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SEEING GREEN
This garden design took the challenge of a sloping site and transformed it into a tropical, green oasis
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
Edible plants tend to be thirsty, but it is possible to grow healthy, flavoursome veggies without over-taxing your water supply
Roots of orange
One of the most popular and health-giving of veggies, carrots are a must for the garden and the plate
Heart of stone
What’s more beautiful than a material formed over thousands of years by nature?
BLOOMING FABULOUS
A combination of formal, fun, and cottage, this delightful garden in Brisbane mixes it up with magnificent results
GET A ROOM!
Since living, working and entertaining at home is becoming the norm, exploring the creation of outdoor “rooms” in our backyards provides plenty of scope for imagination
Alligator pear
That’s just one of the many names for the large, luxurious berry we know and love as avocado
Eat, Play, Love
This urban oasis is filled with a diverse blend of productive plants and natives, a unique haven that continues to evolve
The Plant Sage Behind - The Plant Society
Jason Chongue is a veritable celebrity in the plant world — and taking a walk through his foliage-filled home, you can see why!
Funky Wooden Features Bring This Space To Life
This Coogee property was given a new life with creative wooden solutions and an injection of tropical-inspired greenery, creating that holiday experience right in the backyard
How To Care For Your Indoor Plants
Many an enthusiastic plant lover has brought home a new leafy friend, only to have it swiftly meet an unfortunate end. It doesn’t have to be this way!
A Powerful Passion For Plants
Surrounding herself with calming houseplants ensures this green-thumbed apartment-dweller is all smiles
TWICE AS NICE
This home boasts dual entertaining spaces that work in accord with the interior living rooms
WHICH PLANTS, WHERE?
Australians are fortunate to be able to buy some of the best indoor plants in the world, with enthusiastic and clever plant breeders and nurseries making a fantastic and interesting variety of plants available to excited indoor plant lovers
PLANTER PERFECTION
Designed by Garden Life and builtby Good Wood, this inner-city courtyard required big thinking-design to fit into a small space
BEAT THE BUGS
Bringing the outside in with indoor plants is all well and good, but how do you avoid an insect invasion in your home?
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE
How to grow happy indoor and house plants
Recipe For Success
The best way to get your outdoor party started is always to fire up the backyard barbie
Expand Your Horizons
This contemporary, top-floor balcony garden is the perfect venue for entertaining, summer or winter
THE MAKERS
In honour of the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (25-29 March), event director Marcus Gale shares his top 10 gardens from the event’s 25-year history
VIEW FROM THE TOP
A challenging climate is no barrier to a beautiful outdoor space
Spice WORLD
Ever wondered what a genuine herb and spice merchant’s garden looks like? Step on in…
SNAPSHOT
A look at some inspiring backyards around Australia and the world
RESTORING A LEGACY
A heritage garden in suburban Melbourne needed plenty of tender loving care in this makeover
HAVING IT ALL
Be it a place to entertain or a play space for the kids, this Perth property has the lot
FOCAL POINTS AND HIGHLIGHTS
A Melbourne garden is brought to life with multiple complementary elements
A PERMACULTURE perma-smile
This edible oasis feeds a family’s bodies and minds, as well as inspiring the local community
Australia's first Indigenous Rooftop Farm
Up high in Sydney there’s a bevy of native drought-tolerant plants growing, and they’re feeding the Sydneysiders living below
Design Your Own Waterwise Garden
It’s time to waterwise up — thankfully, it really isn’t that hard
Miami dreaming
The possibilities that come with unique design are endless. In this case, a garden was designed around five dogs... with their very own water feature