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.
Botanical Traditions - Landcape Architecture…
Botanical Traditions strives to capture the imagination through landscape designs that enhance the constructed landscape and natural environment. The goal of all our garden design and Landscape design is to maximise the quality of indoor and outdoor living for the needs of our clients and their communities. At Botanical Traditions we view all projects as unique - be it a residential design, commercial landscape or early childhood playspace we take your design objectives and acheive them, while maintaining a strong focus on environmentally sustainable landscape design and construction methods.
Professional Landscape and Horticultural Design
Our landscape design team consists of Landscape Architects, horticulturists and strategic thinkers who are dedicated to mixing art with nature, design and technology. We pride ourselves on developing strong partnership with our clients and related professionals, such as landscapers, plumbers and paving firms. This ensures that Botanical Traditions creates beautiful, functional gardens with suitable horticultural designs and construction details that are an asset to their surroundings, homes and the lifestyle of their owners.
Landscape Design and the Client
We offer clients the rare combination of big firm talent with small boutique service – all our clients and their garden designs receive individual attention, while at the same time having the benefit of a wealth of experience and a flexible attitude. We enjoy forming a partnership with our clients in achieving their ideal garden designs.
Landscape Design Philosophy
Our design philosophy includes developing a comprehensive strategy that takes the specific site and project, from overview through design to construction all with sustainability in mind. We enjoy working on projects where we get to use recycled or unusual materials. Through the entire project, we proceed thoughtfully and with a constant eye to the landscape project detail to ensure the goals and expectations of the client are met AND exceeded!
Our Team and History
Ruth Czermak - Principal Landscape Architect
Ruth Czermak is the principal designer at Botanical Traditions, with qualifications in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. She is a member of the Australian Institute of Horticulture, the Play and Recreation Association of Victoria and a boardmember of the Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers. Ruths 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 over a year ago after graduating from the University of Melbourne. Fiona has a strong interest in contempary 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.
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 ina numebr of different residential landscape designs and Raingarden designs.r.
We are stongly commited to addressing current sustainability issues and encourage the responsible use of rainwater, greywater, recycled materials and recyclable materials.