Paperbark Landscape Design is an award-winning garden and landscape design studio based just outside of Berry on the south coast of NSW. Specialising in country gardens, coastal aspects and other residential projects, Paperbark presents customised, practical and inspiring designs to rejuvenate or totally overhaul your outdoor space.

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Led by creative director Michael Bligh, Paperbark will ensure your outdoor space achieves the appropriate functionality you need, whilst giving the look and feeling that you desire.

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Michael grew up on a cotton and table grape farm in St George, Queensland. As a country boy, he has a long held love of the land and horticulture, having spent his childhood - and any spare minute since - getting his hands in the soil. His upbringing was farm jobs... growing crops, building gardens, fixing irrigation and operating tractors, cotton pickers and mini excavators... anything that needed to be done!

The call of the city came and Michael built a successful career as a director in digital advertising, working for clients such as Yahoo!, Samsung and Telstra in Sydney and London. But after 10 years in this space, he knew he needed to get back to his real passion for gardens and the landscape.

Michael holds a Design Degree from Sydney University, and a Diploma of Landscape Design with Distinction from Ryde School of Horticulture. Alongside conventional 'design' training he also brings a down-to-earth sense of practicality to his landscape design practice. So you won't just get a beautiful design, you'll get a design that landscapers and construction teams can actually follow - something that's creative and innovative, but also really works.