An exquisite variety of robust, rugged plantings come together in this Mollymook garden.

The sandy dunes of Sorrento, on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, are hardly what plant-lover’s dream about. Combined with cold, wet southerlies, hot northerlies and the salt laden air, even the most experienced of gardeners would find establishing a garden here almost impossible. But landscaper Steve Taylor has worked his magic and created a stunning, unique Mediterranean garden which is full of inspiration. With ornamental pears, stone walls and loads of beautiful green plants, there is so…

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Materials: Recycled railway sleepers. Off form concrete stairs. Deco granite. Corten steel. Planting: Banksia serrata, Lomandra tanika, Westringia fruticosa, Myoporum parvifolium, Echium candicans, Lavendula dentata. Furniture: Eco Outdoor

Australian plants are perfect for the Mediterranean climate of the Western United States. Here's how you can garden like an Australian.

Explore my Australian native cottage garden in pictures with this photo gallery. I hope it inspires you to plant more flowering native plants in your garden.

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