Outdoor Design

Outdoor Design is one of Australia’s leading outdoor design magazines, showcasing the latest innovative design and construction for outdoor living spaces, bringing the best quality products and professional services in the landscaping industry to gardens all around Australia. Outdoor Design & Living is a bi-annual magazine that features particular lifestyles with outdoor rooms including kitchens, outdoor lighting, water features, sound systems and outdoor theatres, pools and spas, as well as indoor-outdoor furniture. Purchase includes the Digital Edition and News Service. Please stay in touch via our Facebook Page.

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Outdoor Design

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS • Australia is home to a vast array of talented, highly skilled landscape architects and landscape designers who can create a unique garden that will be individually tailored to the way you want to live

GOLDEN TOUCH • Unique and refreshing, this stunning garden strikes a balance between tranquillity and vibrant energy

SEASIDE HAVEN • Offering ample choice, this home boasts two elegant outdoor spaces designed for relaxed coastal living

TOTAL INTEGRATION • For John Storch, landscape architect and founder of A Total Concept, a cohesive design approach is vital

NATURE CALLING • This mesmerising natural-style native coastal landscape forges a seamless connection with the environment

HIDEAWAY ON HIGH • With amazing views and a luxurious poolside pavilion, this private oasis is the perfect hub for entertaining

MAKING MAGIC • Magical garden makeovers begin with good design

BIJOU BEAUTIES • Transforming your small outdoor space, step by step

CABANA COOL • For an authentic holiday-at-home experience, take inspiration from the world’s top resorts and create a contemporary cabana for year-round entertaining

THE NIGHT LIFE • Reimagine your landscape with professional lighting

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER & GARDEN SHOW • Each year, leading designers from around Australia and beyond create innovative display gardens for this globally renowned event. We take a peek at some inspiring gardens from the 2024 show

LOOKING AHEAD • Show gardens unveil exciting new design directions

GRATUS • An informal meeting place where order and chaos effortlessly combined

AUSTRALIAN IDYLL • Luxurious and eco-friendly, this relaxed garden retreat celebrated nature

INNERSANCTUM • A tranquil Mediterranean-inspired haven of relaxation and rejuvenation

BREATH OF FRESH AIR • Of inspired design, this garden showed the path to greener urban spaces

COASTAL WAVES • Soothing and serene, this was a garden designed to go with the flow

EQUILIBRIUM • A flawless composition created a state of balance

LDI NATIONAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN AWARDS • Presented annually by the Landscape Design Institute (LDI), the LDI National Landscape Design Awards are a wellspring of design inspiration. Here we share some of the residential winners from the 2023 awards

GLORIOUS GARDENS • National awards showcase innovative outdoor design

SETTING BENCHMARKS • Displaying the unique skill, creativity and innovation for which Landscape Design Institute (LDI) members are known right around Australia, here we shine the spotlight on just some of the winning residential gardens from the 2023 LDI National Landscape Design Awards

UNIQUE VISION • Refined outdoor living spaces complement a remarkable hinterland home

ALL THE TRIMMINGS • With curves in all the right places, this informal coastal garden is a winner

DREAM WEAVING • Innovation and creativity combined to create this matchless...