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Patrick’s qualifications in landscape design and horticulture at The English Gardening School and the RHS in the UK have provided him with a unique starting point for developing gardens in his home country of Australia.
Having grown up on 30 acres near Albany, Patrick initially became interested in plants in his teenage years when his parents developed a rambling garden around their owner-built mud brick home. After working and studying in Perth and London, Patrick returned to the South Coast and helped create The Gardens at Bullimah; a family estate with a series of connected gardens that range from a country-formal style in the sunken garden, to a dry garden of intermingled herbaceous planting at Potter's Well.
Patrick’s ongoing interest is juxtaposing soft naturalistic planting with the strong form and lines of modern architecture, particularly with the use of ornamental warm and cool season grasses and adaptable perennials. He enjoys using a broad materiality anchored in the context of the site to provide his clients with a landscape that is beautiful, resilient, and that will provide joy for many years to come.

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PATRICK O’NEIL, Founder & Director