Practical Task 2

Gardening Australia

Tamara Weatherburn

Gardening Australia is a magazine detailing the beautiful landscapes and home garden in Australia. In Australia we are lucky enough to have some amazing bush outdoors home to native flora and fauna. This magazine is designed to inspire enthusiast hobby gardeners through to landscape architects. It includes feature articles including designs from some of Australia’s top landscape architects and beautiful gardens. Specialist articles include sustainability issues and deforestation to some lighter subjects such as what season is best to grow your tomatoes. Whichever your desire there are plenty of tips and articles as well as stunning scenery spread across the pages.

­­­This feature article is a four page spread focusing on one of Canberra’s most popular attractions, The Botanical Gardens. It is a promotional piece displaying it as family friendly and a great place to relax. It details the different areas that are included at the gardens from Tasmanian natural plants to dessert gardens. It portrays the gardens as a relaxing environment where one could enjoy a delicious meal from Hudsen’s Café or a stroll through the beautiful rainforest area. You are sure to see plenty of wildlife too! The Botanical Gardens is great place for a weekend outing or for the keen photographer to snap up some fantastic images.

The double page spread image captures the essence of the garden by displaying it as both a place to enjoy the environment and flora and fauna as well as a place to sit and relax with family, friends or a good book! I wanted to portray the size of some of the trees that are there giving a sense of age and importance. The beautiful green tones captured the life and care of these gardens.

The full page image exhibits a detail of the gardens which is the wildlife that can often be found scurrying around the place. I decided to use three images in which the display the size and details of the area from the complete enormity of some of the trees, to the quiet rock pools and the smaller details or the flowers and animals. The partial page image shows the atmosphere of the gardens evoking a sense of a warm and friendly place.