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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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.
Gardens in the Sky
Culture, GardensWe need more green roofs in our cities. Here's why.
Nonna Corso’s Garden
GardensConcetta Corso, aka Nonna Corso, is a 76-year-old avid gardener, knitter and daytime television watcher. She moonlit for over a decade as a professional babysitter.
Plant/Life: Mariana Garcia-Katz & Family
Gardens, PeopleA colourful & creative Melbourne family garden.
What Landscape Designers Do
GardensA short explanation of the residential landscape design process. By Georgina Reid, 'cause she's a landscape designer.
In the Zen Garden
GardensSally Wilson visits renowned Mexican architect Diego Villaseñor's garden retreat in the heart of Mexico city.
Growing a Dye Garden
GardensTucked away in the Dandenong Ranges just outside of Melbourne, Myf Walker’s garden is filled with botanical treasures that any serious natural dyer would love to get their hands on.
The Dirt: Charlie & June
Gardens, PeopleCharlie and June live in Miranda, in southern Sydney. They met over 30 years ago on the dance floor.