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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...

Although they are quite old fashioned gnomes are very happy...

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...

Grafton Art GardenAlthough gnomes and other garden ornaments are sometimes frowned upon, they are amazingly popular among all sorts of people. Even well known radio man Doug Mulray has pink flamingos in his garden. During a recent trip to...

Granny Goes Groovy Don looked at a modern interpretation of an historic garden that might have been seen around a house built in the late 1890s. The design is a collaboration between Interior Designer, Christian Lyon, and Landscape...

Greek Style Courtyard When garden designer Matthew Cantwell first saw the courtyard shown in our segment, it was ugly and dated. Quarry tiles, mission brown furniture and a dilapidated paling fence made it a depressing place where the...

Gregg Chapman's GardenDon visited Gregg Chapman, landscape designer, and Nicole Faulkner, landscape architect, at their home in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton. They have transformed a dull and uninteresting garden into a beautifully designed, stylish...

Grouping Yellows A great ornamental plant for the garden is Golden diosma (Coleonema pulchellum 'Sunset Gold') which grows as a low bush to 1m (3') with bright yellow foliage and pink starry flowers. But it...

Harris-Hobbs Garden The history of gardening is currently at a high point with improved plant materials, products and design concepts. In line with this trend, landscape architects Neil Hobbs and Karina Harris have created a garden with strong colour...