BoldSimplicity opens a garden on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria at 14 Grosvenor Court, Portsea on from 10.00am to 4.30pm. Entry is $5.

The sustainable coastal garden features a stunning selection of native and indigenous plants combined with accent succulents in massed swathes around a sculpture garden and wet edge lap pool.

Look out for more sustainable, residential gardens by BoldSimplicity featured in Australia’s Open Garden Scheme 2010

The third sensational Rotary Garden DesignFest exhibited over 20 superbly designed gardens by some of Melbourne’s most acclaimed garden designers.

BoldSimplicity is opening a front garden at 115 Argyle Road, Kew. Georgina Martyn will be at the garden all weekend talking about the sustainable garden design principles used to create it.

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Visit the Garden Design Festival website.

Sunday 26 October

Georgina Martyn, garden designer and broadcaster, explains the indigenous plants used in ‘Karakarook’s Garden’ designed Lauren Berkowitz; along with other aspects of holistic design.

Visit the Growingrowing Heide website.

New for 2008 is a series of workshops that focus on planting design and sustainability. Featuring a cast of leading landscape designers this a series for those interested in residential landscape design. During each session a guest landscape designer will discuss key principles and influences on their work and explore examples of landscape and garden projects that demonstrate aspects of sustainability.

Georgina is an award-winning landscape designer who seeks sustainability through her work. She incorporates a range of interests and materials including Feng Shui, bold foliage and colour materials, sculpture and children’s play with the practicalities of planting design.

Visit the Melbourne School of Land and Environment website.

Speakers included Georgina Martyn from BoldSimplicity, who is well known for her contemporary, naturalistic approach to designing spaces.

Visit the Benalla Botanica website.