Mapping Edges was invited to judge this year’s Haberfield Garden Competition. We walked with Inner West Greens Councillor Marghanita da Cruz looking at gardens in the ‘Kitchen’ and ‘Autumn’ categories.

Rina: I grew up in Blacktown, where my parents settled after coming from Holland. My father was a very keen vegetable grower because he wanted to grow enough for the family, and we had a big family. So my gardening skills came from him. It was mainly vegetables, he wasn’t that interested in flowers, only […]

Aine: We are not really avid gardeners. It’s happenstance. We try things. If a plant doesn’t work, we move it somewhere else. Then we try something else. I enjoy it and it’s never felt like a chore because it’s just happened. I move things around and there’s a space, and I think, ‘I’ll put in […]

I wanted it to be a pretty garden, with roses. I wanted pinks and mauves. So many of the plants are for the colour. I’m not a native plant person. I like exotics. Scent is really important to me too. I love the flowers themselves, but I love the smell of them. That’s definitely a […]