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Here, you’ll find stories that explore and celebrate the beauty of places and people found within green spaces. Plus, loads of practical gardening advice and how-tos.

The green room | An art-filled inner city cottage garden

This inner-city cottage now opens seamlessly onto its new garden – a lush haven with a pond, striking sculptures and hedges for seclusion.

The vista at Flaxmere, across the garden and up to the magnificent mountain range.

Books, Gardens

The long view | North Canterbury’s Flaxmere garden

For nearly six decades, John & Penny Zino have called Flaxmere home, raising their family while gradually evolving the property from a working farm into the beautiful garden it is today.

Guides

August gardening guide | Late winter gardening

Spring is on it’s way! Though we’re not there yet. Late winter storms still work hard for us in the garden - the heavy rains are cleaning up unwelcome insect life around the garden, the winds are removing dead debris and leaves from trees and tidying the garden. Nature is at work.

Guides

Field Notes | Winter pruning guide

In Ashley James' latest Field Notes column, he shares the three pruning cuts every gardener should know, his favourite tools, and practical advice for everything from roses and hydrangeas to fruit trees and wisteria.

Sculptural outdoor fireplace surrounded by native planting in a Phillip Withers designed garden in Geelong

Gardens

A Geelong garden shaped by family, friends and coastal living

Landscape designer Phillip Withers has created his own garden to be low-maintenance, accommodates daily family life while also maintaining a deep connection to its coastal surroundings.

Coastal Garden in Inverloch - Victoria Australia

Books, Gardens

A coastal Garden in Inverloch, Victoria

Inspired by the rugged beauty of Victoria's coastline, discover Phillip Johnson's 4-ha garden in Inverloch, featured in book: The Coastal Garden.

Stone pathway through colourful borders in RHS CFS The Tate Britain Garden.

Gardens

Art among plants | RHS Chelsea Flower Show

The Tate Britain Garden was designed by nine-time RHS Chelsea gold medal winner Tom Stuart-Smith Studio.

Layered shrubs and small trees creating a tranquil landscape in RHS CFS The Children's Society Garden.

Gardens

A place to pause | RHS Chelsea Flower Show

The Children’s Society Garden designed by Patrick Clarke Landscapes was awarded a Gold Medal at Chelsea and was highly commended in the RHS Environmental Innovation Award.

Mixed planting against turquoise steps in RHS CFS: Flourish in the City.

Events, Gardens

A pearl in the city: Small Garden of the Year winner at Chelsea

Flourish in the City is inspired by London’s pocket-sized gardens and green spaces, the garden draws on the city’s history and urban landscape to create a layered retreat filled with resilient planting.

Spencer Falls of The Unlikely Florist in his flower studio surrounded by colourful cut flowers

Books, People

Art in motion | The Unlikely Florist

At 18, Spencer Falls left his family orchard in Hawke’s Bay to pursue a creative life, spanning acting, sculpture and floristry, in the United States.

Guides, How-to, Plants

The cosy season | Keeping the garden moving through winter

Gardens

Locus Pacis | The practice of peace

Charlotte and Jason, owners of landscape design and construction business Espaso Verde, have named their garden, Locus Pacis – meaning the practice of peace.

Guides

July gardening guide | Mid winter gardening tasks

Before the end of this month, get your fruit and deciduous trees and roses planted, get your strawberries in, and start preparing your soil for planting your spring vegetables.

Books, Guides

How to get the most out of your cut flowers | Conditioning for flower types

An extract from The Picking Garden: Grow and gather cut flowers for homegrown arrangements all year round by Jo Turner

Events, Gardens

Across Australia by rail | RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Journey Beyond the Tracks: From Adelaide to Perth Garden was awarded a Silver-Gilt Medal at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Garden pavilion surrounded by planting in RHS CFS The Eden Project

Events, Gardens

A garden for what comes next | RHS Chelsea Flower Show

The Eden Project: Bring Me Sunshine Garden, was awarded a Silver-Gilt medal and the Environmental Innovation Award at Chelsea. Inspired by Morecambe Bay and shaped alongside young adults from the local community, the space explores how gardens can nurture people and place.

Landscape overlooking regenerative farm and wildflowers at Wild Things Wānaka

Books, Gardens

Stewarding the land | Wānaka’s regenerative market garden

A novice grower turned market gardener, Caitlin Ovenden’s Wild Things Wānaka is a family-run farm that focuses on regenerative practices. Her varied produce is sought after by locals through The Farm Shop, and also features on restaurant plates across the region.

Gardens

A South Yarra garden shaped by architecture and seasonality

This Melbourne garden began after a major renovation and extension to the home, which included a new garage and first-floor terrace. The original garden was removed entirely, giving an opportunity to rethink the landscape.

Gardens

A garden made for movement

When architect Aaron Paterson and his wife Kate renovated their Auckland villa, reworking the garden was always in the plan. Together with landscape designer Xanthe White, they shaped an abundant, accessible space – designed with wheelchair movement in mind – that prioritises colour, flow and connection to the house.

1 Flowing path framed by trees, shrubs and meadow planting in Sarah Eberle’s RHS CFS garden.

Gardens

Finding beauty at the edge | RHS Chelsea Garden of the Year

This year's RHS Chelsea Garden of the Year turns its attention to a landscape most of us pass without a second thought. The Campaign to Protect Rural England Garden: 'On the Edge' was designed by Sarah Eberle.

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Sichuan dry-fried green beans

Give your plain green beans a delicious makeover with this quick and easy recipe from Hong Kong Cult Recipes by Tony Tan.

Recipe for Vietnamese Yellow Curry from Hong Kong Cult Recipes by Tony Tan

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Vietnamese yellow curry

This delicious curry recipe is courtesy of Peggy Chan, former owner of Grassroots Pantry, an authority on food sustainability.

Gardens

A native garden designed to connect a Surf Coast home

Set on a steep site in Anglesea on Victoria’s Surf Coast, this garden by Simon Taylor Landscape Design is thoughtfully connected to its wider coastal surroundings, creating a sheltered retreat for family life, visiting grandchildren and summer stays by the coast.