Travel
Japan in Autumn
20 May 2015 | Graham RossCherry blossom season might make all the headlines but Graham says that in autumn Japan glows with a gentle beauty.
Read MoreJapanese Garden Design Ideas
22 May 2015 | Linda RossJapanese garden design offers some great ideas to gardeners. With a bit of imagination we can incorporate aspects and approaches that enhance our gardens without turning them Japanese
Read MoreJapanese Gardens
18 February 2015 | Robin PowellWe love Japanese gardens so much we visit twice a year: in spring to catch the fleeting magic of the cherry blossom season; and again in autumn when the maples and chrysanthemums are at their best.
Read MoreLa Vie En Rose
28 February 2019 | Marian SomesThe charms of French country living inspired Marian Somes to create her own version at her beautiful garden Picardy in the Gippsland hills.
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Macquarie Island
17 March 2015 | Robin PowellHobart’s Botanic Gardens is home to an unusual glasshouse with a collection of plants from Australia’s sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. Robin Powell wrapped up warm to collect stories from one of the wildest places on earth.
Read MoreMágico Mexico
02 June 2016 |
Three of Mexico’s native plants are behind three of Linda’s favourite things - chocolate, vanilla and tequila - so she was always going to love the place, but how much surprised even her.
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Marqueyssac
13 February 2015 | Sandra RossWhen it comes to box, this iconic French garden thinks outside the square! No flowers, few trees, few paths, but amazing views – and more than 150,000 sculpted box.
Read MoreMatsue
14 February 2018 | Linda RossFlying into Matsue, on the shores of Lake Shinjii, the ground glows green with rice and buckwheat. The area is famous for its soba noodles, ancient samurai houses, moated castle - and a succession of cherry blossom, peonies, azaleas and wisteria through spring.
Read MoreMeet Anna van der Gardner
21 May 2020 | Robin Powell
Meet Anna van der Gardner
Resident (and gardener), Bronte House
The gardens at Bronte House have been an inspiration to Sydney gardners for decades.
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Meet Dave Gray: Head gardener, Everglades
29 August 2019 | Robin PowellFor the last two years Dave Gray has been head gardener at Everglades, a National Trust property in Leura, designed and built through the 1930s by Paul Sorensen.
Read MoreMeet Tom Coward: Head gardener at Gravetye Manor
14 February 2018 | Robin PowellGravetye Manor is the garden of the influential English gardener, William Robinson. Robin Powell spoke to its current head gardener Tom Coward about its historical accuracy and modern excitement.
Read MoreMeet: Sally Newman
13 November 2019 | Robin PowellMeet Sally Newman, Owner, Yandina Station
Read MoreMeet: Tamara Cannon, charity worker
03 March 2015 | Robin PowellGreenhouses are producing life-saving vegetables in the high-altitude desert villages of Ladakh, thanks to the Australian charity Lille Fro. Robin Powell spoke to its founder Tamara Cannon.
Read MoreMonet’s Masterpiece, Giverny
29 March 2016 | Linda Ross
Claude Monet always said his garden was his greatest work. Giverny is both garden and art.
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Nest of the Feather Serpent
20 May 2019 | Linda RossLinda finds a garden in Mexico that sparkles with surprise and joy.
Read MoreOld Wesleydale
01 March 2016 | Robin PowellDeb and Scott Wilson make garden magic in Tasmania's stunning Meander Valley.
Outback Bloom
17 March 2015 | Angus StewartThe Australian outback is experiencing a one-in-a-lifetime explosion of exuberant growth and flowering. Birds are flocking to the newly drenched watercourses and brimming lakes, and so are plant lovers. Angus Stewart shares the thrill.
Read MorePerch Hill Farm
20 May 2015 | Linda RossLinda is passionate about growing all her own vegetables at home. So she sought inspiration from England’s great gardener, writer, teacher, and vegetable grower, Sarah Raven.
Read MorePostcard from the garden world
22 August 2019 | Ross ToursSee what's happening in the world of Ross Garden Tours this spring
Postcards from recent Ross Tours
25 January 2017 | Robin Powell, Michael McCoy, Sandra RossFor the garden traveller 2016 was a huge year. New destinations and lots of old favourites. Here are some of the highlights.
Postcards from the 2017 Tour season
01 February 2018 | Linda Ross, Michael McCoy, Sandra Ross & Robin PowellViews, reports and travel tips from the world of Ross Tours. What a great year we had in 2017, traveling the gardens of the world. Here are some of our most memorable tours.
Read MoreRoberto Burle Marx
15 May 2015 | Sandra RossSandra visits the house and garden of the highly influential tropical garden designer Roberto Burle Marx and is inspired by his artistry.
Read MoreScandinavia
01 June 2015 | Sandra RossSandra has been in travelling though Denmark, Norway and Sweden, preparing the itinerary for next year’s Ross Garden tour. Here she shares a sampler of tastes of high summer in the far north.
Read MoreSingapore - a city in a garden
24 February 2015 | Robin PowellIn search of more information on Singapore’s best garden, history, food and cultural experiences - and a great itinerary - we headed to the Garden City, and this is what we found.
Read MoreSissinghurst
20 March 2015 | Linda Ross and Michael McCoyOne of the world’s most influential and visited gardens, Sissinghurst, is undergoing a change, as Vita Sackville-West’s grandson Adam Nicolson wrestles with the integrity of the garden and its surroundings. Linda Ross reports.
Read MoreThe Lingering Garden
16 March 2015 | Linda RossIn the heart of the frenzied bustle of modern Shanghai is an altogether different thrill, the 450-year old Garden of Leisurely Repose. Linda Ross visits.
Read MoreThe List: Our top 7 favourite hotels
30 April 2015 | Linda RossA great holiday isn’t just about where you go and what you see, it’s also defined by where you stay. So when we plan a tour we don’t just look for the most exciting gardens, we also search out great hotels.
Read MoreThe new upside of gardening
21 August 2019 | Kate Neale and Michael CaseyThe show gardens at Singapore's first-ever Horticulture Show earlier this year blurred the boundary between the natural and built environment and introduced us to a whole new place to garden - the ceiling!
Read MoreThe Wrap Up: Chelsea Flower Show 2015
04 June 2015 | Andrew Fisher Tomlin / www.theoutdoorcooperative.comAndrew Fisher Tomlin reviews the world’s greatest flower show.
Read MoreUnder the cherry blossom
01 September 2016 | Robin PowellJapanese gardens are admired and imitated by garden lovers around the world. Here are just three reasons we love them.
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Western Australia's Wildflowers
26 February 2015 | Angus StewartAngus Stewart clues us in on the best ways to see Western Australia’s extraordinary wildflowers.
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