Notes from the garden.

Prune at the wrong time and you can cut off a season of flowers. Here is how I time it across the year in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.

Low maintenance does not have to mean low interest. The gardens I design to need the least work are often the ones that look the most considered.

Much of Melbourne's east sits on heavy clay. Plenty of beautiful plants do not just tolerate it, they thrive in it. Here are the ones I reach for.

Lighting is an important component of garden design and a way to increase outdoor livability and enhance the landscape.

Everyone thinks they are a designer. The truth is we all manipulate our own environments, but a garden may be one of the biggest investments you make.