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Providing an exhibit for an international event like the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show is not a simple exercise. Here is a short overview and links to the companies that have provided support for the 2007 Australian Garden entry.
Fleming's Nurseries
Trees are Fleming’s passion and the Fleming family has been responsible for introducing many new fruiting and ornamental trees over four generations.
Fleming’s firmly believe that the surroundings in which we live affect us on four distinct levels - health, social, economic, environmental - and that the planting of appropriate trees in the right position can have a positive effect on these four factors.
Trailfinders
Experts in tailormaking itineraries worldwide, Trailfinders offer unbeatable value and exceptional service.
Trailfinders was founded in 1970 by former SAS officer Mike Gooley with a staff of four. The company remains privately owned but today has a staff of over 1100 and has made travel arrangements for over 9 million clients.
Cycas Landscape Design
Cycas has been operating for 20 years, providing both landscape design and landscape construction services. During that time they have designed and constructed gardens on some of the finest residences in Melbourne, many of which have performed exceptionally well in various housing industries awards over the years.
Kiama Landscapes & Paving
For the last 26 years, Tim Spraque and Stephen Lloyd have been designing and constructing innovative, high quality outdoor living areas for clients in Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula. Their business has expanded over the years to include a team of highly trained professional landscapers.
BamStone
BamStone is one of Australia’s leading providers of high quality bluestone available in diamond sawn, 1st rubbed, honed, polished, grit blasted and for the home solid pitched face bluestone blocks. BamStone produces many specialist items including, stairs, bullnosed edging, earth stone, verandah paving and coping, wall capping and cladding.
Australia.com
The official site promoted by Tourism Australia.
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. It's about the same size as the 48 mainland states of the USA and 50 per cent larger than Europe, but has the lowest population density in the world - only two people per square kilometre.
There's much to learn about Australia. Endless miles of unspoilt beaches, tropical rainforest, mountain ranges and vast tracts of desert make Australia a country of contrast.
Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development
The Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) is the Victorian Government's lead agency for economic and regional development. Government's goals for more quality jobs and thriving, innovative industries across Victoria will be fostered through DIIRD's five priority objectives: Investment Attraction, Trade Development, Developing Innovative Industries, Regional Development and Marketing Victoria.
Visit Victoria
The official site for Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Melbourne is set around the shores of Port Phillip Bay. The city itself, laid out in a large rectangle and boasting a lively and cosmopolitan pulse, sits on the northern banks of the Yarra River, about five kilometres from the bay.
Invest Victoria
The State of Victoria is located in the south east corner of Australia linking Australia's major cities, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart The south-eastern States of Australia comprise 67% of the country's population and 70% of economic activity.
Melbourne's location at the centre of this activity makes it a strategic location for your business to access the affluent Australian market.
Gardens at Night
Gardens at Night is the home of an experienced team of landscape lighting professionals who are dedicated to transforming your lifestyle with the creative use of exterior lighting.
They design with both flair and practicality, taking your personal situation into account and can simulate the intended effects in their Melbourne or Sydney showrooms.
Bio Gro
Van Schaik's Bio Gro soil mix combinations are limitless. They can be blended to any design or individual grower specification and can incorporate every variation of trace element and fetiliser technology.
Their exacting procedures ensure product consistency and supply chain continuity for all soil and landscape products. They have the capacity to service an Australia-wide customer base and they are geographically well positioned to take advantage of export port facilities.
Lump Sculpture Studio
Lump specialises in contemporary urban water features, outdoor garden furniture and hand crafted individual sculptures.
From design concepts and estimates through to installation, Lump can provide it all.
Atkinson Pontifex
Award winning builder Atkinson Pontifex enjoys an excellent reputation for building homes of distinction in Melbourne’s Bayside area. Principals Dean Atkinson and David Pontifex established the business in the early 1980’s with a vision of building homes of the finest quality and craftsmanship. This vision remains the guiding philosophy for every project they undertake.
As the Fleming’s and Trailfinders Australian Garden Team shares this dedication to excellence, Atkinson Pontifex is delighted to contribute to their entry at the 2007 Chelsea Flower Show.
Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria
Melbourne, Victoria's capital, is home to the Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria (NGIV), the peak industry body for the state's horticultural industry. Its member base covers production, wholesale, retail and allied trades.
Over the last 100 years, the "cottage industry" perception of the nursery industry has made way for innovation, evolution and focused business solutions. NGIV has been there supporting its members to continually improve the way they do business.
Sound Light and Motion
SLAM offers a wide range of services. and use the latest technology to provide their clients with high quality images, marketing videos, animations, multimedia and interactive presentations.
To support their products SLAM's highly skilled in-house team (Graphic Designer, Film & TV Director, Compositor, Multimedia Author, Script Writer and Programmer) can assist you with all your multimedia needs. Sound Light and Motion also has expertise in Engineering and Image Editing.
KHD Stone Merchants
KHD Stone Merchants has been providing quality Bluestone, Sandstone and Granite products to the building industry for over five years.
KHD and its staff are committed to providing independent advice and service on a personal level, while providing the right stone product to suit any project. The company can also work in conjunction with other industry professionals to achieve the best results.
Austral Bricks
Originally established in 1907, Austral Bricks has been operating as part of Brickworks Ltd since 1945. Today, Austral Bricks' operations consist of factories throughout Australia making Austral Bricks the leading clay product manufacturer.
Austral Bricks' extensive range of products are manufactured and tested to the highest quality. Each batch of bricks, pavers and tiles is graded at various stages of the manufacturing process and are tested in laboratories to make sure they meet strict Australian standards.
UrbanStone
UrbanStone is Australia's foremost precast concrete paving manufacturer, supplying products to both the residential and commercial pavescape markets.
UrbanStone has a proud history, and is privileged to have been specified in commercial and residential projects throughout Australia, as well as being well received in the Asian market as a superior-quality alternative to traditional paving and landscaping products.
Steel Blue Industrial Footware
The Steel Blue brand was introduced in Australia in 1995 with the key aim to make the world’s most comfortable safety boot .This commitment to comfort, safety and foot health has seen the brand spread across Australia and internationally with over-whelming feedback from customers world-wide.
Steel Blue is not just a safety shoe, it’s a comfort zone for your feet that will reduce fatigue and promote well being all through the working day.
Purple Boot Brigade
In joining the Purple Boot Brigade you will be showing support while helping to raise awareness about breast cancer – ‘These Boots Were Made for Talking’.
By donning a pair of purple boots it visually shows that your staff and company are actively supporting the Breast Cancer Foundation of WA.
The funds raised from the Purple Boot campaign will go towards developing a youth education and awareness package that will be able to be accessed at no cost around Australia.
Anthony Tesselaar Plants
“We search the world looking for brilliant and colourful environmental friendly plants and then make them readily available for everyone to enjoy- home gardeners, landscapers and horticulturists everywhere." One of the other attributes that they have to be is 'easy-to-grow', that is they can be planted and left to grow with a minimum of fuss.
Mt William Advanced Tree Nursery
Mt William Advanced Tree Nursery is a grower of quality advanced trees. Their trees are grown using the best horticultural practices. By using these various methods and technologies they are ensuring their trees are produced with a quality root system, formatively pruned, disease and insect free.
They specialise in the growing of both Australian native and exotic trees that are suitable for sale to Councils, Public Authorities, Landscapers, Developers and home gardeners.
Aquatic Design Centre
Aquatic Design have been designing, building and maintaining aquaria for over 25 years.
With over 1,500 aquarium installations under their supervision and an exclusive client list, they are the world's leading experts in aquatic design. You can see their work in landmark buildings, stores, restaraunts, offices museums, exhibitions, TV and movie sets and stylish homes and gardens.
- Redgum Supplies, Braeside, Victoria – For the supply treated pine sleepers and cypress pine bollards
- Murphy's Mitre 10 in Monbulk - for their generous assistance with the supply of tools and hardware materials for the crew.
- Jim Stephens Pty Ltd of Highett, Victoria – For their assistance with the supply of ballast & quarter minus for garden bed treatments and the black oxide for grout colour
- Hurricane Diamond Products (Notting Hill, Victoria) – who have supplied diamond blades to ensure that the bluestone is all precisely cut
- Bennett’s Garden Supplies in Ashwood – who helped us out with an entire pallet of cement
Your support is much appreciated.
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