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A captivating single-level pavilion extension unites a two-story 1870s corner pub with a new double-story structure at the rear. Each room offers views of the adjacent courtyard garden, beautifully framed by the glazed pavilion. The slim north-facing courtyard is cleverly divided into zones, maximizing the feeling of space. From a paved seating area that transforms into stepping stones through ground cover, to a pond along the entry path, the design captivates. A semi-circular concrete bench under a leafy tree’s shade divides the space and offers seating. Plant selection adds texture, covering walls and ground, extending to the street with the owner’s decorative pots. South Yarra 2 by Kate Seddon Landscape Design.

Photography by Rob Blackburn and Kate Seddon.

This 18th century home located on 10 acres in Hampshire is almost beyond words it’s so beautiful. Those gothic windows and that roof detail that I don’t even know what the proper terminology is for it. And then your jaw drops as soon as you walk through the also beautiful front door. Designer Nels Crosthwaite Eyre has the honour of living in this home and she did it justice with the mostly period English country decor with other unexpected touches like Asian style chairs in the foyer and dining room chairs that are a bit mid-century. And there’s a fish pond. I am in love 🙂

Ever imagine living in a greenhouse? Add in the challenging weather conditions found in Norway and you have this amazing greenhouse house. The project’s standout feature is its creation of an extra climatic zone bridging indoors and outdoors. This allows the owners to extend the growing season for their plantings as the colder months close in. Equally by capturing the spring sunlight they can start to enjoy the “outdoors” earlier than they would as the snow lingers. Amidst the forest, the greenhouse protects and nurtures, filling family life with light, colour and potential. Heating, materials, food and maintenance embrace sustainability, reshaping living in harmony with the surroundings. Hus i Drivhus by OA (Outline Arkitektur).

This serene urban home is embraced by its garden in the inner Sydney suburb of Glebe. The heritage house with its contemporary extension is organized around a tranquil central courtyard, merging indoor and outdoor spaces. This courtyard expands the living areas, while side courtyards offer contemplative and food-producing spaces. This functional family garden features a lawn, trampoline, basketball hoop, and a vegetable patch with a native bee hive. It serves as a peaceful hub connecting and concealing various home activities. Utilizing sandstone blocks from the house’s foundations, existing materials were repurposed for hardscape elements, reducing the need for new resources. Twin Set by Emily Simpson Landscape Architecture.

This 1½ acre garden was created within a former working farmyard and outbuildings of a farm in Somerset. The original 17th-century farmhouse built in local Somerset stone and some of the original stables and farm buildings were being transformed into a six-bedroom family house. Outbuildings were taken down to create a large area between the house and the existing swimming pool, ideal for a walled garden. Charlotte Rowe Garden Design was commissioned to design and re-landscape the whole site including the walled garden, a potager/vegetable garden, an orchard, a new drive, car parking areas and the wider landscape.
Everything you could want in a centuries old farmhouse garden. I love that there is subtle structure and repetition in the plantings (ie. the English lavender) of the garden beds. It appears wild but purposeful.