Paul Bangay Radio Interviews
"ByDesign" ABC Radio National - 12 October 2011
(Presenter: Alan Saunders)
Today, we meet Paul Bangay, one of Australia's most acclaimed landscape designers. He's a busy man: his life is divided between Australian and overseas commissions and his own garden in Daylesford in Victoria. He has a new book out, Paul Bangay's Guide to Plants.
He talks about his love of geometric perfection, his use of ornaments, the inspiration of Andre Le Notre, who designed the garden of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte in 1657 and went on to work on the gardens at the Palace of Versailles, and whether there is an Australian style in gardens.
Listen online at www.abc.net.au
"Mornings" ABC Classic FM - 2 November 2011
(Presenter: Margaret Throsby)
Paul Bangay has designed gardens in homes across Australia and internationally. His latest book is "Paul Bangay's Guide to Plants" (Penguin Australia, October 2011).
Stonefields Open Garden 19–20 November 2011
Sat. 19 Nov, 2011 at 10:00am-5pm & Sun. 20 Nov, 2011 10:00am-5pm
Tickets: $20 (children 12 and under free)
Enjoy a day in the garden and explore Paul Bangay's 'Stonefields', one of Australia's most beautiful country gardens.
Over two days Paul will open his garden to the public to raise money for the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation. Visitors will be able to spend the day exploring Paul’s seven acres of garden, boasting terraced parterres, white garden, blue perennial entrance borders, apple walk, circular woodland garden, walled rose garden, rear terrace with sweeping country views, twin pool lawns and perennial borders, plus vegetable garden.
Paul Bangay and Stephanie Alexander, both celebrated authors of books on gardening and cooking, will be available throughout the weekend for book sales and book signings. Children 12 and under free.
Pre-purchase tickets online and be in the draw to win a collection of personally signed books by Stephanie Alexander and Paul Bangay. Note: Prize will be drawn 5 pm Friday 18 November.
As an additional special offer, Paul Bangay has agreed to kindly host a private viewing of Stonefields on Sunday 20 November from 9.30am. Gardening enthusiasts will be able to speak personally with Paul about his choice of landscape design for Stonefields.
Tickets for this exclusive offer must be purchased online prior to the event. Be quick, this offer is for a limited number of people only.
Country tea and home-made scones will be available for purchase.
Stuart Rattle's 'Musk Farm Garden' is also open on the same weekend, just 10 minutes drive from Stonefields. This will be a rare opportunity to view two of Australia's most remarkable gardens on the same weekend.
Please note: Paul Bangay Open Garden is an all-weather event. Unsuitable for wheelchairs and prams. Dogs are not permitted.
Stuart Rattle's Musk Farm Open Garden 19-20 November 2011
Saturday November 19, 2011 & Sunday November 20, 2011 OPEN: 10am - 4pm each day
TICKETS: $20 (Children 12 & under FREE)
11 School Road, Musk
Look for the sign between Bullarto and Daylesford.
(Melway Ref 609:D10 or Vic Roads Ref 59:E8)
The garden is inspired by the English Arts and Crafts movement and the romantic tradition in architecture and garden design of Lutyens and Jekyll. A love of individual plants has been indulged whilst retaining strong design elements in 14 defined garden rooms that are integrated by interconnecting walkways, architecture, and extensive use of hedging and garden ornamentation.
Gourmet BBQ, boutique wine, Vittoria coffee, local Spa Country mineral water & more will be available. Rare, unusual and exotic plants from Lambley Nursery, Ascot. ...and exciting raffle items.
All proceeds suport the Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens Restoration Project Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens, Daylesford, are a remarkably unspoilt example of the historic and culturally significant public gardens established in 19th century Victoria and one of the country's finest pinetums. Formed on Crown Land by donations from the Government Botanist Baron Sir F von Mueller, a design was prepared for it in the gardenesque style by noted Victorian garden designers, Taylor and Sangster, as a place of pleasure as well as scientific importance. In the Gardens' heyday bands entertained visitors in the Rotunda, water cascaded from fountains and a stream trickled through the rustic Fernery - a cool place of enchantment with overhanging foliage leading to a grotto filled with water lilies.
Sadly, the Rotunda, Rustic Cascade, Fernery and even the paths, have all but disappeared. This is an opportunity to restore these elements to their former splendour and their rightful place in the Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens. The Friends of Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens are delighted to announce the support that is to be offered by owners of a number of significant private gardens in the Daylesford area from November 2011 to April 2012. These special gardens will be open to the public as part of a major fundraising effort to restore romantic and unique features of Taylor and Sangster's great landscape and botanic work. This series of garden openings includes some of the Daylesford area's most beautiful and exciting gardens in their seasonal glory. These private gardens are rarely open to the public.