Suburbs were a 19th century dream, for families to escape dirty city air and have their own swath of green space. The plan worked. Two centuries later we’re once again finding new ideas in suburban gardens. Join us for a week’s worth of inspiration:
Above: A small garden in Melbourne suburb Toorak was a blank canvas the first time designers Cameron and Stephanie Paterson of Grounded Gardens saw the site. See the transformation at Designer Visit: A Courtyard to Covet in a Melbourne Suburb.
Tuesday
Above: Treehouse tête-à-tête. This week we hop onto a commuter train to discover Garden Ideas to Steal from suburban gardens.
Above: Our favorite new color for spring gardens? Gray. We round up a few favorite silvery gray bloomers to plant now in this week’s 10 Easy Pieces post.
Wednesday
Above: Bonus rooms: see our favorite garage space conversions in this week’s Roundup post. Photograph by Nicole Franzen.
Friday
Above: We pay a call on Michelle’s next-door neighbor’s garden in this week’s Garden Visit. Photograph by Tom Kubik for Gardenista.
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