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Three seasonal dishes to make now with Tess & Louis of Chauncy Heathcote

At Chauncy Heathcote, the garden sets the menu. What is growing, ripening or ready to harvest determines much of what arrives at the table, and the seasons are followed with an attentiveness that f...

Inside Honey’s Hardy Garden & Border Combinations - Part Two

We’re back in Honey Atkinson’s garden, this time a little closer to her home. Photographer, grower and keen observer of the natural world, Honey gardens on 10 acres near Bermagui on the NSW South C...

Three things worth hunting for with interior stylist Jess Hislop

Some people have a knack for finding things you never knew you wanted. Jess Hislop is one of them. An interior stylist, mother of three, and the woman behind Rondelie Estate in Victoria's Macedon R...

Trisha's Meanderings: Colour is Everything

Extraordinary how we associate different colours with different countries and different landscapes. Here in Morocco it is all such a wow of colour. And nowhere more so than walking this week throug...

A Day in the Garden with Jess Hislop

Set amongst the rolling country of Victoria’s Macedon Ranges, Rondelie Estate is home to Jess Hislop, interior stylist, co-owner of the property and mother of three girls. SHOP JESS'S TOOL BELTThe...

How to grow dahlias in a harsh climate with Tilla Winston-Smith

Flower farmer and photographer Tilla Winston-Smith grows just outside Narrabri in north-western NSW, where hot summers have taught her a thing or two about working with the climate rather than agai...

Inside Honey’s Hardy Garden & Border Combinations - Part One

Photographer + Videographer Honey Atkinson has always had an eye for the natural world. She first picked up a camera at 15 and has spent more than 20 years working as a photographer, alongside a li...

3 Flowers To Grow In Spring with Nadine Brown

For Nadine Brown, flowers have been part of daily life for more than 30 years. A florist, educator and Sustainable Floristry Advocate, Nadine’s career has taken her from formal floristry training a...

Plant to love this week: Bearded Iris

There are some flowers that arrive quietly, and then there is the bearded iris. Standing tall above its foliage, petals ruffled and slightly theatrical, the iris has a way of announcing spring befo...

Three Tips for Planning a Great Garden

A garden rarely becomes a place you love by accident. The most memorable ones tend to have something deeper holding them together: an understanding of the site, a sense of how the space needs to wo...