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
Stunning 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…
View storyA collector’s garden in Brisbane
Brenda Meehan has built a beautiful native collector’s garden in Brisbane on an 800 square metre rocky site. She has created an amazing mini botanic garden since 2011. Visit by…
View storyBev Hanson’s garden true to native concepts
Bev Hanson’s garden stays true to native concepts. This story was written by Megan Backhouse for the ‘Melbourne Age’ in August 2022 and forwarded by Bev’s daughter, Christine Zigga. The staying…
View story‘Terra Australis’ garden maturing beautifully
The Terra Australis Garden is maturing beautifully. It was opened in 2019 and is one of the Gallery of Gardens at the National Arboretum in Canberra. Here is an update…
View story‘Terra Australis’ garden at National Arboretum
Here is an update on the ‘Terra Australis’ garden at the National Arboretum in Canberra. The garden is progressing beautifully as of Novmber 2022. Background Six years ago, the Arboretum…
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