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Garden Design Stories
Connect 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 storyBeautiful banksias for your east coast garden
Love beautiful banksias, but no room in your east coast garden for the iconic Banksia integrifolia, Coast Banksia? It can grow to 15 metres Well, never fear. New cultivars of…
View storyMound springs – gravity defying ecosystems
We are very fortunate to have woodland plains near Narromine that feature a rare ecological treat – mound spring ecosystems associated with the Great Artesian Basin (GAB). You would usually…
View storyAustralian brush-turkey: unwelcome guest or ecosystem engineer?
Many east coast city dwellers may wonder whether the Australian brush-turkey is an unwelcome guest or an ecosystem engineer. But the very thing that annoys people may be an ecological…
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…
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 storyTwo useful and attractive groundcovers
In southeast Queensland successfully growing small dense ground covering plants can be a hit and miss situation. However here are two groundcovers that have proved to be useful and attractive.…
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…
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