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Nicholas Jones has been a garden enthusiast since childhood, helping his grandfather in his North Balwyn garden (a Melbourne suburb). Although he pursued a career in business, he maintained his own garden and grew much of his own food.
To combine these passions, he studied horticulture in 2002 at Melbourne University’s Burnley School of Horticulture, a centre for urban horticulture teaching and research since 1891, is located within the beautiful, heritage-listed Burnley Gardens.
In 2003, Nicholas founded Gardenware, dedicated to sourcing high-quality garden tools and equipment worldwide. In 2008, he launched IOTA Australia under the banner of the UK-based IOTA Garden and Home.
While Nicholas now prefers shopping for fruits and vegetables at the Saturday market with his wife, children, and border collies rather than getting his hands dirty in the soil, he still draws on his extensive horticultural knowledge daily in sales calls with IOTA clients. His articles expand on these conversations, exploring client questions in detail, from the basics of planting in containers to drainage solutions and plant selection.
Here is the list of recent articles by Nicholas Jones:
IOTA's Canterbury range was specified for the Noosa Fair Shopping Centre in Noosa Heads, Qld. The Canterbury range is made out of polished granite and was recommended by The Noosa Gardener who undertook the shopping centre streetscaping project. "The granite is solid...
IOTA's Venice range of square containers were chosen by architect Robin Gibson & Partners for the Beluga Bar and Restaurant in Tedder Avenue, Main Beach, Gold Coast. These planters and pots for restaurant plant scaping added some greenery to the restaurant's...
IOTA's granite trough planters and tall squares were chosen for the boundary of the outdoor lunch area of one of the Government office buildings on Queen Street in the CBD of Brisbane. The outdoor granite planters offered a practical solution for "greening" the area...
IOTA's granite stone pots were chosen for Melbourne's iconic Queen Victoria Market. Thirty Tall Square stone pots line the Elizabeth Street cafe area with plantings of Lilly Pilly that help divide the eating area from the busy city road. These large planters for...
Landscape designers Outdoor Noosa specified IOTA's tall tapered XXL granite planters for the foyer of the Noosa Heads Sheraton. The polished granite makes for a striking entrance for guests and leads them from the entrance to the reception desk and then another pair...
IOTA's granite planters were chosen for the plant scape at the front of the Westpac in Cavill Avenue on the Gold Coast. The area is in the nightlife district and a solution needed to be chosen that was suitable for such heavy-duty commercial use. A selection of...
Continuing its success in providing top-quality outdoor garden design statements, IOTA Australia expands its line of pots and planters with the Venice polished garden furniture and fireplaces that ensure versatility in its form and function. To complement IOTA’s...
Conveying contemporary chicness, IOTA’s Canterbury natural stone garden pots utilize the fine elements of granite that is polished just right for a stunningly sophisticated look. With extensive sizes and shapes, these granite planters offer enough diversity without...
Gardening pots and containers are transported back to the authentic beauty of ancient Italy with IOTA Australia's version of Venetian plaster, evoking a timeworn aesthetic that remains ageless. Bringing back classic impressions from Italy’s rich history, IOTA...
The leading garden pots and planters provider IOTA Australia flaunts a sleek contemporary style with its Manhattan range of contemporary fiberglass planters that features tested durability packaged in modern style and design. As a high end garden planter company, IOTA...
Improving the landscape of populated streets has been one of IOTA Australia’s primary endeavors both locally and abroad. In line with this objective, IOTA’s frontline product of granite planters has lined the façade of Westpac Banking Corporation located in the Gold...
It’s business as usual for IOTA Australia with a recent development project in the central business district located in Brisbane, Queensland. Lining up the front of an office building in this busy street are IOTA’s highly preferred commercial granite stone planters...
IOTA makes its versatile presence felt in Melbourne with the company’s granite planters being chosen to crown the lines of Melbourne’s iconic Queen Victoria market. For more than 10 years, IOTA has built a solid reputation geared towards innovation, quality, and...
Bringing out the rustic charm of nature, IOTA Australia features a one of a kind line of slate planters with the Monaco natural stone garden pots. Not only reflecting Australia’s rich bush and outback, the Monaco range of planters is also a testament to IOTA’s...
Custom granite planters were installed at the Derry City Council in preparation for the upcoming Homecoming Festival. The festival was in celebration of the high point in the eleven-month, 40,000-mile Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, Derry-Lodonderry greeted ten...
Laying it out on the table, IOTA brings convenience to specifiers, architects and landscapers alike with wholesale pots and the provision of CAD drawings and a technical guide to easily understand the details of each of their planter designs. In the aim to streamline...
There are a range of choices available for planters to be used in public spaces. One of the most specified and enjoyed materials is fibreglass - sometimes referred to as GRP or Glass Reinforced Plastic. IOTA offers a line of fibreglass pots and planters and large...
When you need a sturdy material that lasts virtually forever, go for Canterbury granite. Granite planters are heavy, which makes them well-suited for forming nice-looking security barriers. Their heft also makes them difficult for vandals to move or destroy—you'd need...
Some IOTA planters grace private gardens, but many are placed in public spaces to add a touch of class, divide space, or provide scale to large public areas. There are two primary considerations when selecting plants for containers in public spaces: safety and...
Interiorscaping is a way to bring the outdoors, in, to naturally clean the air, and to provide a more pleasing environment for large municipal buildings. To achieve the multi-layer goals of interiorscaping, selecting the right plants is key. First Consider Light Light...
Containers made from cement composite materials provide a practical "blank slate" for designing and planting. The Venice line of planters from IOTA have the contemporary look of brush cement with the lightweight and strong construction of a composite material and...
Get the most out of IOTA slate garden planters by selecting plants that enhance the natural beauty of the soft natural stone used to make the containers. As beautiful as they are, planters are not truly finished until they are planted, at which point they become a...
Warm, buttery tones of browns, reds, and sage make natural slate garden planters a natural fit for almost any environment. Slate is a type of stone formed by sedimentary deposits that give the stones natural variations in color and texture. When the design calls for...
The garden pots and planters you select when specifying for a design and installation job depends on where it will be used (public or private space), whether it will be exposed to the elements, and if it will need to be moved frequently. Design considerations such as...
IOTA offers Venice lightweight pots for homeowners and businesses that want the look of cement pots without the heft and natural damage susceptibility of planters composed fully of cement. When to Use Concrete Pots Light pots are ideal for a public or private space...
Large granite planters from IOTA are the workhorses of the public and municipal landscape world. Made from quarried natural granite stone and assembled with techniques associated with long-lasting strength and durability. All granite planters are inherently the most...