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.
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We spent two days at The Newt in Somerset | The Great Garden Show
After two days exploring the gardens and exhibitions, and hearing from growers and makers at 'The Great Garden Show' at The Newt in Somerset, Holly, our UK-based content coordinator, shares her highlights from the event.
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A garden room with a view | The Glasshouse at Hillandale
Brimming with an array of succulents, fuchsias and geraniums potted in simple terracotta, this glasshouse sits within Hillandale Gardens in the countryside of Yetholme, NSW
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Caisson Gardens | Where canal lines shape a landscape
Located in Bath, United Kingdom, Caisson Gardens has been lovingly restored and nurtured by Phil and Amanda Honey, whose vision has created a sustainable landscape rich in beauty and thriving wildlife.
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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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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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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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Paradise Botanica | A garden that rebuilt a life
Victoria Chammanee’s 'Paradise Botanica' garden is now open to the public through Secret Gardens. Once a site dominated by kikuyu and concrete, it’s now a biodiverse sanctuary. Victoria tells us about her approach to gardening, the work required to reshape her site, and how it quite literally helped to rebuild her life.
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Finding balance | Thirty years of change at Whistling Green
Located in Hillcrest, Auckland, this garden blends Aotearoa and Asian influences – evolving and transforming since Wayne and Rama first bought the property in the early 1990s.
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The enduring garden at The Elms | Te Papa Tauranga
The fertile land at Te Papa Tauranga has been cultivated for centuries – not least, The Elms Heritage Garden.
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Restoring Kaikōmako | The garden that sparked the Secret Gardens garden-share platform
Jane Mahoney shares the story behind Kaikōmako — her ten-year garden project in Corsair Bay, Canterbury, and the beginnings of Secret Gardens.
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Exploring secret gardens: The story behind the UK’s G&T Garden Tours
Jason Goodwin and Simon Tiffin turned their passion for horticulture into G&T Garden Tours, offering exclusive access to some of Dorset and Somerset’s most remarkable private gardens. [Discount inside!]
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Exploring Melbourne’s most beautiful gardens (and other stunning gardens around the world)
8 public gardens to visit in Melbourne, and beyond.
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Garden-centric cuisine | St Georges garden-to-table restaurant
Take a walk through the garden-to-table experience that is St Georges Restaurant - a family run affair where ingredients are sourced direct from the gardens onsite.
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The Pegasus Bay Gardener | Cultivating the expansive grounds of a North Canterbury winery
Paula Kelly, gardener at Pegasus Bay Winery, transforms its grounds with decades of horticultural passion and experience, creating stunningly beautiful gardens in North Canterbury.
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Wellington Garden | Secret Gardens of Aotearoa
Since buying their Lower Hutt property in 2021, Jacob and Lucy have wasted no time rethinking and designing their site and putting their self-sufficiency plans into action. Two years on, the 3000 square-metre-section is almost unrecognisable.
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Autumn in a subtropical, suburban garden | Insights from a Secret Gardener in Hawke’s Bay
An interview with Secret Gardener, Sue of Texture Garden — a subtropical, suburban garden in Taradale, Hawke's Bay.
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A productive urban garden called Ngā Kaupeka | Autumn insights from a Secret Gardener in Auckland’s North Shore
An interview with Secret Gardener, Phoebe of Ngā Kaupeka — a small-scale, productive garden in Forrest Hill, North Shore, Auckland.
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Golden light & generations of growth | Insights from a Secret Gardener in Hāwea
An autumn interview with Secret Gardener, Ali of Crosshill Garden — a century old garden in Hāwea, Otago.
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Autumn colour, feijoas & formal roses in Rangiora | Autumn insights from Secret Gardeners in Canterbury
An interview with Secret Gardeners, Raewyn and Dave of Willoughbridge — an established garden complete with an orchard, large specimen trees and bonsai collection in Rangiora, Canterbury.
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Autumn reflections from a historic homestead garden | Insights from a Secret Gardener in Martinborough
An interview with Secret Gardener, Phillipa of Waihora — a thriving garden for a historic homestead in Martinborough, Wairarapa.
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