A gardener’s colourful, climate-compatible garden crammed with ornamental and productive plants. Pam is a keen gardener and, as an enthusiastic member of the Mediterranean Garden Society, she has created a garden in tune with South Australia’s Mediterranean climate of long, hot summers and cool, wet winters. The garden is a delightful mix of foliage, bright, […]

As in classical Italian gardens, pencil pines stand tall amongst tightly clipped hedges and topiary softened with many roses, lavender and flowering plants. Views over neighboring vineyards add to the Italianate feel. The gumtree-studded surroundings are unmistakably Australian, but Bellosguardo Estate has all the hallmarks of a classical Italianate garden—symmetry, tightly clipped hedges, topiary, pencil […]

This delightful country garden with its hundreds of roses is a fitting location for the annual Limestone Coast Plant and Trade Fair. Established in 1937, the Mulligan family has created an impressive property, with the garden taking centre stage. Over the years, plants and bulbs suitable for the soil and climate have been planted, and […]

Anne Martin creates mosaic masterpieces! Topiary pear trees laden with ripe yellow fruit, vines dripping with plump green grapes, pencil pines in pretty pots, flowering bird of paradise plants, birds, frogs, fish and fountains are just some of the stars of her amazing colourful garden – and they are all made of mosaic. Her front […]