LINDSAY CAMPBELL

Lindsay Campbell studied garden design at the Ryde School of Horticulture in the 1970s. For the first 20 years he worked in garden maintenance and landscape construction, including 18 months at the Royal Tasmanian Botanic Garden. This grounding in practical horticulture has informed his design practice for the past 20 years. Lindsay has also worked as a horticultural educator and was responsible for design and horticulture subjects for 10 years at TAFE Tasmania through the 90s. His work is strongly influenced by Tasmanian wilderness (e.g. Tarn Shelf, Mt Field) and Chinese and Japanese garden sensibilities.

“My main aim is to create landscapes that are natural, inviting, elegant, harmonious, subtle, practical and efficient, that extend the quality of life of their inhabitants. I believe that outdoor spaces should feel comforting, that the user’s response should not be “intellectual” but should rather be “subconscious” and that the hand of the designer should not be obvious”.

Works include:
Vaucluse and Queenborough Rise Aged Care facilities, New Norfolk High School grounds upgrade, the Sustainability Learning Centre, a substantial portfolio of work with James Morrison and Yvette Breytenbach Architects (including residential gardens for Housing Tasmania), design work for the Quarry Pond Garden Government House and more than 1,500 residential, public and commercial projects.

Samples of Lindsay’s work can be seen at:
https: //www.facebook.com/LindsayCampbellLandscapeServices/

Lindsay’s contribution to horticulture in Tasmania has been recognised by the Australian Garden History Society with an interview in their National Oral History Collection. Follow the link for the interview:
Campbell, Lindsay Campbell – Australian Garden History Society