Big Garden Design by Paul Bangay showcases his exceptional ability to create timeless gardens that invite exploration. His designs blend seamlessly with the landscape, featuring vast lawns, wild grass terraces, dramatic herbaceous borders, and allées of trees framing distant mountains. Intimate outdoor dining areas and jasmine-covered walls enhance the sensory experience.
From grand French gardens to forests grown from saplings, each project includes detailed design processes, garden plans, and planting lists. Simon Griffiths' photography highlights the sublime beauty of these expansive landscapes, illustrating Bangay's mastery of scale and landscape design.
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About the Author
Bangay graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Horticulture) from the University of Melbourne. In 1994, he received a Melbourne Arts Centre traveling scholarship, enabling him to pursue advanced studies in landscape design across Europe and the Americas. His outstanding contributions were acknowledged with the Mobil Pegasus Award for the best contribution to the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts in 1989.
Acknowledging his noteworthy impact on public design projects, Bangay was honoured with the Centenary Medal in 2001. In 2018, he received the Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in recognition of his service to landscape architecture. Since 2020, he has served as a Trustee for Cruden Farm, and from 2018, he has been an Ambassador for Prince’s Trust Australia.
Bangay's unique approach to landscape design has garnered widespread recognition and has been featured in numerous publications. He is frequently invited as a guest on gardening and lifestyle programs.
