# Can a garden be both controlled and wild? | Rob Champion

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Podcast: [Design Speaks Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-speaks-weekly-7434039)
Published: 2026-09-07T18:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Rob Champion is the founder of TARN, a landscape practice that focuses on experimental projects. Alongside his residential work, Rob is currently co-leading the design of the National Sculpture Garden at the National Gallery in Canberra, an ambitious project that is revitalising and expanding an important landscape. In this episode, Emily Wong, editor of Landscape Australia, speaks with Rob about the opportunities of experimentation and imperfection, and how doing less can be more impactful in small-scale landscape design. Further reading Local hero: Robert Championhttps://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/local-hero-robert-champion/ Meet the jury for the Landscape Australia Awardshttps://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/meet-the-jury-2026-landscape-australia-awards/ Testing grounds: Gardens as laboratorieshttps://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/testing-grounds-gardens-as-laboratories/

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