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Don's Landscaping Tips: Tiled Courtyard All too often backyards have a boring sameness about them, but recently Don visited a garden which dares to be different. When designer John Happ first saw the house, he knew that it was important...

Don's Landscaping Tips: Window View Windows are essential in houses to let in light and fresh air. But a problem that is common to old and new houses is when a window looks straight out onto a fence or straight...

Drab to Fab Makeover Elevated decks are common in Australian homes but creating a garden underneath the deck can be challenging to the average gardener. Dry and shady conditions limit the range of plants which...

This garden at a terrace house in Paddington, Sydney, was planted only three months ago. Designer Ted Whitley chose a clever mix of colourful natives, exotics, grasses and succulents with strong contrasting foliage. These hardy plants require a...

Dust Bowl to Daintree Don visited a suburban back garden which was looking like a dust bowl disaster and was in need of a complete renovation. The main existing problems were:...

Evan and Sonja's Garden Melbourne landscaper, Evan Gaulke, enjoyed the challenge of designing his own garden on a small, steep corner block. Evan loves gardens that are fun, interesting and free flowing, rather than very formal gardens that...

Exotic Bali Garden Australian gardens in the 1950s and 1960s were simple areas of lawn with few interesting plants. These days gardens have become places of fantasy where people create a bit of theatre in...

A viewer emailed wanting design suggestions for the 'dead side' of the house. Her view from a picture window in the formal dining room was a weedy side passage and an ugly fence. Design constraints...

FernsWhen Tamara Cox walks out into her fern garden, she feels as if she is entering another world. It is a world that is tranquil, cool and invigorating, where it's possible...

Fish Pond Makeover Running water in a garden can help to create the feeling of having your own little retreat, a place for contemplating and an escape from the everyday pressures of life. If well...