The 2024 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show has revealed the winners of its annual garden design competition. The competition has multiple categories and celebrates the design of larger-scale garden spaces as well as smaller balcony gardens and border landscapes.
In the Landscape Design Show Garden Competition, Emmaline Bowman of Stem Landscape Architecture and Design and Liam Riley of ID Landscaping took out five awards, including the City of Melbourne Award of Excellence for Best in Show, a Gold Show Garden Award and the Horticultural Media Association Award for best use of plant life for their entry titled Through The Looking Glass.
A design by Phillip Withers and Fiona Brockhoff was also a winner of a Gold Show Garden Award. Their garden SaltBush celebrated the unique characteristics of Victoria’s coastal environments. The Silver Gilt Show Garden Award was given out to Annika Zetterman and Kajsa Björne for their entry New Nordic Notes which drew inspiration from the team’s Swedish heritage.
In the category of small space garden design, Innersanctum by Paul Pritchard Landscape Design was awarded first place in the five-metre-by-five-metre Boutique Garden Competition. In Living Colour by Panacea Landscapes won the Balcony Garden Award, and Oasis by Emma Sheppard-Simms and La Muxlow secured first place in the Border Design Competition. Sheppard-Simms’ and Muxlow’s plants will be donated to the Royal Children’s Hospital at the conclusion of the event.
And the winners are:
Garden Design Awards
City of Melbourne Award of Excellence for Best in Show
Through The Looking Glass by Stem Landscape Architecture and Design and ID Landscaping
Gold Show Garden
Through The Looking Glass by Stem Landscape Architecture and Design and ID Landscaping
SaltBush by Phillip Withers and Fiona Brockhoff
SaltBush by Phillip Withers and Fiona Brockhoff
Image: courtesy Melbourne Flower and Garden Show
Silver Gilt Show Garden
New Nordic Notes by Zetterman and Björne
Silver Show Garden
Reflections by Christian Jenkins Landscape Design and Margaret River Trees
Australian Idyll by Platylobium Landscape Design
A Moment in Time by Peter Donegan Design and Landscaping
A Moment in Time by Peter Donegan Design and Landscaping
Image: courtesy Melbourne Flower and Garden Show
Bronze Show Garden
Gratus by Riley Cooper Landscape Design and Horticulture
Horticultural Media Association (HMA) Award for Best Use of Plant Life
Through The Looking Glass by Stem Landscape Architecture and Design and ID Landscaping
Mark Bence Construction Award
Through The Looking Glass by Stem Landscape Architecture and Design and ID Landscaping
Innovation Design Award presented by Peugeot
Through The Looking Glass by Stem Landscape Architecture and Design and ID Landscaping
Boutique Gardens
First place – Innersanctum by Paul Pritchard Landscape Design
Second place – Breath of Fresh Air by Paul Alexander Landscape
Third place – Coastal Waves by Smart Landscapes
Balcony Gardens
First place – In Living Colour by Panacea Landscapes
Second place – Elysium “Balc-style” by Inspiring Landscape Solutions
Third place – Captivity by Darren Chesterfield, and Shootin’ the Breeze by Filiform and Maplestone Gardens
Oasis by Emma Sheppard-Simms and La Muxlow
Image: courtesy Melbourne Flower and Garden Show
Border Gardens
First place – Oasis by Emma Sheppard-Simms and La Muxlow
Second place – Equilibrium by Magda Kazmierczak of MJ Gardens
Third place – Mermaids Enclave by Josie Jones of Share Sustainability Agency
