LEARNINGS & INSIGHTS GERMINATING
Groundwork
INSIGHTS FROM A PRACTICE OF PLANTS
What we are learning, insights and the leadership in thinking we are cultivating at at Super Bloom
GROUNDWORK EDITIONS
01. HELIOTOPE A NATURAL LIGHT
Jane Caught is the founder of Heliotope Architecture her practice seeks to create beautiful, aesthetically driven spaces that work in harmony with the environment and ultimately have a positive impact on our planet.
02. LOFI WONDERS
The meadow represents hope, not only for our urban environments and the potential they hold - but also in what can be achieved when dreamers and plant schemers meet - a field of possibilities.
03. PLANTING A LANGUAGE OF CARE
As horticulturalists, gardeners, landscape architects and designers, we use language to engage clients, collaborators and stakeholders, which can profoundly influence their attitudes toward the plant world.
04.DESIGNS FOR WONDEROUS PLANTING
Plant Futures: The Future in Bloom at Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is a demonstration of the wondrous possibilities of climate-forward, resilient plants.
05.CLAIRE BLACKIE: BREEDING JOY
In the quiet, industrious world behind abundant gardens and flowering retail displays, there exists a layer of horticulture that rarely seeks the spotlight.
06.PLANTING AS CULTURAL PRACTICE
Gardens are increasingly understood as social infrastructure: living systems that shape how people gather, move and connect. The relocation of the Plant Futures garden to a public garden in Footscray extends this idea, allowing the planting to evolve through seasons, stewardship and ongoing public interaction.
07.LESSONS FROM THE SOCIAL LIFE OF PLANTS
Plants don't thrive alone. New University of Melbourne research reveals how relationships between plants shape resilient, biodiverse landscapes, reinforcing the importance of designing plant communities rather than individual species.
08.THE REGENERATIVE DESIGN SYMPOSIUM
Following the Regenerative Design Symposium, Super Bloom explores five practical ways planting can deliver regenerative outcomes through early collaboration, stewardship, thoughtful procurement and designing landscapes as living systems.
09.MORE THAN PLANTS: DARRYL MOORE
As one of the UK's leading voices in ecological planting design, Darryl Moore has helped reshape the way cities think about landscape. In this conversation, he shares how plants create identity, foster biodiversity and build the living communities that make places thrive.
10.BEHIND BETH CHATTO
Beth Chatto changed the way generations of plantspeople think about gardening. Ahead of the Beth Chatto Symposium, we reflect on her enduring influence and how her philosophy continues to underpin Super Bloom's practice, observing first, understanding place and choosing plants that truly belong.
11. APPLYING GRAVEL GARDEN PRINCIPLES TO DRY-SUMMER CLIMATES
Inspired by new release The Gravel Garden, we explore how deep mineral mulch can support resilient, densely planted communities, reduce management and encourage deeper root systems, and how practitioners, including Super Bloom, are testing and adapting the technique for our changing climate.
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Super Bloom’s practice forges immersive and transformative gardens and landscapes that illuminate the wonders of nature. Generosity and beauty are imbued in all that we do. Our work unfolds in the public realm, encouraging human desire for beauty by inspiring intimate and transformative interactions with the natural environment.
