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