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Topiary Topiary is a garden art form that is increasing in popularity. Cones, interesting shapes and even balls on sticks (standards) all come under this type of plant pruning technique. According to...

Trevor Nottle Trevor Nottle is the author of Gardens in the Sun, a book about the beauty and practicability of Mediterranean gardens for our Australian climate. Don Burke recently visited this Australian garden writer and discovered his feelings about...

Trompe L'oeil CourtyardDesigner Jim Fogarty faced several challenges when called in to make over a small narrow courtyard. As well as doing away with the lawn and creating some usable space, the owners instructed Jim to...

Tropical 21st CenturyGarden design is changing rapidly in Australia. After hundreds of years of basically copying the English cottage and formal styles, Australians are now coming to grips with designs and planting schemes that are more...

Tropical Balinese Garden The best of the new house and garden designs in Darwin are equal to the best in the world. Superb tropical houses and gardens are being built that are beautiful but also pleasant to live in...

Tropical Courtyard MakeoverImagine walking into your bathroom and instantly being transported to Bali! That's what happened to actress Arkie Whiteley after a tiny courtyard 3.1m x 1.9m (10.2' x 2.6') adjoining her bathroom was madeover. When...

Two years ago, Graeme Greenhalgh designed this garden for a client who wanted to be reminded of her childhood in Papua New Guinea. It consists of two small courtyards packed with as many different lush, tropical foliage plants as possible....

We started work on our makeover site a couple of months ago. It was originally infested with a jungle of weeds including lantana, wandering jew, morning gloryand privet. Don cleared the...

Tropical GardenAccording to Garden Designer Phillip O'Malley, this modern Gold Coast house is fairly typical of waterfront properties - very large homes built on small blocks. The site was fully landscaped and the existing floral garden...

Tropical Inner City GardenThe owners of this inner city home have a busy lifestyle and wanted a simple, low maintenance garden that they could enjoy on weekends. Landscape designer Brendan Lewis came up with a...