Gardens
‘…a garden is fundamentally a place for use by people. It is not a static picture created in plants…’ – John Brooks
We love nothing more than hunting out the most interesting, loved, and beautiful gardens around the world and sharing them with you! From humble suburban gardens to cactus collectors in rural Victoria and jungle gardens in Mexico, we’ve got your green needs covered.
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Waterfall Cottage: An Enchanted Garden
GardensWe visit an enchanting Sydney garden, complete with it's own waterfall!
Open House, Open Garden
GardensWe swing by landscape designer Phillip Wither's garden at this year's The Design Files Open House.
The Dirt: Janet Laurence
Gardens, PeopleA chat about plants, politics and hope with highly acclaimed Australian artist Janet Laurence.
Wilderness and Garden-Making, Post-Internet
GardensDavid Godshall riffs on the relationship between wilderness and garden making, pre and post internet.
Kids Gone Wild: Nature Play in the City
GardensA new nature playground has just opened in Sydney's Centennial Park. It's wild!
Claire Takacs’ World Tour of Wild Gardens
GardensCheck out 10 of the world's most wildly beautiful gardens with photographer Claire Takacs.
Designer Profile: Xanthe White
Art & Design, GardensFind out more about this talented and passionate NZ garden designer's work, design philosophy and more.
Global Gardens of Peace: Building Gardens, Healing Communities
GardensWe chat with landscape architect Andrew Laidlaw about the healing power of gardens.
Plant/Life: The National Rhododendron Gardens
GardensWe drop by the largest rhododendron collection in the southern hemisphere!
River Garden Diaries: Tree Songs and a Sense of Place
GardensRebirth on the river...
Plant/Life: A Striking Suburban Melbourne Garden
GardensTake a trip to a gorgeous, and incredibly well loved, Melbourne Garden with us!
Clare James is the Thriftiest Gardener
GardensYou can't always buy what you want, according to Clare.
Plant / Life: Clare James
Gardens, PeopleVisit artist Clare James' wild and productive Healesville garden with us!
Eagles Bluff: A Not-So-Traditional New England Garden
GardensA visit to landscape designer Carolyn Robinson's gorgeous country garden.
Gaylene’s Maximalist Indoor Garden
GardensWe visit a plant packed Melbourne apartment!
Designer Profile: Bush Projects
Art & Design, GardensMeet Bonnie and Sarah from Bush Projects - a punk landscape architecture practice in Melbourne.
Lucy Culliton is an Artist and Dahlia Fancier
GardensA visit to acclaimed artist Lucy Culliton's incredible country garden.
Plant/Life: A Lush Heritage Garden in Sydney
Gardens“The most important thing with old gardens is to be considerate of and sensitive to the overall fabric of the space."
River Garden Diaries: Truth, Thoreau and Design Dilemmas
GardensA musing on creating a garden, solitude and Thoreau.
A Waltz with Thomas Woltz
Art & Design, GardensThomas Woltz is changing the world, one hectare at a time.
The Bell Biblical Garden
Gardens“I just plant and hope. That’s about it! There’s not a lot of science behind it,” Megg…
Garden Case Study: Towers Road Residence
GardensWe drop by a striking Melbourne garden designed by Taylor Cullity Lethlean.
Plant/Life: Peter Shaw
Gardens, PeopleTake a trip to a striking and sculptural coastal garden with us.
Designer Profile: Sidonie Carpenter
Art & Design, Gardens, PeopleWe chat with Brisbane based landscape architect Sidonie Carpenter about her design process and philosophy.
Trisha Dixon’s Secret Garden
GardensA visit to Trisha Dixon's wild and historic country garden.
The Gardens of Government House
GardensTake a tour of the gardens of Sydney's Government House with us!
From Dunny Lane to Secret Garden
GardensFreya Latona has transformed an inner city dunny lane into a lush, leafy garden.
Cruden Farm Garden Diaries
GardensThe garden at Cruden Farm was Dame Elisabeth Murdoch's great labour of love.
Fiona Brockhoff’s Seaside Rebellion
GardensWe drop in on landscape designer Fiona Brockhoff's gorgeous city garden.
The Dirt: Clive Blazey
Gardens, PeopleThe Diggers Club founder is an icon of Australian horticulture.
Landscape Maintenance and the Fear of Death
Culture, GardensWe keep our gardens neat because we fear death, according to David Godshall.
Plant / Life: Jeremy Francis
Gardens, PeopleA passionate plantsman and his once-in-a-lifetime garden.
Plant / Life: Robyn Prent
Gardens, PeopleCheck out this playful perennial garden in Melbourne!
Exploring the Street Gardens of Tokyo
GardensPhotographer Jessie Webb captures the street gardens of Tokyo on film.
The Handover: Sue & Peter Miles
GardensA gorgeous story of a mother and son, and the garden they share.
Plant / Life: David Whitworth
Gardens, PeopleVisit a wild inner city jungle garden with us!
Plant/Life: Natasha Morgan
Gardens, PeopleEscape to the country garden of landscape architect Natasha Morgan.
Victoria Alexander’s Garden House
GardensA visit to author, photographer and plant lover Victoria Alexander's incredible garden house.
Plant / Life: Cherrie Miriklis-Pavlou
Gardens, PeopleA visit to a gorgeous mountain garden in Olinda, Victoria
Designer Profile: Andrea Cochran
Art & Design, GardensAn interview with one of the masters of modern American landscape architecture.
Day Trip: National Rhododendron Gardens, Olinda
GardensPack a picnic and escape to the hills for some weekend plant appreciation.
Gardening. It Can Change the World
GardensCultivating perspective, connection and hope in the garden.
Phillip Johnson’s Living Landscapes
GardensLandscape designer Phillip Johnson creates beautiful, biodiverse gardens.
Plant / Life: Erica Wagner and Craig Smith
Gardens, PeopleA gorgeous (and very water-wise!) Melbourne garden
Plant / Life: Jen Vardy and Family
Gardens, PeopleA visit to a rambling garden designed by Edna Walling in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.
The Dirt: Dan Kyle
Gardens, PeopleA visit to the mountain home and garden of artist Dan Kyle.
Doing Time in the Gardens of Alcatraz
GardensPick the odd one out: General MacArthur roses, Al Capone, maximum security prison.
Plant / Life: Barry Byrne and Miguel Alvarez
Gardens, PeopleA visit to a grand five-hectare Blue Mountains garden.
Conservatories: Putting Plants on a Pedestal
GardensA musing on the magic of plant conservatories.
Ed’s Feral Cactus Garden
Gardens, PeopleA wild cactus garden in inner suburban Sydney
Moorten Botanical Garden: A Family Affair
GardensEver been to a cactarium?! Now's your chance.
Desert Abstractions by Design
GardensDavid Godshall walks us through some of his abstracted Californian gardens.
Garden Visit: Breenhold, Mount Wilson
GardensA vast garden estate with a lasting legacy of beauty and generosity.
Garden Visit: Withycombe, Mount Wilson
GardensA historic Blue Mountains garden with a new lease on life.
Nature Play at Royal Park: Australia’s best playground
GardensThe City of Melbourne's Nature Play Park is Australia's most distinguished playground.
Garden Visit: Tallawong, Mount Irvine
GardensA visit to a rambling Blue Mountains garden with a sculptural twist.
Plant / Life: Judy Sederof
Gardens, PeopleWe visit an over-achieving, 60 square metre East Brunswick garden!
Mount Wilson: A Garden Community
GardensWe visit the basaltic beauty of Mount Wilson, a garden village in the Blue Mountains of NSW
The Dirt: Daniel Baffsky
Gardens, PeopleA chat about plants with landscape architect Daniel Baffsky.
The Great Indoors with Jason Chongue
GardensWe visit the plant-filled home of architect, Jason Chongue.
Plant / Life: Criss Canning & David Glenn
Gardens, PeopleA visit to a stunning dry climate garden in central Victoria.
Garden Anarchy in L.A.
GardensDavid Godshall takes us behind the scenes in his L.A. punk rock garden.
Plant / Life: Michael Cooke
Gardens, PeopleMichael Cooke has been working with plants since he was 11. No wonder his garden is excellent!
Rustic Canyon: Garden Ghosts vs Terremoto
GardensCalifornian landscape architects, Terremoto, tackle the ghosts of a garden in Rustic Canyon (and win).
Fern Mania in Downtown Auckland
GardensStep inside Auckland's Wintergarden Fernery and we reckon you'll get a bit 'pteridomaniacal'!
A Cosmic Whale Garden!
GardensYep, whale and garden in the same sentence. Only on The Planthunter
Plant / Life: Ann Sherry & Michael Hogan
Gardens, PeopleA visit to the garden of one of Sydney's most iconic residences!
Gardening: A Cosmic Dance
GardensGardening is like a tango and Paul Morgan is here to show you the steps.
Kiloren: An Edna Walling Garden
GardensRamble with us through an incredibly beautiful country garden.
Cosmic Shit Gardens
GardensThere's some cosmic shit going down in front gardens all over Melbourne...
Plant / Life: Sam Clayton & Mal Wood
Gardens, PeopleA visit to a vibrant and eclectic Melbourne garden.
Plant / Life: Coombe Estate
Gardens, PeopleA visit to the gardens of Dame Nellie Melba's Coombe Estate in Coldstream, Victoria.
The Dirt: Sophie Tatlow & Bruce Slorach
Gardens, PeopleA chat about cultural binge-ism with Sophie and Bruce from Utopia Goods
Berlin’s Airport Garden
GardensAn inspiring read about how a community garden landed at a former Berlin airport.
Plant / Life: Anne Atkins
Gardens, PeopleA visit to a fairy garden in Fitzroy, Melbourne.
The Garden: Art, Dalliance, or Both?
Art & Design, GardensAn exploration of the idea of gardens as art, and the implications of the title.
Roberto Burle Marx: The Modernist Gardener
Art & Design, GardensRoberto Burle Marx was an artist, landscape architect, plant hunter and passionate environmentalist.
The Dojo Garden
GardensTake an amble through a Japanese temple garden in Kyoto with us - it's pure peace.
Zen Garden, or No Zen Garden?
Culture, GardensGorgeous images of Japanese temple gardens. And a musing.
Lotusland: California Dreamin’
GardensTake a trip to Lotusland - A Californian garden built on desire.
The Dirt: Alan & Jill Collins
Gardens, PeopleAn interview with a pair of octogenarian plant collectors.
Garden Visit: Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca
GardensA wild botanical road trip to the Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca in Mexico.
Plant /Life: Brian & Trish Perkins
Gardens, PeopleA modernist native garden in inner Melbourne.
Great Dixter: An Arts & Crafts Garden
GardensChristopher Lloyd was the master of one of the most highly regarded arts & crafts gardens in England.
The Surreal Gardener: Edward James & Las Pozas (Part 2)
GardensPart 2 of Sally Wilson's visit to a surrealist dreamland in the middle of the Mexican jungle.
Plant / Life: A Tiny Brunswick Garden
Gardens, PeopleA luscious and leafy little garden in Brunswick, Victoria proves that size isn't everything.
The Surreal Gardener: Edward James & the Making of Las Pozas
GardensA visit to a surrealist garden in the heart of Mexican jungle. Part 1!
Cactus Country
GardensThe most fantastical cacti and succulent garden in the Southern Hemisphere. In pictures!
Plant/Life: Cat Alley
GardensA street in inner city Sydney renowned for its cats and gardens!
Plant/Life: Horst Schoeps
Gardens, PeopleA magical Melbourne garden complete with vegetables, grape vines, a huge pool and pond system stocked with rainbow trout, a rambling orchard, and chickens!
Plant / Life: Glenmore House
Gardens, PeopleLarry and Mickey Robertson's garden at Glenmore house is medicine for the soul.
Luis Barragán’s Universal Garden
Art & Design, GardensSally Wilson visits the garden of famed Mexican modernist architect Luis Barragán.
The Dirt: Katy Svalbe
Gardens, PeopleAn interview with landscape architect Katy Svalbe of Amber Road.