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Jeavons have won the 2011 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (Vic) Urban Design award for the Clifton Hill Railway Project Landscape.The Jury noted that the design delivers on a technically challenging brief and balanced a range of expectations through a skilfully delivered and well resolved design. “The result is a beautifully executed landscape which demonstrates the integral […]

You are invited to the grand opening of the Bollygum Park, designed by Jeavons Landscape Architects. Sunday 2nd October, 2011 4-6pm followed by fun & play, refreshments & entertainment. Enter the dress up competition and dress up as your favourite animal or plant to win prizes!! Further information is available at the Kinglake Ranges News

Jeavons Landscape Architects have been selected to feature in the 2012 Bloom Exhibition at the Gallery of Australian Design in Canberra . Our designs for Clifton Hill Railway Project and the Isabel Henderson Kindergarten will feature in the exhibition which focuses on the topic “How landscapes keep us healthy”. The exhibition will present landscape projects from across Australia.

Bicentennial Park Playground (Mount Chelsea) is the 2011 winner of the Parks and Leisure Australia , Victoria/Tasmania Regional and National Play Space Award of Excellence. Bicentennial Park Playground was a joint effort with City of Kingston from start to finish. Steve Perumal from the City of Kingston and Leong Khoo from the Jeavons Team led the design and

The Melbourne Playgrounds website is a free on line guide to thousands of activities, products and services in Melbourne for parents and kids. It also has reviews, ratings and photos of playgrounds in Melbourne. This huge endeavour, managed by volunteers, is a really useful tool for families. Jeavons projects have been reviewed on numerous occasions and we

The ‘Grassy Knoll’ at Victoria Park Lake in Shepparton is well worth a visit if you’re in the area. It is located next to the All Abilities Playground and Aquamoves. This is part of the master plan completed by Urban Initiatives. 

Would you like a sneak peek of the Bollygum project at Kinglake and to make your mark on the site? Landcare has teamed up with the Bollygum Committee of Management to host a community planting event for National Tree Day 2011 from 10.30am Sunday 31 July 2011 . You can help plant habitat gardens, bushfood gardens and a small

Congratulations to the Bollygum Park Committee of Management for over a decade of hard work. The Bollygum Park Committee of Management worked with Felicity Brown to develop the playground master plan which was inspired by the book BOLLYGUM by Gary Fleming . The majority of construction has been completed by Naturform and looks sensational. Artists who have completed work on site

In 2010 Jeavons Landscape Architects was engaged by Robina Scott Kindergarten (Hobsons Bay Council) to design a new playspace.  The kinder has been operating on the site in Ferguson Street since the 1930s and there are now over 170 children enrolled.  Construction of the new garden began in November 2010 by Arcadia Landscapes, and was completed in

Mary Jeavons presented a talk to a large group of children’s services staff in the City of Knox on June 20. The subject of the evening was the importance of nature in outdoor play settings, especially in early childhood. Knox City Council has an important program called Kinder Gardens for Wildlife , which encourages centres to plant indigenous species