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Timber deck with modern outdoor table and lush plantings

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.

Gardens

Turning wet ground into a working garden

A Warsaw, Poland garden transformed from bare ground into a private retreat for a family – this garden shows how small sites can work hard for everyday living.

Modern garden with golden wildflowers and stone pathway

Gardens

The Oaks Garden | Meadows & woodland plantings beneath historic canopies

Balancing preservation and play, The Oaks Garden protects a grove of historic oaks while creating a family landscape of meadows, winding paths and woodland planting.

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.

Lush planting beside a contemporary building with layered greenery

Gardens

A woodland-inspired coastal garden in Takapuna

This Takapuna property balances open lawn, coastal resilience and layered planting to create a calm, textural space for family life.

Stone path leading to a rustic Japanese tea pavilion surrounded by greenery

Gardens

Cha No Niwa | Kazuyuki Ishihara’s Japanese tea garden at Chelsea

Kazuyuki Ishihara's Cha No Niwa — a Japanese tea garden — was awarded RHS Chelsea Garden of the Year, People’s Choice Best Show Garden and a Gold Medal at the 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

The Glasshouse Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 - Designed by Jo Thompson

Gardens

From prison to possibility through horticulture | Jo Thompson’s Glasshouse Garden at Chelsea

'The Glasshouse Garden' — a healing garden that empowers women in prison and celebrates second chances through horticulture.

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.

One Fine Day Landscape Design - Ōtūmoetai Garden

Gardens

A mid-century garden in Ōtūmoetai with its own gin garden

A family garden designed to bring everyday joy, complete with a ‘Gin Garden’ filled with herbs and edible flowers, perfect for dressing up your summer drinks.

Plants

Winter plant picks | What do landscape designers choose for winter planting?

We asked some landscape designers to share their favourite plants for winter — here are their top picks for colour, structure and seasonal beauty.

The RHS and BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show this morning.

Gardens

A garden for dogs & those who love them | Monty Don’s Dog Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Much-loved broadcaster and esteemed gardener Monty Don stepped into the Show Garden spotlight, bringing his own design to 2025's RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival - Tone & Manner

Gardens

A garden for pollinators & first-time gardeners | Medal-winning garden: ‘Turfed Out’

A clear departure from the usual lawn-heavy layout of a garden, this design champions both biodiversity and resilience. With a focus on supporting pollinators and drought tolerance.

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.

Ruby's Garden - Henry Blakely Landscapes

Gardens

A textural garden that connects work, life & landscape in rural Christchurch

A modern country garden just outside Christchurch, this low-maintenance landscape blends soft grasses, seasonal texture and functional outdoor spaces to create a relaxed, lived-in connection to its rural setting.

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 Californian garden reimagined | Layering landscape, lifestyle & architectural legacy in Coronado

Blending native planting, sculptural form and family-focused design, this reimagined garden creates a sanctuary that honours both its architectural roots and its coastal Californian setting.

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.

Gardens

A garden retreat on the Kāpiti Coast with a touch of European influence

This outdoor space is inspired by the homeowners past roots in Europe, and was designed and built for their return to New Zealand.

Gardens

The Remuera garden with coastal planting & floating ‘lily pad’ decks

Overlooking an estuary in Remuera, this garden design connects the home to its surroundings with floating circular ‘lily pad’ decks and coastal planting. Inspired by the tidal landscape, the design creates a peaceful retreat while supporting a thriving ecosystem.