The Bloom Exhibition is on at the Gallery of Australian Design in Canberra. The exhibition showcases landscape projects from around Australia that demonstrate how the built environment can affect our well being.

Jeavons have two projects in the exhibition - Clifton Hill Railway Project and the Isabel Henderson Kindergarten.

If you are in Canberra or visiting before the 9th June, we recommend you visit this beautiful public gallery.

Do you feel like a journey through the storybook world of Bollygum, setting sail on a giant ship, climbing the back of a ‘Portosaurus’, or a visit to a Smurf village? These are just some of the adventures that children may experience at our playspaces.

Ian White from Melbourne Playgrounds has posted a collection of his favourite Jeavons playgrounds on Weekend Notes. We hope that the photos and descriptions may inspire you with some ideas for free & fun places to visit in Melbourne!

We had the pleasure of working very closely with Whites beach community as well as the team at Surf Coast Shire in creating this very unique playground.  The design team from Jeavons Landscape architects who collaborated closely with artists, community groups, Council and the Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation to create an accessible foreshore play space for children of all ages. 

The community embraced the project right from the start and were instrumental in bringing together the cultural heritage of the site, indigenous themes and the beauty of the existing landscape.

The playground has many layers of information expressed through beautiful art works created and designed by local artists and the community. In particular we would like to recognise YUM Design (Kirsty Manger and Lee Goller) who created all of the ceramic installations, Kyla Vinton for the mosaic installations and Glenn Romanis for the timber turtle and egg sculptures.

Take a trip to Torquay and try out the unique play elements as and explore the educational art trail.