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.

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