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Our design ideas articles, garden ideas and design thinking for Brisbane homeowners.

Layered subtropical planting palette of lomandra, gardenias and shade trees in a Brisbane garden

24 June 2026·Design Ideas

The Best Plants for Brisbane Gardens: A Designer's Shortlist

Not a top ten but a working shortlist: the plants that earn a place in Brisbane gardens, organised by the job each one does best.

Soft cottage border of salvias and pentas spilling onto a brick path by a timber Queenslander

16 April 2026·Design Ideas

The Cottage Garden, Translated for Brisbane

Cottage garden ideas for Brisbane: which English classics to retire, the plants that carry the look through our humidity, and how the native version works.

Naturalistic Brisbane garden of ornamental grasses and grevilleas catching low afternoon light

19 August 2025·Design Ideas

The Naturalistic Garden: Why Brisbane Is Falling for Habitat-Style Planting

Layered, biodiverse, habitat-style planting is replacing the manicured lawn in Brisbane briefs: what the naturalistic look requires, and local plants that carry it.

Lush layered subtropical garden with a shade tree canopy over broad-leafed foliage in Brisbane

13 May 2025·Design Ideas

Designing a Subtropical Garden in Brisbane

Brisbane's climate is a gift for garden designers, but it needs a different approach to cooler gardens down south. Here's how I think about subtropical planting.

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