Daniel Shipp
Daniel Shipp is a Sydney based photographer. He crafts the maths and design of photography into emotive elements, telling stories about the worlds within this world. His thirst for studying how light transforms objects and people will continue for as long as he can hold a camera. WEBSITE / INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK
Tiny Tree Tales
BotanicaSix short stories about trees.
How-To: Propagating Native Plants with Nancy Shaw
How-ToIf you’re looking for magic in your life, look no further than vegetative propagation.
Regeneration: Bringing the World back to Life
Culture, EcologyFind out more about regenerative thinking - why it's important, and where to start.
The World we Make: A Musing on Place and Belonging
CultureWhat does it take to fall in love with place, asks Annabel Boyer.
Between the Lines
CultureAn inexhaustive exploration of line and desire.
phosphorescence
Poetry16.06.2022 Words by Jazz Money Images by Daniel Shipp Issue 3Poetry…
Labour Relations
CultureRecognising the value of life-supporting work in the home and garden.
Audacious Gardening: On Daring to Care
GardensTo be a gardener is to care deeply, inclusively and audaciously for the world outside our homes and our heads.
Letter from the Editor: Welcome to Wonderground
From The EditorThe Planthunter is now Wonderground. Find out more!
Explainer: The Planthunter is now Wonderground
From The EditorWhat? Where has the Planthunter gone?! Find out more, here.
Gaining Ground
Agriculture, MemoirElizabeth Farrelly discovers the reality of life on the land.
Other-Motherhood
Culture, MemoirGeorgina Reid discovers what it really means to care.
Adventureland
PoetryA poem by Monique Germon.
Listening to Land
AgricultureIdeas of legacy, transformation and love with regenerative farmer and author Charles Massy and his daughter Tanya.
The Beauty and the Terror
EssaysWriting and gardening, seeing and being. An essay by Georgina Reid.
How to Build the Alps
PoetryA poem by Rachael Mead
She-Oaked Shores
PoetryA poem by Dakota Feirer
Introduction: Wonderground Issue One
CultureAn introduction to the inaugural issue of Wonderground journal, by editor Georgina Reid.
The Garden as Ecological Island
GardensCan a suburban garden become an ecological island? NZ artist Michael Shepherd finds out.
Saving Grace: Bill Henson Moves his Childhood Garden
Culture, GardensBill Henson moves his late mother's garden, before the bulldozers arrive.
Growing the Future: A Conversation with Lille Madden
CultureLille Madden is a climate activist, bird nerd and the First Nations Director at Groundswell Giving.
Dirt is Good: Notes on Gardening in Australia
Culture, GardensAuthor Belinda Probert on growing a connection to her adopted country via gardening.
River Garden Diaries: The Mind is a Garden
CultureGeorgina Reid explores the relationship between gardening the earth and the mind.
The New World, Tomatoes and Mortgage Lifters
Botanica, CultureOn tomatoes, discovery and creativity in trying times.
Attention is the Beginning of Devotion
CultureA musing on what it means to pay attention to nature.
The Value of Front Gardens in a Pandemic, and Always
GardensAn ode to the importance of front gardens in challenging times.
A Celebration of Variegation
BotanicaVariegated plants are the sequins and glitter of the botanical world.
Grasping at Order: In the Garden, in the Mind
GardensA musing on the complexity of gardening in a pandemic.
A Smorgasbord of Beautiful Madness
GardensTake a wander around a collection of wondrous, wild and joyful gardens.
Seven Billion Burnt Trees
BotanicaA conversation about plants and bushfire with Brett Summerell, Chief Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.
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.
What Tree Will You Be When You Die?
CultureCreating new life from death with memorial forests.
On the Other Side of Loss Lies Love
CultureA personal exploration of the relationship between ecological grief and transformation by Georgina Reid
Plants are not Objects: A Spiky Photo Essay
GardensA visit to the Huntington Desert Garden and a lesson in non-objectification of plants.
Fiona Brockhoff’s Sublime Garden Wonderland
Art & Design, GardensKarkalla is one of the great private gardens of Australia.
Welcome to Our New Website!
CultureFind out more about our new website design and re-branding
Life Lessons: Georgina Reid
PeopleLessons from the life of The Planthunter founder and editor.
The Dirt: Adam Simpson
Gardens, PeopleA visit to lawyer Adam Simpson's particularly particular moss garden in Sydney.
Plant / Life: Jo Ferguson
Gardens, PeopleA visit to a soulful coastal garden on the Mornington Peninsula.
On Politics, Love and Climate Change
CultureAn essay on finding common ground.
The Dirt: Roderick Wyllie
Gardens, PeopleA garden adventure with landscape architect and plant nerd, Roderick Wyllie.
“Only Bulldozing the Rubbish”: A Meditation on the Beauty of Chaos
GardensBill Bampton explores the human desire to make chaos conform.
The Past, the Present and the Garden
CultureFreya Latona explores the role of nostalgia in garden making.
The Dirt: Yunice Kang
PeopleA journey towards connection, via plants.
Plant / Life: Bronte House
GardensCome for a stroll through Sydney's heritage listed Bronte House and garden with one of it's current custodians, Anna van der Gardner.
Over the Fence: On Marsupials and Garden Making
GardensHow does a fence change the way we interact with a garden/landscape?
Field Trip: Orongo Station with Thomas Woltz
Art & DesignA ride around an internationally renowned example of conservation agriculture in a farm buggy.
Gardener with a Capital G: How Words Shape Values
CultureAn essay by Jennifer Jewell on valuing, and encouraging, gardeners.
The Last Glimpse of Garden: Landscapes and Death
CultureOn seeing plants as partners on the wheel of life and death.
Leona Romaniuk’s Garden of a Lifetime
GardensVisit a garden in Brisbane that's been loved and cared for by its owner, Leona Romaniuk, for over sixty years.
Mind your Words. Because they Matter
CultureA musing on language, landscape, nature and words.
Nature as Muse: Landscapes that Inspired Literature
CultureLandscape and literature - a match made in heaven!
Bill Henson’s Post-Industrial Walled Garden
GardensVisit this acclaimed Australian artist's incredible courtyard garden in Melbourne.
Daniel Shipp’s Cast of Ugly Misfits
Art & DesignMeet photographer Daniel Shipp's gang of ugly plant misfits in their first ever glamour shoot.
The Way of the Gardener
CultureWe're killing our world. This is why love, and gardening, matters.
The Planthunter Book: Truth, Beauty, Chaos and Dirty Laundry
CultureWe made a book! Read the ugly/beautiful truth about it here.
Falling into the Future: Nostalgia, Grief and Granny’s Begonia
GardensAn exploration of grief and nostalgia, framed by the story of a pot plant.
Losing the Plot: the role of plants in preserving healthy minds
CultureWhat role can plants play in stimulating brain function? Caitlin McAtomney finds out...
Plant / Life: Andrea Fitzpatrick of Botanick Brisbane
Gardens, PeopleAndrea has transformed an industrial wasteland into a plant paradise.
The Dirt: David Fripp and Blake Jolley
Gardens, PeopleCheck out THE BEST plant collection we've ever stumbled across!
River Garden Diaries: Composting jellyfish and other meanderings
GardensGrowing vegetables, composting, the garden as temple. Another rambling essay by Georgina Reid.
Sharon Pie’s Garden Compound
GardensWe drop by the Pie family compound in Brisbane (and fall in love with Sharon).
Phoebe Stephens’ Wild Brisbane Garden
GardensGet lost in Phoebe's wild garden with us!
Ecosexuality: Earth as Lover, not Mother
CultureBe an ecosexual. Love the earth.
The Lusty Origin Story of Perfume
CultureStick your nose into ancient stories of scent.
Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbour’s Garden
GardensA tale of street-side garden envy!
A Tropical Brisbane Garden Wonderland
GardensA visit to Sebastian Di Mauro's glorious tropical garden in Brisbane.
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.
Redefining our Animal Nature
CultureFreya Latona suggests it's time to redefine our animal nature as a means of re-connecting with the natural world.
Plant / Life: William Dangar’s Bondi Garden
Gardens, PeopleVisit Sydney landscape landscape designer William Dangar's lush Bondi garden with us!
Robin McLay: The Gentle Gardener
GardensRobin McLay, owner of Brookfield Garden Centre, is a woman of the earth.
How-To Grow Air Plants (Tillandsia spp.)
How-ToA guide to growing air plants with expert Bruce Dunstan.
Musing on Nature’s Mysteries as a Pathway to Mindfulness
CultureA celebration of the relationship between mysterious nature and the cultivation of the human spirit.
Waterfall Cottage: An Enchanted Garden
GardensWe visit an enchanting Sydney garden, complete with it's own waterfall!
The Dirt: Janet Laurence
Gardens, PeopleA chat about plants, politics and hope with highly acclaimed Australian artist Janet Laurence.
Wild: the Healing Relationship Between Nature and Grief
CultureWriter Freya Latona explores the healing power of nature in the face of human suffering and grief.
Max Out Your Plant Life Balance
BotanicaPlants make you happier and healthier. It's in the science.
Nature as Metaphor
CultureAn exploration of nature's gentle spiritual teachings on the human capacity for renewal by Freya Latona.
Clare James is the Thriftiest Gardener
GardensYou can't always buy what you want, according to Clare.
Thrift is my Middle Name
CultureGeorgina Reid's life of thrift.
Plant / Life: Clare James
Gardens, PeopleVisit artist Clare James' wild and productive Healesville garden with us!
The Nature of Revolution
CultureClimate change, humans and a big fat green revolution. It's time.
From Soil to Plate: District Exhibits at Sydney Royal Easter Show
HarvestWe head behind the scenes to get the low down on one of the biggest/maddest events at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
Gaylene’s Maximalist Indoor Garden
GardensWe visit a plant packed Melbourne apartment!
Lucy Culliton is an Artist and Dahlia Fancier
GardensA visit to acclaimed artist Lucy Culliton's incredible country garden.
On Creativity, Isolation and Nature
CultureAn exploration of the relationship between solitude, nature and creativity by writer Freya Latona.
Photography: Ken Marten’s World of Plants
Art & DesignWe dive into photographer Ken Marten's plant filled world.
On the Verandah with Peter Watts
PeopleA chat about conservation, integrity and Edna Walling on Peter Watts' back verandah.
Trisha Dixon’s Secret Garden
GardensA visit to Trisha Dixon's wild and historic country garden.
From Dunny Lane to Secret Garden
GardensFreya Latona has transformed an inner city dunny lane into a lush, leafy garden.
Fiona Brockhoff’s Seaside Rebellion
GardensWe drop in on landscape designer Fiona Brockhoff's gorgeous city garden.
Plant Profile: Rosa gallica
BotanicaA rose is a rose is a rose is a rose. Or is it?
Jess Hood is a Gardener of the Mind
PeopleA wander through one of Australia's oldest native gardens with artist Jess Hood.
The Dirt: Clive Blazey
Gardens, PeopleThe Diggers Club founder is an icon of Australian horticulture.
Fear, Hope and Ending Ecocide
CultureAn international law of ecocide has the power to change the world.