Canberra's Horticulture & Garden Design Expert

Joel Black
Horticulturist & Garden Designer
Joel Black is an experienced garden designer who combines horticultural knowledge and practical design expertise to create well-planned gardens for Canberra homes.

With hot summers, hard winter frosts, challenging clay soils and difficult new-build sites, successful gardens here rely on informed, knowledgeable advice. That is why consultations sit at the core of Canberra Horticulture & Garden Design – because a garden that looks good on paper but fails to thrive in reality is not well designed at all.

Supporting every stage of a garden’s life, from onsite consultations and plant selection through to landscaping advice and design, identifying pests and diseases and long-term plant health, Joel provides clear, practical guidance for both new and existing gardens. 

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Horticultural Advice & Garden Consultations

Joel provides practical onsite garden and horticultural consultations across Canberra, offering clear advice on planting, garden health, design ideas and problem areas tailored to your garden and Canberra’s unique conditions.

Garden Design​

Thoughtful garden design can completely transform the way you use and enjoy your outdoor space. Joel provides practical garden design services across Canberra, from detailed concept plans and planting advice through to larger landscape redesigns tailored to your home, lifestyle and Canberra’s unique climate.
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From Joel's Blog

Garden Design

To Design or Not to Design, That is the Question

I have a confession to make.  I am a garden designer and yet my own garden...

Robots in my garden

Robots In My Garden

Now before I begin let’s get one thing straight here – I am not AAI (Anti...

Gum Tree Gardening #

How To Garden In The Crummy Gummy Site

For the record, I love eucalyptus. But in the suburbs gum trees do have some drawbacks. ...

Trimmed Hedges

Trim, Trim and then Trim Again!

I thought I already pruned my shrubs in a fashion reminiscent of the opening scene of...

Chicken

Why did the Chicken cross the road? To poo in your garden.

My girls may cost me a bit of money in chicken feed, some time in coop...

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Veggie Gardening On the Moon (AKA Canberra!)

Canberra has always had an important role in space exploration.  Although the small NSW town of...

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