About Us.
Bloomin Deserts was born out of a love of the uniqueness of Australian plant life and the desire to create bespoke outdoor spaces that reflect that, & the individualism of the homeowner in Alice springs and Townsville….
For that reason, Bloomin Deserts offers a range of services that enable them to be on the ground floor of your pool and landscaping project. Offering design through to construction & the final product.
Tavis and Louise, offer a wealth of experience and knowledge of the environmental conditions we experience in Australia
This extensive amount of knowledge and skills was being collated very early on. Tavis was the first horticulture apprentice at the World renowned Alice Springs Desert Park and was there at the very beginning of groundworks of the now world famous attraction. From clearing & sculpting the land, installing vast kilometres of irrigation, planting & creating the vast ecosystems, Tavis became proficient in the comprehensive field of landscape Horticulture as well as the secrets of the local indigenous plants and how they would function in the domesticated situation of the traditional garden setting…
Meanwhile Louise, after many years of volunteer work at Olive Pink Botanical Gardens, headed off to complete a Certificate in Lands, Parks and Wildlife Management in Darwin. This parlayed into more years of volunteer work at Olive Pink and The Conservation Commission, & acceptance into University of South Australia, Bachelor of Applied Science Conservation and Park Management. In 1998 Louise returned home to begin her position as a horticulturalist at the Alice Springs Desert Park…
Then one morning, whilst digging out Buffel Grass at the Alice Springs Desert Park, their eyes met over the twinkle of light off a mattock blade, and they fell in love… Awwwwwww
Bloomin Deserts began in late 2000 & since then has been responsible for the creation of distinctive & individual outdoor spaces for the people of Alice Springs & beyond, whilst being sympathetic to the greater environmental requirements these outdoor spaces find themselves in…
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Team Members
Tavis Wilkinson
Managing Director
Qualified in Landscape Horticulture, and Pool construction . Being in the industry for over 25yrs, in all aspects of landscape design and construction.
Tavis likes creating art, making guitars and things, smoking meat, travel, off road racing and his beautiful wife (she was watching me write this!).
Louise Wilkinson
Managing Director
Louise has over 30 years experience in Horticulture and Land Management, with a BAS in Conservation and Park Management
She likes Dinosaurs (like soooo much), The Beastie Boys, Fashion, Collecting Treasures (its not hording!), Travel, Ferris Bueller and David Attenborough.
Lyn Wilkinson
Accounts Manager
Lyn arrived in Alice as a fresh faced 19yr old, alighting from the Ghan on Railway Terrace. She has birthed 3 businesses and 4 generational future shares
Lyn cannot sit still, is always busy and has the most exquisite beautiful soul of anyone in this great universe.
The word would be a better place if everyone was a little more like Lyn