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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Under Southern Skies | A southern sanctuary at Chelsea
The Under Southern Skies garden, a sanctuary shaped by the spirit of the Aotearoa New Zealand bush, brought together Siobhan Keating’s experience of designing gardens in both England and New Zealand, with the artistic vision of sculptor Dawn Conn.
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Natural order | A Rosanna garden with softness & connection
This cleverly designed Melbourne garden has been influenced by the contours of the land and its surrounding plantings. The result is a palette that favours softness, connection and a sense of gentle continuity.
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Restoring a cottage garden on the edge of a Marlborough vineyard
A revived 1920's Blenheim garden, reworked into a productive space for growing flowers and vegetables and enjoying life in the outdoors.
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A New Zealand coastline, reimagined in Shenzhen
The award-winning garden Ocean's Edge was proudly featured among a small collection of internationally designed gardens at the 2026 Shenzhen Greater Bay Area Flower Show in China.
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Enduring romance | Red Hill Cottage
How do you create a romantic cottage garden – with all the charm you would expect – while also facing the realities of hot summers and limited water? Landscape designer Ashley James shows us how careful planting can deliver beauty that stands up to the elements.
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A garden over time | Case study of a dry garden over 8 months of growth & learning
A garden with resilient structures and 'electric softness,' built to thrive in tough, dry climates – observed through an 8 month case study by Jac Semmler.
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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.
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Rowdy Meadow | A conversation between art & ecology
Rowdy Meadow in Ohio is a meeting of art and ecology. Landscape architect studio, Reed Hilderbrand has restored 150 acres of former orchards and steep woodlands and created the setting for an extraordinary, contemporary sculpture collection.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Maximising sunshine & space | The pocket garden in Point Chevalier
This Auckland garden embraces the home’s sunniest corner. Compact yet considered, it is a place to pause and unwind but also meets the homeowner's practical needs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Exploring the psychology of colour | Peace of Mind garden at Chelsea
The 'MS Amlin Peace of Mind Garden' delves into the psychology of colour and how it shapes our perception of the world around us.
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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.
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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.
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A resilient coastal garden on a West Sussex pebble beach
Located on the edge of a UK pebble beach, this coastal garden transforms a newly built home into a place of calm and connection with its natural surroundings.
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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.
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Water Tower Grove | A garden in the Manhattan sky
A New York City rooftop garden created to unite architecture, planting and urban life.
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A Mornington Peninsula garden evocative of local beach walks
A garden with thoughtfully designed zones that capture the spirit of its coastal location.
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