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Foliage Courtyard Pat Buchanan was inspired by the Moroccan garden of artist Jacques Majorelle. Her garden features lush foliage and strong structural elements, cleverly planted to disguise the unattractive fences and the limited space in the courtyard. Most...

Formal Cactus GardenDon visited a cutting edge garden belonging to Gitta and Gunther Rembel. The garden is situated in bushland, and takes elements from the natural landscape as well as borrowing sparky ideas from other...

Formal Domestic DesignThe owners of this property did not want deciduous trees dropping leaves, and they didn't want to spend a lot of time sweeping. Instead they chose a garden in the modern formal style, which makes good use of...

The front entrance of this country style house really needed a lift. Don added a new balustrade to the verandah, painted the concrete and steps, and planted the garden bed with fragrant gardenias and cheerful pansies. The result...

Garden Lighting Garden lighting really is one of the great inventions of recent times. Apart from adding charm and magic to the garden it means that you can enjoy the garden at night as well...

Backyards and gardens have changed a lot in recent years. Modern gardens do not start at the back door. Instead, they are often cheery, spacious extensions of indoor living areas. In our segment, Don...

Girrawheen Garden Ross and Rosemary Haywood's inspirational garden, 'Girrawheen', has been developed over a 20-year period. When Ross and Rosemary first purchased the property, it consisted of a small house surrounded by gum trees. They removed most of...

Global GardenA few years ago theme gardens were very fashionable in Australia. They included cottage gardens, native gardens, succulent gardens, perfumed gardens, white gardens, and more recently, ethnic styles such as Mexican or Tuscan. The latest...

Golden Privet Hedge Hedges are amongst the most fashionable plants that you can put in any garden. They are practical and great for privacy. Hedges can be used for defining areas in the garden, for dividing one section from...

Don visited the Golden Wheel Buddhist Retreat at Galston, in the northern suburbs of Sydney. The Asian-inspired garden is only six years old, but already it is one of the better gardens in Australia. It surrounds a Buddhist...