Baker Garden
The Baker Garden 20 Wells Gardens, Griffith, ACTA gardener’s garden completely redeveloped over the past eleven years on a 930 sq m Canberra block and designed to provide colour and interest all year round. Includes many sculptures plus stone walls and bird baths. Pine bark mulch, drippers and no lawn make it a low maintenance garden. Hidden behind lattice at the rear are [...]
The Wright Place
The Wright Place 58 Faithfull Circuit,, Kambah, ACTWork commenced on this almost 1000 square metre property in April 1975 and has continued unabated since. The front garden consists of four terraces with the bottom terrace featuring a gabion wall and the top terrace being strongly influenced by the owners' travels in Asia. Of particular note are the Torii gate, spill bowl and 15 [...]
An Enchanted Garden
An Enchanted Garden 4 Paull Place, Kambah, ACTAdults and children alike will be enchanted by this delightful garden. The owner, a successful potter and mosaicker, as well as a skilled gardener, has created a garden with surprises and beauty at every turn. This no-lawn and waterwise garden, which has evolved over more than twenty years, combines both natives and exotics to pleasing effect. [...]
Gubler Garden
Gubler Garden 55 Earle St., Lyneham, Canberra, ACTThe front garden of mostly natives under a Manchurian pear opens on to a shaded lawn under a massive pin oak. Surrounded by maples, forest pansy, camelias, crab apples, peonies, and roses there are many spots to sit and enjoy this delightful, large well-maintained garden. A prolific vegetable garden, with berries and espaliered fruit trees makes [...]
Nevertire
Nevertire 1 McEwan Avenue, Queanbeyan, NSWThis large naturalistic garden contains plants selected for hardiness in this exposed site and suitability for their 1880s cottage, which was moved to this site in 1925. The owners have re-developed the garden using a large range of both native and exotic plants including spring bulbs, unusual roses and Mediterranean shrubs and ground-covers. The garden includes [...]
Mediterranean Garden
Mediterranean Garden 37 Molloy Crescent, Cook, ACTThis garden combines a sustainable productive vegetable garden (with automated wicking beds and a very special chicken run) and a hedged cottage garden.
Davenport Garden
Davenport Garden 31 Bainton Cres, Melba, ACTThis garden contains a colourful intermingling of a wide variety of native and exotic plants in the front garden. The informal planting features mature trees, evergreen and deciduous shrubs and hardy perennials.
Garran Gem
Garran Gem 2 Richardson street, Garran, Canberra, ACTGarden statues, art, sitting areas, fire pit, stepping stones, and a hand painted feature wall
G and J’s Garden
G and J's Garden 2 Raoul Place, Lyons, ACTSet on a large sloping block with spectacular views this garden has been developed over more than 20 years.
CANCELLED – Kathleen
Kathleen 21 Downey St, Karabar,, Queanbeyan, NSWThe opening of this garden has unfortunately been cancelled.
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