South Kingsville Pre-school successfully applied for a community grant to design a sensory garden . Jeavons Landscape Architects was invited to design the garden following consultation with the pre-school committee. A very narrow space along one side of the pre-school outdoor area has been transformed into a series of intensively textured spaces that children can walk through as …
Children visiting the Werribee Open Range Zoo can now mimic the monkeys at Monkey Play – a small nature-based play space designed by Jeavons Landscape Architects. Monkey Play invites younger children to express their inner ‘monkey’ – negotiating changing levels, and testing their agility and climbing skills on ropes connected to tree posts. A simple palette of materials …
Last week the ‘Growing Wild’ project at Melbourne Zoo won the CEFPI Award in the Landscaping / Outdoor Learning Area category. The award citation describes this project as: “a rich and engaging environment that uses diverse materials, textures and colours of timber, earth, steel, and densely planted vegetation to create a variety of wild spaces and formal …
Wesley College recently endorsed and adopted the Landscape Management Strategy prepared by Jeavons Landscape Architects for its Glen Waverley campus. The project was originally initiated because of the need to manage changes in the vegetation and tree planting on this site. The strong Australian native theme in the planting is generally highly valued and remains a strong identity …
Jeavons Landscape Architects have collaborated with Albury Botanical Gardens, the Friends group and Albury City Council to turn their ideas for a children’s space into reality within the historic Albury Botanical Gardens. Here are a few images of some great new features!
The new extension to Bambini Juniors Early Learning Centre was opened early in 2013. This new purpose-built facility includes two levels of play rooms and outdoor play environments including a rooftop.  Jeavons Landscape Architects collaborated with Bambini staff to design these nature-based outdoor play areas that support the Centre’s early learning philosophy. Jeavons created complex …
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The recently constructed playspace at Tintern for the grades three to six includes a range of diverse play elements in a carefully designed natural setting. The large outdoor space with natural materials allows kids to build their own cubbies, play in a meandering dry creek bed and use their imagination to explore the space. The …
Changes to Playground Standards for Australia New changes are underway for  the safety standards for Playground Equipment  AS 4685-parts 1 to 6 , and Jeavons Landscape Architects advises our clients and colleagues that  the amendments  are now available  for public comment until 16 October 2013 . Scope The changes affect play spaces in Supervised Early Childhood Centres as well …
Jeavons Landscape Architects were invited to assist with further development of the outdoor play spaces on this is new early childhood centre in the Kimberley, W.A. The centre provides care and education services to children and families from the Fitzroy River Valley. The centre has a wonderful new building which was only opened officially in June …
The new playground and park refurbishment at Friendship Square, Cheltenham has transformed this space into a lively and widely-used pocket park. Since its recent construction, the park has seen a significant rise in popularity with locals enjoying the space on a daily basis. As part of the Kingston City Council Playground Strategy prepared by Jeavons in 2009, …
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