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I love gardening! Whether it’s filling our vegie patch with lots of delicious produce, tending to my ever growing collection of indoor plants and succulents, mulching, planting, composting or sowing, gardening gives me so much joy and satisfaction as well as providing a wonderful way to relax. We are able to add fresh, home grown ingredients to our meals every day, so gardening enables us to have a much healthier diet and I also love that I can share the growing and harvesting journey with my two amazing boys, aged 13 and 10.

I’m proud to have a Bachelor Degree in Agricultural Science from the University of Sydney and an advanced certificate in horticulture. . I have run gardening workshops at Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens and Centennial Parklands, been a guest speaker at garden club meetings and shows as well as volunteering at my sons’ school to run their weekly garden class. I am a member of the Horticultural Media Association and also sit on the expert technical panel of the Smart Approved Water Mark.

I am truly passionate about the benefits of gardening on physical, mental and emotional well-being. I am so fortunate to work in the gardening industry (I’m a horticulture consultant to Yates) and do a job that I absolutely LOVE! To be able to teach people about gardening, help them to get more success and joy from their gardens or inspire people to start gardening is simply wonderful. I would love to hear from you!

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James stated that the aspects he loves most about his job are, the people he gets to work with and creating Australia’s number one agent comparison website.

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She has renovated and designed the interiors for houses, penthouses, apartments and duplexes across Sydney and surrounds, greater New South Wales, Queensland, The Northern Territory and Vietnam. Her previous commercial clients include Sanitarium Australia, Chome Hair Salons, Hillsborough Physiotherapy, personalEYES surgeries Australia, Century 21 Australia, Coca Cola Amatil and Dalton Packaging. Catherine is also the designer of “The Ashton Chaise Lounge”, an ergonomic and sustainable sofa bed that won the Furniture of the year award at Furnitex 2000 and has been featured in numerous design editorials and publications.

Catherine is also a design educator in the University sector and at TAFENSW, SWSi. Along with qualifications in Design and Visual Arts, Adult training and education and Sustainable Work practices, Catherine is also a qualified HSC and tertiary Visual Arts and Interior Design educator. Catherine’s early working life was as a Visual Arts and Interior Design HSC Co ordinator, followed by over eighteen years in the industry working as a design consultant and tertiary design educator and writer for interior design, interior decoration, interior styling and design fundamentals, at TAFENSW Enmore and Lidcombe Colleges. Catherine was also the Coordinator for the Bachelor of Design Management at Federation University Australia.

Catherine has written over 20 national and international Interior Design Curriculum Programs for TAFE colleges and Universities throughout Australia and the United Arab Emirates . These design units were written by Catherine to allow for different work environments and situations that may affect interior designers performance in a national and international setting.

As a practicing interior designer and company director, Catherine is an Industry Specialist for the Department of Education and Training’s, Quality and Regulation Directorate for the Bachelor of Applied Design (Commercial Interior) course, the Diploma of Fabric Design and Printing, Commercial courses in Residential Styling and the Advanced and Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration.

Catherine has a passion for interior design and design education. Catherine’s passion is creating design solutions that improve our personal interactions and operations within a space, be that a home, business or educational sector.Her vision has always been to share the inherent value of interior design and interior decoration as an essential component of every building, business and home, that improves the way we live, our health and our relationships with our world and each other.

“Good design is finding a solution to a problem. Great design should always give you goosebumps.” — Catherine Whitting

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Since launching Phillip Withers Landscape Design in 2012, Phil has grown to become one of the leaders in the new breed of Australian garden designers. With the benefit of youthful creative dare, exuberance and contemporary sensibility, Phil has gone on to design multiple award winning show gardens in both Melbourne and Sydney, including most recently taking out a Gold Medal and the Best In Show award at the 2017 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.

Phil and his team aim to create beautiful spaces, but also push to program practical and functioning areas that celebrate that use of food. Versatile and playful in his design, Phil has a signature of painting contemporary colour and form into his works with both architectural elements and a pure focus on fantastical plant selection.

Phil enjoys wandering around the globe gathering inspiration and knowledge from the furthest of borders, hearing from people and learning from place.

“I’m often inspired by nature travel, and by the way things work.

“I think it’s easy to create something that’s simply beautiful – the challenge is creating something that’s timeless through its use. That means considering longevity, function and use. Sometimes the best things are the most natural.”

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