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.

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 has been awarded the RHS Elizabeth Medal of Honour, recognising his global contribution to planting design and horticulture.

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.

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 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.

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, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.