Sherbrooke bushland, on the road to Olinda in the Dandenong Ranges
My extremely green-fingered friend had told me that Cloudehill was her favourite Australian garden and so it was with much excitement that I drove up the steep, winding road to Olinda. Continue reading
Looking past the kangaroo paws and Hibiscus to the harbour at Cremorne Point
I love a garden with a story. History adds a whole new dimension to a garden and, consequently, it oozes ‘soul’.
The public garden on the banks of Cremorne Point Continue reading
Crinum lilies with Loropetalum in the foreground in my Mosman garden
I have had the luxury of spending quite a bit of time in my own garden this Christmas and I thought I would share a few photos. I have planted 50 new plants over the last fortnight, thanks to help from my wonderful Continue reading
Wonderful views to the Blue Mountains and beyond from Mount Tomah Botanic Garden
I find it interesting that few gardens meet my expectations. They either blow them away completely (fortunately, the most frequent scenario) or I leave feeling flat and Continue reading
Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden, Lavender Bay, Sydney
Once a patch of derelict RailCorp land, strewn with abandoned fridges and matresses, Wendy’s Secret Garden in Lavender Bay, Sydney, surprises everyone who enters it. My measure for a world class garden Continue reading
A wonderfully happy mix of native and exotics at the Oakley Garden, Manaia
I would describe the Oakley Garden in Manaia as a happy garden. Bursting with colour, it is hard not to have a smile on your face when you are there. With at least a dozen hanging baskets, and plentiful Continue reading
The Exotic Garden at Great Dixter, England
It’s all a bit of a worry, but we Aussies have much to learn from the subtropical gardens of England. Yes, really, we do.
They can’t touch us on our ability to do subtropical temperatures, but Continue reading
Arriving at Cameron Paterson’s Toorak garden
When I arrived at Cameron Paterson’s Toorak garden I was expecting to see something that was nice enough. I had seen a few pleasant pictures online, but you know, they don’t always Continue reading
Stoneware jar peeps out from the Helichrysum under the peach tree at Woodcote – the colour combinations are superb
Sandra McMahon is a woman after my own heart. A landscape designer from Melbourne, her love of plants shines through brightly as you stroll through her home garden. This is not a garden of expensive Continue reading
One of many avenues at Gravetye Garden, Hawera. Here the Buxus is interplanted with Teucrium for colour contrast
This next garden in the series of blogs about the Taranaki Garden Festival is very different to the previous two. Highly planned, highly manicured and equally loved by Continue reading
Janna Schreier Garden Design 