Designing a stunning showcase garden from scratch 🌱 DIY Garden Design - Behind the Garden Gate Nov 17, 2023

Welcome to Wingspread Garden, a stunning example of what passion, dedication, and a bit of DIY magic can achieve in garden design. Join me as we explore this elegant garden oasis nestled in Toolangi, Victoria - Australia.

The owners, Keith and Andrew, designed, built, and created this magnificent...

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A hardy coastal garden, designed for a family - Sunnymeade - Behind the Garden Gate Nov 04, 2023

Explore Sunnymeade, a stunning coastal family garden in Australia with a rich history of creativity and evolution over 15 years. In this garden tour, we'll take you behind the garden gate to discover the beautiful landscape and design that Peter Shaw and his wife Simone have crafted.

The garden...

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Inge's Edible Garden: A Lush Oasis of Organic Gardening in Australia Oct 31, 2023

When it comes to gardening, the allure of organic, homegrown produce is hard to resist. And if you're seeking inspiration to create your own thriving vegetable garden, look no further than Inge's productive edible garden in Australia. In this video, we'll take you on a virtual tour of Inge's...

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From bare ground to a lush tropical garden in 5 years in the suburbs of Melbourne - Behind the Garden Gate Jul 21, 2023

The owner, designer and creator of this garden - invites us to step behind the garden gate into a fantasy land away from the mundane life in suburbia.

Alistair Kirkpatrick from Stratis Landscape Architects designed and starting planting out this garden 5 years ago - when the space was completely...

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How to improve drainage in a waterlogged garden with water soaks & swales - Behind the Garden Gate Jul 13, 2023

How to improve a garden with poor drainage Before this garden makeover - the front yard of this home in Preston, VIC was a boggy mess every time it rained. The front garden before was just lawn that become completely waterlogged with heavy rain events and in really wet weather the water would...

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A large, park like garden with Australian native plants & a stunning dam Jul 06, 2023

WOW - This large garden feels like your own private park land! The acreage property includes a renovated dam (filled with water plants), rolling green lawn beneath towering gums, a cozy firepit space and lots of Australian native plants. Even if you don't have a large space to work with this...

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A welcoming small garden filled with Australian native & pollinator plants - Small Garden Ideas - Behind the Garden Gate Jun 29, 2023

In West Brunswick, VIC, the owners of this charming small garden had a unique request for Garden Designer Emmaline Bowman from STEM Landscape Architecture & Design. They envisioned a front garden that fostered a sense of community, encouraging conversations with neighbours and locals passing...

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An Australian native low maintenance garden in the suburbs of Melbourne with no lawn - Behind the Garden Gate Jun 22, 2023

In the leafy inner north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, a remarkable low maintenance garden thrives, predominantly adorned with Australian native plants. Designed with a busy family in mind, the goal was to create an easily manageable garden. The owner specifically desired a "overgrown" and...

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DIY Garden Edging Ideas - My Garden Jun 05, 2023

Garden edging was an ESSENTIAL part of our backyard garden makeover. We used it to construct terrace-like stairs up to a small (9 square metre) lawn and then across to our clothesline space. 

When planning our backyard makeover we looked at various ways to construct the stairs or terraces -...

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