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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Kate Seddon’s Glorious Gardens
Art & Design, GardensMeet Kate Seddon, a Melbourne landscape designer with a penchant for plants.
Designer Profile: Peter Shaw
Art & Design, GardensA garden ramble with designer Peter Shaw on Victoria's Surf Coast.
River Garden Diaries: Playing in the Layers
Culture, GardensA musing by Georgina Reid on gardening in the space between knowledge and intuition.
The Garden as Breath: A Sydney Garden Designed by Spirit Level
GardensA visit to an austere Sydney garden in a spectacular bushland setting.
Book Review: Spirit of the Garden
GardensA new book by Trisha Dixon explores the elusive essence of gardens and landscapes.
Dig in: A New Gardening Column by Jac Semmler
GardensJac Semmler kills plants, and she's our newest gardening columnist.
Rest, Repose and Race: Leslie Bennett and Black Sanctuary Gardens
GardensA chat with landscape designer and founder of Black Sanctuary Gardens, Leslie Bennett, about race, visibility and action in the garden.
Reilluminate: The Garden at Night
Art & Design, GardensAn interview with Allison Watkins - photographer and night-time garden stalker.
The Value of Front Gardens in a Pandemic, and Always
GardensAn ode to the importance of front gardens in challenging times.
Plant / Life: Artist Lily Langham’s Incredible Country Garden
GardensLily's garden will knock your socks off. A brilliant cure for isolation blues.
Grasping at Order: In the Garden, in the Mind
GardensA musing on the complexity of gardening in a pandemic.
Jac Semmler’s Mad Perennial Garden
GardensJac Semmler has created a perennial wonderland in suburban Melbourne. A bit of whimsy, a bunch of madness and a lot of fun!
A Smorgasbord of Beautiful Madness
GardensTake a wander around a collection of wondrous, wild and joyful gardens.
Musk Cottage: Rick Eckersley’s Rogue Garden
GardensAcclaimed Australian garden designer Rick Eckersley is a rogue. So is his garden. So is his upcoming book.
Garden Visit: Ben Shaw’s Permaculture Oasis
GardensVisit a lush and delicious permaculture garden with us!
Ghostly Gardens and Earthly Memories
GardensA tale of ghost gardens and stories from the soil.
Plants are not Objects: A Spiky Photo Essay
GardensA visit to the Huntington Desert Garden and a lesson in non-objectification of plants.
Life is Complicated and Mysterious and Dogmatism is Boring
GardensOn making unconstrained, ecologically rich, meaningful and beautiful gardens