URBAN LANDSCAPE DESIGN

JOHN PATRICK

John Patrick is a Landscape Architect who runs a practice of 17 landscape architects in Melbourne, Australia. John arrived in Australia in 1980 and was Senior Lecturer at Burnley College University of Melbourne from 1980 to 1988. He founded Australia’s Open Garden Scheme in 1986 and has since developed Melbourne’s Design Fest, a major charity event in which Melbourne’s Garden Designers open their work for children’s charities.

John was a presenter on Burke’s Backyard for many years and currently presents ABC’s Gardening Australia. He has written nine books and his new book Contemporary Australian Garden Design written with Jenny Wade is to be published in October 2008. He leads garden tours to Europe every year and earlier this year made his first venture to visit gardens in Japan.

Projects undertaken by his office include Sydney Street Colour for the 2000 Olympics, restoration of gardens at Government House, Melbourne, master plans and heritage studies for many of Melbourne’s notable parks including Fitzroy Gardens, Caulfield Park and Melbourne’s Domain, hospitals, schools, domestic gardens etc..

He has spoken at conferences around the world including many talks in New Zealand and has been a judge at garden shows in Australia, Singapore and at the Ellerslie Flower Show.

In Marlborough John will speak about designing town gardens basing his talk on his own work and that of colleagues around Australia and giving an overview of gardens that have brought him pleasure in his recent tours. This will include glimpses of gardens in France, Italy, Japan and Australia.