Ruth has been working in Melbourne for the last 13 years, with experience ranging from small inner city gardens to large country estates and commercial projects. We pride ourselves in our ability to work with clients to create a garden that is a unique reflection of their tastes and lifestyle. As a result our gardens are as varied as our clients. Ruth designs gardens throughout Victoria, Australia and New Zealand and has a strong focus on environmentally sustainable design.
Her landscape designs have been featured
in a number of publications including
‘Outdoor Design and Living’ and she has written articles on water sustainability issues for 'Backyard Design Ideas' and 'Landscape Outlook..
She has a strong interest in sustainability. Including reusing materials, using recycled materials where suitable and making sure that there is limited wasted materials during the construction phase.
She is also interested in early childhood development and this interest is reflected in her playspace design.
Ruth has also tutored at University of Melbourne for the Landscape Architecture department and is a guest speaker at many different community events.
Our Team
Ruth Czermak - Principal Landscape Architect and Horticulturist
Ruth Czermak is the principal designer at Botanical Traditions, with qualifications in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. She is a member of Play Australia and the Vice President of the Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers (AILDM). Ruth’s broad range of experience in the plant nursery and construction trades complements her design skills. It is her aim to create unique and individual designs for every client.
Fiona Hurse – Landscape Architect
Fiona Hurse joined the team at Botanical Traditions around 3 years ago after graduating from the University of Melbourne. Fiona has a strong interest in contemporary Australian landscape design that is playful and inspiring while embracing the broad range of native plants of each region ensuring development of sustainable garden designs.
Kim Kitchen – Graduate Landscape Designer
Kim completed a Certificate 4 in landscape design this year. She also has an honours degree in Botany.
Current Projects
Botanical Traditions is currently working on a number of interesting and varied projects. We are involved in the design of a number of playspaces throughout Victoria for kindergartens, Primary Schools and Local Government. We are also involved in a number of different high end residential landscape designs and Raingarden designs.
We are strongly committed to addressing current sustainability issues and encourage the responsible use of rainwater, greywater, recycled materials and recyclable materials.