Australian gardens

Australian plants are perfect for the Mediterranean climate of the Western United States. Here's how you can garden like an Australian.

While gardening trends come and go, the enthusiasm for natural-style gardens is proving something of stayer. A new survey of such gardens shows us how we might introduce more wildness into our patch.

The sandy dunes of Sorrento, on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, are hardly what plant-lover’s dream about. Combined with cold, wet southerlies, hot northerlies and the salt laden air, even the most experienced of gardeners would find establishing a garden here almost impossible. But landscaper Steve Taylor has worked his magic and created a stunning, unique Mediterranean garden which is full of inspiration. With ornamental pears, stone walls and loads of beautiful green plants, there is so…

Country gardens in Australia are some of the most beautiful in the world. Here some gorgeous examples from across the country.

How I'm planning to rewild my Gold Coast backyard to create a pollinator friendly garden filled with Australian native plants.

Six leading landscape designers reveal their favourite Australian native garden plants to give your home a truly local feel.

Six leading landscape designers reveal their favourite Australian native garden plants to give your home a truly local feel.

Make your Australian native cottage garden dreams come true with plants that are suited to all kinds of spaces, including suburban homes.

Gardener and designer Tim Pilgrim has transformed a once flat block of land into a magical garden that blooms and evolves with the seasons.

Materials: Recycled railway sleepers. Off form concrete stairs. Deco granite. Corten steel. Planting: Banksia serrata, Lomandra tanika, Westringia fruticosa, Myoporum parvifolium, Echium candicans, Lavendula dentata. Furniture: Eco Outdoor