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Charlie Albone

Have Straight Lines Had Their Moment? Why Curves Are Shaping Modern Gardens

For years, modern garden design was dominated by straight lines. Square lawns, rectangular garden beds and perfectly parallel paths became the go-to look for new homes across Australia. Clean, structured and easy to plan, they suited the architecture of the time. Today though, the trend is beginning to soften. Landscape designers are moving towards gardens that feel more natural, more inviting and more connected to the environment around them. Instead of rigid corners and sharp edges, we’re seeing flowing pathways, curved garden beds, circular lawns and organic planting layouts becoming the centrepiece of Australian backyards. It’s a subtle change, but…

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Designing Balcony Gardens with Planter Boxes

May 18, 2026 | Comments Off on Designing Balcony Gardens with Planter Boxes
Designing Balcony Gardens with Planter Boxes

Check the load rating of your balcony slab before you do anything else. Not after you’ve bought the planter boxes, not once the soil is in. Most residential balconies sit somewhere between 150 and 300 kilograms per square metre, and a large steel planter box filled with wet soil can push close to 200kg. Get it wrong, and you’ve got a structural problem, not a gardening one. Balcony gardening is mostly a problem of working with less. Less floor area, less shelter, less consistent moisture. Wind at balcony height tends to be stronger than people expect, and a container in…

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