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Sarah’s Australian wildlife garden tour in the Southern Highlands

10 October 2024

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…

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Melton Botanic Garden showcases dryland plants

10 October 2024

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…

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Connect with nature at the Chelsea Australian garden at Olinda

7 October 2024

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.…

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Garden Design Principles

The book “The Australian Garden: Designing with Australian Plants” by Diana Snape, former leader of the Study Group, sets out some of the guiding principles of designing an Australian garden.

These design principles are set out in the introductory chapters of the book – an extract of which is provided here.

****Click here to read the extract****