Today we share a piece of living heritage in inner-city Sydney. Established in the mid-1800s (!!), Bronte House and Gardens is the oldest known residence in the Waverley Council area.

The breathtaking home and gardens are now cared for by passionate custodian Anna van der Gardner, who took us through the grounds to find out more.

Ahead of our TDF Talks @Mercedes me with Paul West next week, we had the chance to join him out in the sun and get our hands into some dirt.

A chef and much-loved host of River Cottage Australia, now sustainable living and urban farming advocate, Paul shared his story, inspirational philosophies, and some simple tips on livin’ the good life!

The Southern Hemisphere’s largest garden and floral event got underway this morning at Melbourne’s sprawling Carlton Gardens and historic Royal Exhibition Building.

We were lucky to take a stroll through The 2019 Melbourne International Flower And Garden Show on our way to the office, and are thrilled to share some highlights – including the full list of awe-inspiring award winners!

Leona Romaniuk has lived on the same property in Brisbane’s Chapel Hill for most of her childhood and adult life.

Recently, she enlisted landscape architect Sidonie Carpenter to help her edit the stunning greenspaces, incorporating a Japanese rock garden originally commissioned by her Ikebana-master mother, and a palm-flanked rainforest walk created by her late husband. And if that wasn’t enough, this exceptional garden surrounds an incredible modernist house by Vitaly Gzell!

The Garden of St Erth is a rambling delight located in Blackwood, Victoria.

A charming country garden lovingly cultivated by The Diggers Club since 1996, this oasis now offers glamping stays, so its beauty can be enjoyed from dusk to dawn!

We ventured just over one-hour north-east of Melbourne’s CBD to take a look.

Gardens have become a HUGE focus for us over the past two years, and we have our intrepid gardens columnist, Georgina Reid of The Planthunter, to thank for that! (ps. Have you bought her brilliant new book yet!?)

Today we take a look back through the most popular gardens we featured in 2018. So lush!

We feature a host of architecturally extended homes, so it’s a joy to highlight a designed garden that responds so thoughtfully to a renovation.

Not overdone, nor too sparing, this outdoor oasis Ian Barker has created to complement a family home in Camberwell is just perfect!

Last month we featured a stunning contemporary beach house with such spectacular landscape architecture that we thought the people behind it deserved their own post! Meet Acre– a Fitzroy-based firm taking a holistic approach to garden design.

For Acre’s Creative Director Brett Robinson, a childhood spent exploring the beautiful Mornington Peninsula has been an undeniable influence in his (zig-zag) path to landscape architecture. We chat with Brett about his multi-disciplinary approach to landscape architecture in their fifth year of business!

Victoria’s recent apocalyptic weather has given us rain, hail and shine in the space of only a few days, but the clouds are finally clearing for Garden Design Fest! Over the next two weekends a spectacular lineup of regional, coastal and metropolitan gardens will be opened for the public to peruse from 10am-5pm.

Here are some of our must-sees!

Our Garden’s columnist Georgina Reid will release her debut book, The Planthunter: Truth, Beauty, Chaos and Plants, tomorrow. I (Lucy!) will be speaking at her Melbourne book launch at The Shrub Hub next week (Thursday November 8th!), so if you have a green thumb or appreciation for ‘life with plants’ I hope you can come along!

To coincide with the release of this beautiful hardcover, Georgina shares an excerpt with us, featuring the garden of legendary local artist Bill Henson – we’re starstruck once more!