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A Day in the Garden - Megan Morton's life at Mimosa Moon

There's a version of this story that goes: Sydney's most in-demand stylist trades the city for the country. It's a neat story. It's also not quite the right one. The truer version starts on a banan...

Three Heritage Garden Tools Worth Knowing With Matt Ryan

Some garden tools are made for a season. Others have been shaped, tested and refined over generations. Continuing our Three Things With series, we’re speaking with Matt Ryan of F.D. Ryan, an Austra...

Three Tips for Transforming Bare Ground Into a Thriving Garden With Aleisha Lynch

Third-generation horticulturist Aleisha Lynch has gardening woven deeply into her story. Based in South Australia’s beautiful Barossa Valley, Aleisha is a qualified garden designer, passionat...

Trisha's Meanderings: When Snow Changes Everything

Writing about snow will hopefully bring on the long-awaited snowfall in the mountains this winter. Waking up to a wonderland of silent snow on a winter's morning is more than recompense for the myr...

A Day in the Garden with Le Sac Co-Founder Sahra Tohow-Dixon

Life, Family and Gardening on the Monaro This month’s A Day in the Garden feels especially close to home, as we are stepping into the garden and daily life of our very own Le Sac Co-Founder, Sahra ...

Three Reasons to Love and Plant Irises in Your Garden

In this week’s Three Things With, we’re travelling to the Western Riverina to meet the lovely Annabel Hanna of Sunshine Iris and Daylily Nursery. Set on Annabel’s family farm, among Merino sheep, c...

How to Make Your Garden Beautiful in Winter

There is a particular honesty to a winter garden. With the flowers gone quiet and the borders pared back, you begin to see what is really holding the garden together. The hedges. The paths. The cli...

Trisha's Meanderings: The Winter Garden

Years ago I was invited to judge a country town garden competition, driving around my local town of Cooma to find what I thought was the best garden. Having spent nine of my school years somewhere ...

Three Beautiful Moments in the Winter Garden with Colleen Southwell

Winter in the garden is often thought of as a time when the blooms have softened, the trees have shed, and the garden seems to take a long, deep breath. But for Colleen Southwell, the artist, garde...

How to Grow Iceland Poppies - Three Things With Tilla Winston-Smith

There are few flowers quite as charming as the Iceland poppy. With their delicate, papery petals, curved stems and soft, joyful colours, they bring a sense of movement and lightness to the garden t...