and biodegradable, reducing chlorine use by up to 90 per cent. Ozone is the healthiest, safest and greenest product you will ever use in a swimming pool. For more information, visit their website.
www.hitechpacific.com.au
FOXY BY NAME, FOXY BY NATURE
 Stylishly simple, adaptable to your desired mood and tastes, the Foxy Casual Dining Chair from Robert Plumb is an inspired choice for any home. Designed in conjunction with Sydney-based interior designer, Briony Fitzgerald, this striking chair can be used both indoors and outdoors. The Foxy Casual Dining Chair can be powder coated in virtually any shade and cushions can be chosen from virtually any fabric swatch – making this a custom made chair in every sense of the word.
Uniquely designed to look like a bamboo frame, the chair is made from lightweight aluminium giving it the material strength to be used outdoors permanently if one desires.
Create a complementary mix matched group at your dining table or streamline your look for a clean, fresh and original entertaining experience.
www.robertplumb.com.au
AN ELITE CHOICE
 Looking for an elite pool builder? With a string of awards and accolades, including Highly Commended for Best Renovation at the SPASA awards in 2009, Elite Pools guarantee construction with perfection, ensuring quality and excellence in design. Elite Pools will coordinate the complete project with a team of talented landscapers, architects and builders to ensure your pool creation reflects an image of style, innovation and versatility.
www.elitepools.com.au
ARCHITECTURAL STONE SOLUTIONS
Sunset Stone is an import and design company providing unique and dynamic high quality natural stone products. Supplying a range of wall and hard surface flooring as well as exterior contemporary stone sculptures, the company’s range is constantly evolving with the latest trends in design and fashion, making Sunset Stone a leader in contemporary stone design solutions. Their dimensional wall stone has a diverse range of module shapes, textures and colours, suitable for interior and exterior surfaces, made from all natural stone and backed onto fibremesh which makes for easy installation. Stone types include Lava Stone, Limestone, Sandstone, and Marble.
Sunset Stone also offer a complete range of mosaic pebbles. In 15 rich modern décor colours, their mosaic stone has a range of uses from water features and swimming pools to hard surface paving.
www.sunsetstone.com.au
A POOL GUY FOR ALL OF YOUR NEEDS
My Pool Guy pride themselves on offering a complete pool management program. With over 15 years in the industry they have a proven track record of reliability and experience. Their professional services range from regular pool and spa maintenance to pump
and filtration sales. My Pool Guy provide onsite water testing and chemicals to completely balance your pool. They also provide repairs to existing pool equipment as well as sales of new equipment. With their professional team of solar and gas heating specialists, My Pool Guy are confident that they can meet all of your pool needs.
My Pool Guy has recently purchased another pool service provider offering them an opportunity to expand their operations into new suburbs around Melbourne. There is a good chance My Pool Guy are already operating in your area. My Pool Guy deal with every supplier to the trade, so if you are product loyal, they can accommodate your needs and offer you a very competitive price. They also have contact with several pool builders in Melbourne and offer a progressive maintenance program on new pools in consultation with the builders. My Pool Guy initialise the handover of the pool from builder to owner and continue visits until the client becomes familiar with the workings of their pool.
www.mypoolguy.com.au
GROUNDING FOR THE OUTDOOR ROOM
 In their fourth designer collaboration, The Rug Collection has joined forces with landscaping legend, Jamie Durie, to create a unique and naturally inspired collection of outdoor rugs. This striking new collection includes stunning designs, with eight to choose from. All designs are made from 100 per cent recycled polypropylene. Offering durability, a waterproof and fade resistant finish, the range is the first outdoor rug collection to feature a succinct and aesthetically pleasing design story for the outdoor room.
Whether they are placed on your lawn, decking, paving or balcony, the collection adds colour, functionality, comfort and an extra space for relaxing and enjoying the outdoors.
“I am very proud to present the GROUNDCOVER range of outdoor rugs which are made from 100 per cent recycled polypropylene. All the designs have been inspired by the natural beauty of our Australian landscape and bring indoor luxury outside, into your own outdoor room. A comfortable rug underfoot, a few cushions and some interesting accents is all it takes to turn a regular garden or small courtyard into a relaxed urban oasis,” comments Jamie.
Embrace your surroundings and make the most of your time in your outdoor room with the latest from Jamie Durie and The Rug Collection.
www.therugcollection.com.au
AWARD WINNING ALBATROSS
Since the company’s inception in 1969, Albatross Pools has evolved into Australia’s leading edge innovator and builder of pre-engineered award winning swimming pools.
Albatross Pools has received numerous SPASA Awards for Swimming Pool Design Excellence, Innovation and Display, including the 2009 Best Residential, Pre-engineered, Vinyl-Lined, In-Ground Pool, gold and highly commended, and the 2009 Silver SPASA National Pool & Spa of the Year Award for a Residential, Vinyl-Lined, In-Ground Pool.
www.pools.com.au
SECURING YOUR POOL
Help control access to your pool with AAA Door Closers, the ‘No Fence’ swimming pool compliance experts.
Products from AAA Door Closers, including sliding door closers, swing door closers and gate closers are cost effective and a safe alternative to ordinary pool fencing. Australian designed and manufactured, AAA Door Closers have a product to suit your project.
Contact AAA Door Closers today for any of your pool compliance queries.
www.aaadoorclosers.com.au
INSPIRATION FROM JAMIE DURIE
Garden guru Jamie Durie has launched a new range of paints, specifically designed for your outdoor space. Focusing on earthy tones, with splashes of vibrant colour, Jamie Durie Signature by Porter’s Paints, available at Inspirations Paint & Colour, is especially designed for outdoor kitchens and entertaining areas.
For Jamie, the outdoor kitchen is the new heart of the home. “These days the outdoor kitchen is not just about the ubiquitous barbie,” he says. “More and more of my clients are asking for the same amenities outside as they have in their indoor kitchens and I’m more than happy to oblige. Being outside separates you somehow from normality, giving you a kind of holiday from the everyday.”
Jamie’s new paint range is specifically designed for outdoor areas, therefore lending itself perfectly to the outdoor kitchen. He believes that the outdoor kitchen is well and truly here to stay as more companies cater to this trend, continually bringing out products that are designed specifically for kitchens outside
“The Aussie love affair with ‘the deck’ means that many outdoor kitchens in Australia are situated on a pine or hardwood deck. The Woodlife Natural Oil product in my new Signature range of paints and finishes is perfect for bringing out the natural beauty of any timber deck.
“The other big trend in Australian courtyards and outdoor rooms is creating textured walls as opposed to leaving a plain brick surface. The Sediment texture product is colour and texture in one with an even consistent tone and 40 colours to choose from, all of which have been inspired by the beauty of the Australian landscape.”
Similar to a bagged effect, Jamie’s Sediment product has an earthy, natural stone finish that retains its dense appearance for years. Both the Woodlife Natural Oil and Sediment products are water based, low in odour and harsh chemicals and have a 15 year quality guarantee.
“I am actually in the process of building my home at the moment and it will definitely have an outdoor kitchen,” he says. “I love cooking and eating alfresco in the fresh air and sunshine. It’s simply one of the best things to do when you have the opportunity and can spend quality time with friends and family!
“Isn’t it funny how food seems to taste better outside? I think it’s a primal thing that dates back to a time when our ancient ancestors cooked and ate around an open fire. Whatever the reason, people of all cultures continue to be drawn to eating al fresco and I get a buzz every time I see a tiny inner-city balcony almost completely taken up by the prized barbecue. Such dedication!”
www.inspirationspaint.com.au
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