But wait, there’s more with the Wright approach
“But wait, there’s more” might well be the theme for Sue and Martin Wright’s Kambah garden, with well-established plantings creating maximum privacy around a series of outdoor rooms and secret spaces.
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John and Liz Baker will open their low-maintenance Griffith “town garden” the first time later this month.
Merryl Bradley’s “blended garden” combines veggie beds with striking foliage and ornamental shrubs carefully trimmed into curves. And she's opening it to the public.
A DENSELY planted, shady cottage garden framing a 1925 pink weatherboard cottage in Bungendore will be open on the weekend of November 14-15, along with three other nearby gardens.
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Dianne says goodbye to her own open garden
DIANNE Anderson’s park-like Red Hill garden will be open to the public in April for the last time, as she and her husband Brian prepare to downsize later this year.
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Welcoming visitors to a ‘dear old garden’
KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK previews an upcoming open garden – historic Lambrigg at Tharwa.
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Pretty and productive inner-city organic garden
PROVING the “pretty and productive potential of a suburban block”, Michele and Andrew England’s no-waste, organic garden in Braddon provides year-round food and flowers. rep[ortds KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK.
Four gardens in Bungendore will close the spring season for Open Gardens Canberra over the November 23-24 weekend. KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK visits one of them, a sustainable cottage garden...
"Terroux" is a meaningful garden for owners Peter Fletcher and Barbara Baikie, who started planting trees, shrubs and flowers on the Wallaroo property 15 years ago from the bare ground up. It will be open to the public and reporter KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK has the details...
Gardening is healing for mosaic artist Tina van Raay, whose Campbell garden is her expression space, art gallery, meditation zone and respite for friends and family.
With gardens established by the owner’s parents, Cambrey Farm in Pialligo is a rural haven that reflects the 80-year history of the farm, writes open gardens writer KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK.
A Queanbeyan homestead with a rich history and a pretty cottage garden, Langdene offers visitors a delightful wander through flowers and trailing vines at its upcoming open day. KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK has the details...
ANNE Norris’ love of veggies is clear to see, with wicking beds taking over the lawn area in her pretty Spica Street, Giralang, garden that’s a delight of florals and foliage, writes KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK
This week's OPEN GARDEN is one of mystery, magic and pleasure. Just ask owner Christine. KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK did...
GREEN, green and more green, Joan O'Loughlin’s pretty cottage garden is abundant with foliage, including…
Trudy Yogini has created year-round, edible garden in Ainslie and it's open to the public…
It's all about relaxed, laid-back living for garden owners Alan and Lynne Wade, whose Kambah home is to be featured in the Canberra Open Garden scheme
WHEN Maria White’s dear friend and running buddy Marg van Belkom was diagnosed with motor…
MOSAIC stepping stones, wall art, water features and sculptures fill Tina van Raay’s Campbell garden,…
