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🍇Growing Up, Not OutVertical planting is one of my favourite ways to bring more garden into a narrow space.Rather than l...
06/09/2026

🍇Growing Up, Not Out

Vertical planting is one of my favourite ways to bring more garden into a narrow space.

Rather than leaving fences, posts and arches as hard boundaries, vines allow the planting to move upwards and across them — softening the architecture and creating continuity between the house and garden.

In this garden, the vine wraps the verandah and continues along the fence, making the side passage feel layered, green and established.🌱

29/08/2026

🥬🫛🫜 Winter in the veggie patch is all about choosing what actually enjoys the cooler weather.
Three of my favourites to have in the patch through a Melbourne winter are cos lettuce, red radish and snow peas.

Cos lettuce is one of those reliable performers I grow all year round, and it continues beautifully through the cooler months. Red radishes are quick, easy and incredibly satisfying to grow, while snow peas make the most of vertical space — climbing their way up and giving you something fresh to harvest throughout the season.

You don’t need a huge vegetable garden either. A few well-planted beds, pots or a sunny corner can keep producing right through winter.

Simple, seasonal and always worth making space for in the garden. 🌱

Structure gives a garden its framework, but planting is what brings it to life.Hedges, paths and defined edges create th...
25/08/2026

Structure gives a garden its framework, but planting is what brings it to life.

Hedges, paths and defined edges create the bones of the garden. Then come the layers — perennials, seasonal planting, climbers, herbs and vegetables — adding softness, movement and abundance.

I always like a garden to feel considered without feeling too controlled. Strong structure underneath, with plenty of life growing through it.

That balance is what makes a garden feel established, generous and lived in.

For me, a hedge works best when it’s softened with layers of planting around it.🌿A hedge gives a garden structure, priva...
21/08/2026

For me, a hedge works best when it’s softened with layers of planting around it.🌿

A hedge gives a garden structure, privacy and a strong green backdrop — but it’s the planting around it that softens the look and brings the whole space to life.

In this garden, I’ve paired the hedge with white hydrangeas for softness and seasonal colour, ornamental grasses for movement and texture, Ligularia reniformis for its bold, rounded foliage, and a low strappy border planting along the edge to help define the bed and create a neat transition to the lawn.

I love combining structured hedging with softer layers like these. It creates contrast, adds depth and makes the garden feel lush, balanced and inviting.

The hedge creates the framework. The planting around it is what gives the space its character.

17/08/2026

🌱My top three hedging plants — and why I use them.

When choosing a hedge, I’m looking beyond privacy. I want something that creates structure and a strong green backdrop to the rest of the planting, while still bringing its own character to the garden.

Murraya paniculata is a favourite for its fresh green growth and beautifully fragrant white flowers. Portuguese Laurel brings a slightly more refined, structured feel with its dense evergreen foliage, while Laurus nobilis is wonderfully timeless — hardy, aromatic and particularly beautiful when clipped into a strong form.

Three very different choices, but each can become part of the framework of a garden — creating privacy and structure while giving the softer planting around it somewhere to sit.🏡

Hydrangeas: Where I Use Them & WhyI love using white hydrangeas against a strong evergreen backdrop. Their generous flow...
15/08/2026

Hydrangeas: Where I Use Them & Why

I love using white hydrangeas against a strong evergreen backdrop. Their generous flower heads bring softness and contrast to the garden while still working beautifully with more structured planting.

I prefer them planted in repeated groups rather than as isolated plants — creating rhythm, seasonal interest and that lovely sense of abundance.

For me, there will always be room for hydrangeas in the garden.

14/08/2026

Winter is one of my favourite times to look at the garden and think about what I’d like to change for the season ahead.🪾

In my own garden, I’ve taken out sections of the white flowering hydrangeas to give the Murraya hedge more room to grow into shape — they do so much growing over winter. I’ll definitely be keeping a row though, as they’re far too lovely to lose altogether.

I’m also thinking of replacing the Ligularia reniformis with something softer, perhaps seaside daisy or Japanese windflowers.

My garden has quite a structured feel at the moment, and this summer I’d like to loosen things up a little. Less formal, a little softer and more romantic — think *Pride and Prejudice* garden.💞

That’s the lovely thing about a garden. It’s never really finished. There’s always room to rethink, move things around and let it evolve with you.

Dichondra repens, softening hard edges, filling the spaces between steppers and creating a continuous layer of green thr...
11/08/2026

Dichondra repens, softening hard edges, filling the spaces between steppers and creating a continuous layer of green throughout the garden.

I love using Dichondra repens as a living groundcover — particularly where I want paving and planting to feel connected rather than separate. Its low, creeping habit allows it to settle naturally around stone and underfoot, bringing softness to otherwise structured areas.

A small plant that can completely change the way a garden feels.

Every memorable garden has a focal point.Often, it’s a single tree.Whether it’s a sculptural evergreen or a flowering fe...
27/07/2026

Every memorable garden has a focal point.
Often, it’s a single tree.
Whether it’s a sculptural evergreen or a flowering feature, the right tree anchors the landscape and gives the entire garden a sense of permanence and scale.
Choose carefully—it will shape the garden for decades.

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