FAMILY AFFAIR
This magical garden “cost little yet returns
much” says its creator, who used reclaimed
items and gardening nous to create a special
place for her whole family.
PHOTOGRAPHY MARTINA GEMMOLA
‘Mrs Gunner’s Garden’ complete with picket
fence, recreates a cottage garden of earlier
times with Shirley poppies and pyrethrum,
blue borage and orange wallfl owers
(Cheiranthus) at the entrance. Upturned
terracotta pots atop stakes prevent eye injuries
and double as plant labels.
WINNER
Edible/sustainable
Garden owner/creator
Maggie McDermott
Where Ballarat, Victoria
Garden size 460m²
Garden age Five years