Gardening Australia

ARTISTS' GARDENS | SPRING

Friday 2nd October | Rpt Sunday 4th October 2026

Costa visits the sculpture garden at the National Gallery of Australia, where native plants frame the art. He meets artist Lindy Lee and the landscape architects planning for the garden’s future.

Seasonal suggestions for jobs to do in the garden this weekend.

Hannah visits the garden of Alexander Okenyo, a creative soul who’s nurtured by his love of books, music and gardening.

Tammy uses a little-known growing technique from Japan and Indonesia to make a hanging living sculpture.

We meet abstract artist and garden designer Ralph Bristow, whose High-Country garden is a living tapestry of perennial plants.

Clarence meets mixed-media artist Jasmine Jan, who takes inspiration from her backyard billabong and whose work is a sweet treat to behold.

We meet award-winning painter Natasha Bieniek to see the inspiration behind her incredibly detailed miniature landscape paintings.

Costa meets a doctor turned green thumb who is transforming the grounds of the Royal Darwin Hospital.

Hannah visits a lush, layered tropical garden that extends onto the verge.