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, designers and contractors who can create a unique garden that will be individually tailored to the way you want to live

UTTERLY INVITING • This alluring formal-style landscape exudes an air of serene elegance that draws you in and entices you to stay

COASTAL COOL • This refined yet understated garden is made for year-round entertaining

DOWN BY THE RIVER • This captivating waterside garden boasts a coastal-fresh look and a vacation vibe that’s ideal for the relaxed Queensland lifestyle

SENSE OF FREEDOM • This coastal garden’s transformation was the catalyst for a family’s seachange

THIS IS THE LIFE! • Designed for an active family who like to have fun in the sun, the hub of this poolside retreat is a contemporary cabana

EXPERT GUIDES • Planning a new landscape is a rewarding experience, but where to start? To make the process easier, we asked some of Australia’s most accomplished landscape designers and professionals to share their expert design advice

BIODIVERSE HAVENS • Discover the beauty of the Australian perennial garden

FEEL-GOOD GARDENS • Using texture is about activating an emotional response

SMALL SPACES, BIG IDEAS • Design tips for converting compact spaces into outdoor retreats

PLAN FOR SUCCESS • For total harmony, design your home and garden in tandem

MAKING AN ENTRANCE • When it comes to your front garden, first impressions count

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 stunning 2025 residential award winners

PLACE AND PURPOSE • Awards exemplify how Australian landscape designers are rising to real-world challenges

INSPIRED DESIGN • Displaying the skill, vision and originality for which Landscape Design Institute (LDI) members are renowned, the stunning projects featured here and on the pages that follow are all worthy winners from the 2025 LDI National Landscape Design Awards

THE HAPPY PLACE • An exquisite, bespoke coastal sanctuary that exceeds every expectation

HERITAGE HARMONY • Flawlessly blending old and new, this garden is a plant-lover’s paradise

GARDEN GETAWAY • This effortlessly elegant design balances traditional and modern elements

FOLLOW THE CURVE • Open and welcoming, this refreshed front garden is a delight for the senses

SENSE OF RETREAT • This flourishing family-friendly refuge offers a tantalising taste of the tropics

DREAM WEAVING • An entrancing and sophisticated Hamptons-inspired coastal escape

THE GOOD LIFE • This luxurious modernist-inspired landscape is tailor-made for entertaining

OPULENT OASIS • A breathtaking alfresco retreat that nestles seamlessly into its rural setting

LIVING SCULPTURE • A lush landscape crafted to...