Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)
Native gardens showcase
We all enjoy getting inspiration from others, especially when it comes to native gardens. Seeing what others have done in their native gardens can spark ideas and make creating your own garden more successful and satisfying.
In this section, we share about existing native gardens and their creation and evolution. Some are small, others large, some suburban and others rural, some are naturalistic and others formal.
Some stories go into a lot of detail about the gardens, while others give you a quick peek at a specific moment. All of them are packed with great ideas for your own journey.
Gardens are categorised by regional climate, as shown on this map.
See stories below that reflect people’s gardens today and their design approaches. You can search these stories by the bioregion or regional climate in which they exist.
Click on ‘Read more’, to see our archives which hold garden reports from 10 to 20 years ago.
Significant gardens
- The Kennedy Garden, Wheelers Hill, Victoria – developing a ‘bush block’ into an extensive garden.
- The Hanson Garden, Warrandyte, Victoria – a garden in the bush.
- The Snape Garden, Hawthorn East, Victoria – a suburban garden.
- The Ford Garden, Eltham, Victoria – a garden developed by renowned landscape gardener Gordon Ford and his wife Gwen.
- The Moore Garden, Park Orchards, Victoria.
- The Marriott Garden, Stawell area, central Victoria.
Garden Snapshots
- Barfield Garden, Victoria
- Bennett Garden, Calwell, ACT.
- Catriona Bate and Phil Trickett’s Garden, Milton, NSW
- Dave Herald and Margaret Streamer’s Garden, Murrumbateman, NSW
- Fiona Johnson and Alex Kruczaj’s Garden, Blayney, NSW
- Howes Garden, Westleigh, Sydney
- Jan Hall’s Garden, Yarrawonga, Victoria
- Jerkovic Garden, Glen Iris, Victoria
- Lewin Garden, Stawell, Victoria
- Morton Garden , Woodford, NSW
- O’Neill Garden, Victoria
- Rowland Garden, Pacific Palms, NSW
- Russell Garden, Aranda, ACT
- Tranter Garden, Queanbeyan, NSW
- Woodbury Garden, Googong, NSW
- Yarra Garden, Victoria
Native gardens showcase stories
Sarah’s Australian wildlife garden tour in the Southern Highlands
Welcome to Sarah’s Australian Wildlife Garden Tour in the Southern Highlands. Hosted by Sarah Cains and husband Geoff, you will go on an enchanting journey through their beautiful garden in…
View storyMelton Botanic Garden showcases dryland plants
Melton Botanic Garden, west of Melbourne, showcases dryland plants, those which tolerate dry climate and low water conditions. Visit to Melton Botanic Garden showcasing dryland plants One of the excursion…
View storyConnect with nature at the Chelsea Australian garden at Olinda
Phillip Johnson and his team have recreated the award winning Chelsea Garden Show ‘The Australian garden’. The Chelsea Australian garden is located at Olinda in the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria.…
View storyWhat native plants grow in clay?
Clay is a great soil to have in your native garden – it’s full of nutrients and retains water. BUT, not all natives like it! In fact, most plant labels…
View storyStunning NSW South Coast gardens
A group of native plant enthusiasts from Canberra visited a number of stunning NSW South Coast gardens. Here is a rundown of the itinerary and the gardens visited. Starting at…
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