andrea proctor landscapes

Horticulture | Landscape Architecture | Heritage
Beautiful, functional landscapes and gardens
Specialising in botanic gardens
Victoria and beyond

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controversial but: courage is the most gentle quality someone can have

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part grounded, part raw

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Calling it, best lightscape ever

If you haven’t been for a few years and are thinking of going, this year’s a good one

Always grateful for the invite to visit the preview show as part of our heritage work for @royalbotanicgardensvic

@lightscapeau

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Autumn walk through Arid Garden and new Drylands @royalbotanicgardensvic (watch to end for Drylands reveal)

Arid Garden
Design #andrewlaidlaw and @royalbotanicgardensvic
Design development and documentation @andreaproctorlandscapes
Construction @warrandaleindustries…

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One drawing
Five very different spaces

Planting design, but before the plant lists

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An enjoyable part of our practice is working with Andrew Laidlaw and the team at @royalbotanicgardensvic to provide support in design development and documentation for some of Andrew’s beautiful designs.…

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@chellelouise123 controversial take but the second half ruined the whole thing

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Botanic gardens cup full after yesterday’s network catch up

Thank you to @bendigobotanicgardens and @friendsbgobg for being such wonderful hosts and the @bganz1 vic committee for putting together such a good day (as always). Till next time

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So for botanic gardens week @bganz1

Number 5…. 🥁
The unexpected number 5 is the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah

The cool climate garden of @botanicsydney Mount Tomah is just very, very special.…

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Number 4…
Kew’s large, grand, extraordinary… and with serious science.. but from a design perspective it battles dense planting, vast areas and a flat landscape (hence the addition of the “long vistas” in 1844. Where it really sings are in the small moments.…

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Before shots coming later… for all its simplicity in design it’s been a big effort by everyone to get here

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The first botanic garden I visited outside Australia and first exposure to the wonder that is tropical plants. Singapore has, like Melbourne, a picturesque design basis, with a focus on continual improvement while keeping the green core.…

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Number 2….
Where it started for modern botanic gardens. How you define a BG is complex, but when it comes to a dedicated garden devoted to identification of and education about plants, at 481 years old Padua is the oldest continually operating in place.…

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@AlinaKrylovaaa somebody pinch me because this cant be real

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@TheRaul20 the way i just dropped everything including my dignity 🔥🔥

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My Top 5 botanic gardens… 1

@royalbotanicgardensvic Melbourne Gardens

This one is unabashedly my favourite, both personally and professionally. On a personal level I’m a sucker for a picturesque landscape full of detail and colour, and this one sings on all fronts.…

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Hi, as you’ve probably figured out by now, while I try and make the Insta posts general I do take care of the account myself. After enjoying @royalbotanicgardensvic in all its autumn charm this week I was thinking of all the botanic gardens I’ve visited (70!) and my top 5…

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real talk: your energy introduces you before you even speak ngl

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@Mrdiiegho