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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The Dirt: Barry Kable
Gardens, PeopleMeet Australia's most enthusiastic truck driver turned plant collector!
Plant/Life: Sean Cook
Gardens, PeopleThe lush inner city garden of leading Sydney florist, Sean Cook of Mr Cook.
Secret Gardens: A Book by Matthew Cantwell
GardensA new book from leading Sydney landscape designer and founding director of Secret Gardens.
Designer Chat: Miguel Urquijo
Gardens, PeopleA chat with Spanish designer Miguel Urquijo about 'homeness', not replicating nature, and much more.
Angus Stewart on Attracting Native Animals to the Garden
GardensA chat with the boss man of Australian native plants about creating habitat gardens.
River Garden Diaries: Neighbourly Relations
GardensA story about romance, pragmatism and wildlife in Georgina Reid's river garden.
Designer Chat: Andy Sturgeon
GardensMeet one of the UK's leading garden designers, Andy Sturgeon!
Plant/Life: Heronswood House and Garden
GardensHeronswood is home to The Digger's Club's living catalogue of rare plants and heirloom seeds. And it's gorgeous!
Plant / Life: William Dangar’s Bondi Garden
Gardens, PeopleVisit Sydney landscape landscape designer William Dangar's lush Bondi garden with us!
A Guide to Creating Mystery in the Garden
GardensA chat to two of Australia's foremost garden designers - Michael McCoy and Fiona Brockhoff - about creating mystery in the garden.
Robin McLay: The Gentle Gardener
GardensRobin McLay, owner of Brookfield Garden Centre, is a woman of the earth.
Designing with Nature: The 2018 Australian Landscape Conference
GardensAustralia's favourite landscape conference is back in 2018, featuring a stellar lineup of speakers.
Plant/Life: Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wetland
GardensCheck out this award-winning urban wetland in Adelaide with us!
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!