What Should a Garden Feel Like After Dark?
Most lighting plans begin too late. Not because the lighting is wrong, but because by the time designers start thinking about the evening, many of the most important design decisions have already been made. Discover why considering a garden after dark changes far more than a lighting plan - it changes the way great gardens are designed.
What Skills Make a Great Garden Designer?
The qualities that shape great garden designers are often developed long before anyone studies design. Discover why professions as diverse as teaching, law, healthcare and construction can provide some of the most valuable foundations for a career in garden design.
Pinterest Has Changed Garden Design.
Pinterest and social media have transformed the way garden design projects begin, but not necessarily in the way most people think. In an age of endless inspiration, Brent Reid and Andrew Fisher Tomlin explore why the value of a garden designer no longer lies in finding ideas, but in interpreting them - and why learning to see differently is one of the most important skills a designer can develop.
Great Gardens Continue to Teach Us
Second year students from the Garden Design Program visited Stonefields, one of Australia's most influential private gardens, to explore how great landscapes continue to teach, inspire and shape designers throughout their careers.
Learning to See Landscapes Differently
What does a garden designer see that most people don't? First-year students recently visited Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne to explore planting design, landscape composition and the art of observing landscapes through a designer's lens.
What AI Is Revealing About Garden Design
The more we discuss AI in garden design, the less we think the conversation is really about technology. Instead, it raises a more interesting question: what is it that garden designers actually bring to a project? Andrew Fisher Tomlin and Brent Reid share their thoughts on creativity, judgement, education and the future of the profession.
A Busy May in the Studio
LCGD Australia students are learning from some of the country’s leading landscape design and horticultural voices this May, with guest teaching from Teena Crawford, Graham Ross and Carolyn Blackman alongside immersive lighting and planting masterclasses.
Melbourne Flower Show 2026: Award-Winning Gardens + Full Gallery
A standout year at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show, with LCGD students and graduates recognised across Border, Achievable and Boutique Gardens. Explore the award-winning designs and full gallery from MIFGS 2026.
Andrew Fisher Tomlin Awarded RHS Elizabeth Medal of Honour
Andrew Fisher Tomlin has been awarded the RHS Elizabeth Medal of Honour, recognising his global contribution to planting design and horticulture.
A Night of Garden Design Conversation
Guests from across the garden design industry gathered for an evening of conversation with Andrew Fisher Tomlin and Teena Crawford ahead of the Melbourne Flower and Garden Show.
An Evening with Andrew Fisher Tomlin and Teena Crawford
Join us for an intimate evening of garden design conversation in Melbourne with leading industry voices including Andrew Fisher Tomlin, Teena Crawford, Brent Reid, Jason Hodges, Martin Semken and Iftikhar Ahmed.
LCGD Designers Invited to Shape the Future of Kyneton Botanic Gardens
LCGD Australia is delighted to announce a significant and rare opportunity for our student and alumni community: the chance to design the new Welcome Garden Area within the heritage listed Kyneton Botanic Gardens.
This initiative is a collaboration between Macedon Ranges Shire Council and the Friends of Kyneton Botanic Gardens, with LCGD invited to contribute concepts for the redevelopment of this important public landscape. The selected design will be constructed on site, becoming a permanent feature of one of Victoria’s most historically significant botanic gardens.
Meet the 2026 Lecturers: Learn From the People Shaping Garden Design
With the 2026 Garden Design Diploma intake now underway and classes commencing in March, LCGD has confirmed the lecturer team who will be teaching across the program this year.
Who you learn from shapes how you think, how you design and how confidently you step into a career in garden design.
Andrew Fisher Tomlin Named One of Hort Week’s People of the Year
Andrew Fisher Tomlin, Director of LCGD and leading educator in garden design and landscape design, has been recognised in Hort Week’s People of the Year. Discover how his teaching, planting design expertise and global influence continue to shape the future of garden design education.
2026 Border Garden Competition
The 2026 Border Garden Competition at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show has officially launched. If you’re an emerging designer ready to test your ideas on a major stage, you’ll find all key dates and entry details in the full article.
Celebrating the Class of 2025
We’re celebrating the London College of Garden Design Melbourne Class of 2025 — designers who turned curiosity into creativity and possibility into purpose. From first sketches to final portfolios, their journey reflects the imagination, skill and dedication shaping the future of garden and landscape design.
Andrew Fisher Tomlin on The Modern Professional Planting Designer
LCGD Director Andrew Fisher Tomlin has released his latest book, The Modern Professional Planting Designer — already a bestseller. We sat down with Andrew to talk about what inspired it, the global shift towards plant-led design, and why Australia’s landscapes play such a vital role in shaping the future of planting design.
Graduate Showcase: Emily Rubira at Parliament House for NGIV
When LCGD Melbourne graduate Emily Rubira of Rubira by Design was commissioned by the Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria (NGIV) to create the Victorian Horticulture Showcase Garden at Parliament House, it marked a defining moment in her career, and a celebration of Victorian-grown plants at one of the state’s most iconic venues.
Inside Stonefields: An Unforgettable Learning Experience for Students
Each year, our second-year students are invited to experience something truly special – a private tour of Stonefields, the renowned country garden of celebrated designer Paul Bangay OAM.
Applications now open for 2026
Last year we experienced unprecedented demand for places on our Garden Design Program, so we are already receiving applications to study with us from next year.