Brighton and its neighbouring prestigious pockets have long been associated with sprawling mansions, tennis courts and pool houses. Yet behind its grandest gates, a quieter transformation is taking root – one that values preservation over expansion, and gardens over concrete.

This year’s NGVWA Garden Day on October 23 will shine a light on this shift, opening six private gardens that speak to a new sensibility.

Among them is Fairfield Hall in Caulfield South, a Victorian estate where owners Steve and Sandra chose to remove their tennis court and replace it with an expansive garden.

“We’ve admired Fairfield Hall for many years,” Sandra says. “We love Victorian homes and wanted to complement the house with a garden that would endure, something we could pass on as a legacy.”

“It’s easie

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