Blooming and Bold


Without the buzzards and bees

Where would we bee?


A blog by Nicolle Kuna

A blog about sustainable landscaping and some eco-humour and eco-creativity.

Inside this blog we look at everything that is encroaching in to our natural urban landscapes – outdoor rooms (errchkem), weeds, urban noise, excess nutrientsThere’s a bit of art to add extra colour and inspiration. We believe in making sustainability fun - more gaming, less shaming.

Also see website on social marketing for greenies

To contact us – go to the contact us page http://www.converseconserve.com as the contact facility on this blog has been giving us mischief.

Attribution for above garden design goes to

Andrew Jones, talented artist and designer.

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Sunday 2 March 2014

SAD NEWS in the Family

I regret to advise that due to the serious illness and then the loss of a close family member, there has been little or no activity on this blog in recent months, but we aim to get back and be inspiring sustainable gardening again, once the dust has settled, pardon the pun! 


In the meantime, why not check out some of the past posts

Nicolle Kuna

Best regards, 

Sunday 9 February 2014

Sustainable Landscape Design Diploma course - Swinburne Coming to an End

Very surprised to hear that the Swinburne TAFE Sustainable Landscape Design course will be taking no further enrolments, due to a cessation in funding.  That means a relatively small number of us actually will possess this EXCLUSIVE qualification, after only three years of Swinburne's running the course!
GREEN ROOF ON CHICKEN SHED 
A bunch of us finished studying the Diploma of Sustainable Landscape Design back in 2011 and we have done consulting work within Melbourne and the Yarra Ranges, and Barwon River region, as well as hands-on landscaping and maintenance. In that time a friend and I built a Green Roof (I designed it and give credit to him for the carpentry help) on to a Chicken Shed and landscaped several gardens, and one verandah garden.  (I have two strained wrists as proof!)

Link to the building process -- Green roof process
WALL E on the home made GREEN ROOF

No question it's a male dominated field, and highly competitive field to break in to as  a full-time vocation, especially when it comes to design work.  People very often source their ideas from the internet, rather than feeling they need to pay a Consultant.

With less government money being directed at sustainability with State and Federal Governments being both Liberal/National now.

Taking the good with the bad, I am honoured to be among the smallish number of students who came through this exclusive Course, with Distinction Results, and look forward to meeting up with staff and students at our Reunion in a few weeks.
NURSERY ART at gorgeous BULLEEN ART and GARDEN