Gardens

Michael Bates has been in the garden design and landscaping business for over 30 years. In the 1990s he started Bates Landscape, which has become one of Sydney’s leading landscape companies. His mission is simply ‘to get more people outside and into the garden.’

Michael and his wife purchased their 100-year-old sandstone home in North Sydney five years ago. Since then, they’ve introduced a variety of new plants to the space,  and creating various functional spaces including an outdoor dining area for 10, a teenagers retreats, and a cosy fire pit. This garden really is the hub of the family home.

Our gardens columnist Georgina Reid recently spent a morning in the garden with the Michael.

Judy and Andreas Sederof love to garden. The couple owns Sunpower Design, a sustainable home building company, and their passion for sustainable design principles extends to their garden. While their sixty-square-metre garden is relatively small, it grows big things. For instance, 150 eggplants in one season!

Our gardens columnist Georgina Reid recently caught up with the couple to chat about their bountiful garden in East Brunswick.

Artist Criss Canning and her husband David Glenn own Lambley Nursery, an amazing plant nursery in central Victoria, renowned for their incredible array of dry climate plants. The couple have been living on their 40 acre property for 25 years, part of which they have transformed into a thriving garden.

Our gardens columnist Georgina Reid recently caught up with the couple to chat about their incredible property, and Criss’s upcoming exhibition at Mossgreen in Melbourne.