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From urban rooftops to working cattle farms: Australia’s best home gardens – in pictures

The 20 best residential gardens have been revealed in the first-ever Landscape Australia awards shortlist.

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The Guardian reports that the 20 best residential gardens have been revealed in the first-ever Landscape Australia awards shortlist.

Jury chair Emily Wong said each project was a response to urgent issues such as the climate crisis, fire and flood resilience, and the loss of biodiversity. They saw gardens as ‘part of a larger living commons that supports different ecologies and also … the future of Australian cities’.

This lifestyle story centres on Australia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Landscape Australia, Australian and Emily Wong.

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Australia · Oceania
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Landscape Australia, Australian, Emily Wong, Wong
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