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Jala’s lush boundary planting creating privacy and depth.

A Carlton worker’s cottage reconnected through landscape

Landscape designer Josh Arkey of Jala has transformed the garden of Melbourne architects Stephanie Burton and Joseph Lovell’s inner-city worker’s cottage, dissolving the boundary between house and garden.

Gardens

A pollinator’s haven | Beauty in a Cape Woolamai garden

A garden designed for two young homeowners, featuring a pollinator-friendly planting scheme intended to attract bees and butterflies.

Emma Doman Design 2026 MIFGS Show Garden

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Barefoot luxury & the restorative magic of nature

Emma Doman looked to her home state of Queensland for inspiration when creating a resort-style subtropical retreat at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show.

Mat York, In Ratio SHOW GARDEN at MIFGS 2025

Events

A biodiverse, coastal-inspired haven in the city

‘We the Wild’ by Ratio’s Matt York at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show (MIFGS) is a resilient garden filled with native Australian planting, designed to bring environmental benefits to its surroundings, and serve to reconnect and restore those who visit.

Ben Saunders X Sage Journal - Thornbury Project

Gardens

A family-friendly Victorian garden planted for wildlife

Ben Saunders Landscapes thoughtfully designed this garden to provide a space where a young family can play and relax, while also creating a welcoming habitat for local wildlife.

Events

Ordered beauty | A mod take on a classic European garden

With ‘Urban Luxe’, garden designer Andrew Stark’s 2026 Show Garden at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show offers a contemporary take on formal European gardens, with clipped structure, symmetry and lush planting.

Events

Climate, culture & migration | A Silk Road-inspired Show Garden

The Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show garden, ‘Echoes of the Ancient Silk Road’ by US-based designer, Iftikhar Ahmed, uses layered planting, modular structures and reflective water to invite visitors to slow down and consider the enduring relationship between land, culture and time.

Joel Barnett InStyle Gardens MIFGS 2026 design

Events

Cricket & cement | A Show Garden that remembers a childhood

In a nostalgic twist, this Show Garden at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show is inspired by Joel Barnett’s childhood spent around the Geelong Cement Cricket Club.

Events

A real-life love story at the Show

This year, the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show will host a spectacular wedding ceremony set within an enchanting garden.

Gardens

A garden shaped by heritage at a Toorak home

A Toorak garden designed to complement the home’s heritage architecture while supporting contemporary family living and entertaining.

Garden designer Ashley James tending his rural flower garden in Victoria Australia.

Gardens, People

Introducing Ashley James | Our new gardening columnist

We’re excited to announce the newest columnist to Sage Journal, Australian garden designer, Ashley James. In his first piece, he shares where his love of gardening began and how his romantic, European-inspired style took shape.

Layered perennials and structured beds in Prahran, Melbourne by Saint Remy.

Gardens

A Prahran garden softened by light & layers

The traditional garden at this Victorian-era home in Prahran was redesigned, replacing formal hedging and dominant trees with softer, more naturalistic planting. New paving and features have transformed the front entry and rear courtyard into practical, everyday living spaces.

Gardens

Renewing a century-old Brighton garden for modern family life

In Victoria, Australia, Paul Pritchard has reinvented this garden with a renewed sense of life while also honouring its history.

Residential garden with tennis court framed by native and perennial planting

Gardens

A Mornington Peninsula garden evocative of local beach walks

A garden with thoughtfully designed zones that capture the spirit of its coastal location.

Nelson Thomas X Sage Journal - Gordon Project

Gardens

A Sydney garden created with the whole family in mind

By reclaiming neglected corners of the property, this garden brings new life and a sense of individuality to the home.

Timber deck with modern outdoor table and lush plantings

Gardens

Brown brick & green edges | A Brunswick garden that embraces its past

Designed by Miniscapes, this soft, welcoming Melbourne garden invites play, veggie and herbs growing, hoop-shooting, and quiet moments in the sun.

Caroline Hyett X Sage Journal - Queen Anne Garden

Gardens

A family garden in Victoria with global influence

This Camberwell garden brings together seasonal beauty, edible planting and layered design, shaped by the homeowners’ South African and American roots.

Gardens

A garden for experimentation | Where Saint Remy’s Seam Lam and Cam Gilmour test ideas, plants & patience

A constantly evolving home garden that also serves as a testing ground for new ideas by landscape design duo Seam Lam and Cam Gilmour of Saint Remy.

Gardens

A garden for all seasons | Created for two garden-loving retirees in Oatlands, Sydney

Designed for a retired couple, this NSW garden is somewhere to potter, unwind and simply enjoy being among their plants.

Gardens

A reimagined Middle Park warehouse | A Melbourne home with six garden spaces

In Middle Park, Melbourne, Andy Murray Landscape Design has turned a former industrial site into six welcoming garden spaces.

Gardens

Fields, family & the garden in between | A rural New South Wales garden

Located on a rural estate in New South Wales, this contemporary garden is part of a functioning family-run farm.

Gardens

A native garden revival for this Australian heritage home

This garden brings together lush biodiversity and contemporary style to suit a heritage home that has been architecturally reimagined.

Andy Murray Landscape Design - Northcote 1 garden

Gardens

A Northcote home with a garden view from every room

In Northcote, Melbourne, a striking garden designed by Andy Murray surrounds a modern home, offering ever-changing views from every room.

Gardens

A garden designed to thrive in the northern Sydney beach town of Clareville

This coastal property on Clareville Beach was transformed from a struggling, one-dimensional garden into a thriving space for homeowners to retreat to.

Gardens

Fire and steel: Elevating a modest courtyard in the Macedon Ranges

Tucked away in the Macedon Ranges in Woodend, Victoria, this reimagined courtyard proves that clever landscape design can overcome spatial limitations.

Gardens

Mother Ocean | A garden inspired by the power and change of the sea

The “Mother Ocean” garden, showcased at the 2024 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show, draws inspiration from the fluidity and symbolism of ocean waves, capturing the beauty and resilience of nature’s inevitable cycles of change.

Gardens

A family garden in Moonee Ponds designed to blend beauty and purpose

Located in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, this striking garden was designed to cater to all ages, with three generations living under one roof.

Royal Botanical Gardens Victoria Melbourne

Gardens, Guides

Exploring Melbourne’s most beautiful gardens (and other stunning gardens around the world)

8 public gardens to visit in Melbourne, and beyond.

Gardens

The Blairgowrie Hideaway | A coastal retreat in Victoria

This Mornington Peninsula garden is a secluded coastal sanctuary, hosting an array of native Australian plant life.

Gardens

A cottage garden in Central Victoria inspired by the English country landscape

A garden in Central Victoria, inspired by the iconic English country landscapes. This design balances traditional cottage plants with contemporary elements that integrate with the home’s cottage aesthetic.

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