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Natasha Morgan’s internationally renowned property, Oak & Monkey Puzzle, in Spargo Creek was sold in 2022 by Belle Property Daylesford.

Natasha continues her tree change with a purpose at Little Cottage on a Hill, in Daylesford. Stay tuned for the next wonderful chapter.

Workshops recommence May 2023.

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Oak and Monkey Puzzle is the design, event and horticultural production-focussed property of Natasha Morgan and her young children.

It is also the physical manifestation of a dream held by a family from the city that made a tree change with a purpose in 2014.

Oak and Monkey Puzzle is an evolving special hub for landscape architecture, garden design, artisans and craftspeople by way of workshops, collaboration and bespoke events. It engenders a warm sense of real community, sparks dynamic conversations, fosters collaborative connections, cultivates creativity and provides a place for meeting of the minds.

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The Productive Garden Companion, signed copy

A$65.00

Signed copies of The Productive Garden Companion, posted anywhere in Australia from 15 September 2026 or collected at the Melbourne or Daylesford launch event.

The Productive Garden Companion is a practical, reassuring and visually rich modern gardening book that meets gardeners wherever they are, from windowsill pots to generous acreage. Landscape architect and lifelong gardener Natasha Morgan shows how thoughtful design, seasonal rhythms and purposeful planting can transform any space.

Part narrative, part landscape design bible, it traces Natasha’s personal relationship with gardening and invites readers to see their own gardens as sources of productivity and creativity, as well as connection and healing. Grounded in Natasha’s two contrasting gardens, Oak & Monkey Puzzle and Little Cottage on a Hill, the book weaves in case studies from 24 gardeners, designers and experts across Australia and the world. There are QR-linked conversations and downloadable tools, as well as guidance on soil, planting, preserving and sustainable practices, with recipes and photography by Emily Weaving throughout.

Every copy bought here is signed by Natasha. If you would like it signed to someone in particular, tell us who at checkout.

Natasha Morgan Syrup Christmas Box

from A$96.00

Bottles of my syrups, made by hand in small batches in my kitchen in Daylesford, and packed into one box for Christmas.

Every box holds up to six flavours, packed at random, so you won't know exactly which flavours you've got until you open it. Keep a few for your own enjoyment and share the rest around.

Over ice with mineral water is the simplest way to enjoy them, which on a hot Christmas afternoon is about all anyone wants. They're also good with gin and soda, poured over ice cream or porridge, or stirred through yoghurt.

6, 12 or 24 x 250ml Natasha Morgan artisan syrups, six flavours, packed at random
6-Pack $96 including GST (normally $107.70, a saving of $11.70, 11%)
12-Pack $180 including GST (normally $215.40, a saving of $35.40, 16%)
24-Pack $345 including GST (normally $430.80, a saving of $85.80, 20%)
RRP $17.95 each 250ml bottle
Pre-order only
Pick up only, from Little Cottage on a Hill in Daylesford
Collect at one of my garden pop-ups: Saturday 7 November or Sunday 29 November, 2pm to 4pm
Choose your collection day at checkout

If there's a gardener on your list, add a signed copy of The Productive Garden Companion and collect it with your box.

The Festive Table Workshop with Natasha Morgan at Oak Lane & Co

A$320.00

The art of tablescaping with Natasha Morgan at Oak Lane & Co

In August, Carla and Simon opened the whole of Oak Lane & Co to a small group for The Winter Table, and every antique vessel and length of old linen in the shop became ours to style with for the morning. On Monday 16 November they're opening the doors again, this time for the festive season.

Natasha will arrive with armfuls from the garden. Some of it is the red-stemmed dogwood she cut back from the northern verge at Little Cottage on a Hill in the big spring chop and kept for exactly this, because nothing in her garden goes to waste if she can help it when it’s as beautiful as this. The rest will be whatever the garden and the country lanes around Daylesford are offering in late spring.

For one morning, Oak Lane & Co on Piper Street is your styling library: antique Australian, English and French furniture, old linen, silver, ceramics and glass, all there to handle, choose and arrange. Together, Natasha, Carla and Simon will show you how to build a festive table that feels generous and abundant, and how to make it again at home with what you already have.

Across the morning, you will

Learn how Natasha composes a table, drawing on a lifetime in gardens and her time working in floristry and events
Choose your own pieces from the Oak Lane & Co collection to style and curate with
Work with branches, foliage and flowers from Natasha's garden, and learn how she conditions them so they last
Build a complete festive table inside the shop, and leave knowing how to make one at home
Create your own festive wreath to take home

The details

When: Monday 16 November 2026, 10am to 1pm
Where: Oak Lane & Co, 66 Piper Street, Kyneton
Cost: $320 per person
Included: morning tea with tea, coffee and Natasha's seasonal syrups; full use of the Oak Lane & Co collection as your styling library; branches and botanicals from Natasha's garden
Numbers: strictly limited, so the morning stays intimate and hands-on

The Productive Garden with Natasha Morgan - Stonewalls Edition

A$320.00

Time: 10am to 1pm

Dates:

Saturday 21st November 2026

Location: Stonewalls, Musk.

For as long as I can remember, I have tended a productive garden. From childhood veggie patches to the abundant landscapes of Oak and Monkey Puzzle, growing has always grounded me and shaped how I see the world. This workshop draws from that lived experience.

Whether you're working with a courtyard, a veggie patch or a larger garden, this is about creating a productive space that offers both beauty and abundance.

We explore what productive gardening really means. I share how my process has evolved across very different properties—Oak and Monkey Puzzle and Little Cottage on a Hill and for the first time, Stonewalls—blending hands-on learning with thoughtful intent.

We cover soil care, compost systems, green manures, vertical growing, chickens, worms and closed-loop cycles. You’ll see how I use wicking beds as productive, water-wise microclimates, and how I approach different soil types and site conditions.

We talk about heirlooms and hybrids, perennial and medicinal layers, espalier techniques, and the role of beauty in even the most functional plantings.

This is not a technical how-to on growing food. It is a practical and inspiring session on preparing and shaping a garden that is generous, resilient and connected to place. You’ll leave with tools and ideas to help you begin.

Garden Design with Natasha Morgan

A$320.00

Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm

Dates:
Saturday 7th November 2026
Sunday 10th January 2027

Location: Daylesford, Victoria

Whether you're starting from scratch or reshaping an existing space, this half-day garden design workshop invites you to see your garden differently. From the structure of the land up, this is not a plant-by-plant session. It is a place to think like a landscape architect and begin shaping your dream garden with clarity and purpose.

Together, we’ll explore the fundamental principles that guide thoughtful garden design. You’ll learn how to observe and respond to the unique conditions of a site, and how to work with what already exists to support the kind of space you want to create. We’ll talk about how to create rhythm, balance and a sense of flow in the garden. Not through formulas, but through a practice of observation, clarity and intention.

Using tracing paper and bold textas, you’ll begin a layered, iterative design process based on Natasha's own garden. A technique that prioritises experience over detail. This isn’t about where your grandma’s rose will go. It is about learning to see the bigger picture, and how to design in a way that brings coherence and life to your space.

You’ll leave with the tools to create your own garden brief, a new approach to site mapping and design thinking grounded in landscape architecture, and a renewed way of seeing and shaping your garden. No matter its size or complexity.

We draw from real projects such as Oak and Monkey Puzzle and Little Cottage on a Hill, and explore how to reimagine constraints as creative opportunities. There is also a guided tour of Little Cottage on a Hill, where we see how theory comes to life in a compact space.

'Wicking Bed Garden' workshop with Natasha Morgan

A$320.00

Dates:

Sunday 1st November 2026

Sunday 28th November 2026

Time: 10 AM – 12.30 PM

Location: Little Cottage on a Hill, Daylesford

For years, I’ve designed gardens that balance beauty, productivity, and sustainability, but when I discovered wicking beds, they transformed the way I grow. These self-watering garden beds have changed everything—from reducing water use to making gardening more accessible, efficient, and abundant.

In this hands-on workshop, I’ll guide you through the practical steps to create your own wicking beds—whether you’re working with a small courtyard, a backyard, or a larger productive space. You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of how wicking beds work, how to build them using IBC containers, and how to create a thriving, water-wise garden with minimal effort.

We’ll explore my own wicking bed garden at Little Cottage on a Hill, where I’ve grown everything from celery and purple sprouting broccoli to sugar snap peas and edible flowers—all with less watering and less maintenance. You’ll leave with the knowledge and confidence to build a garden that is not only sustainable and resilient but also deeply rewarding to tend.

This workshop is designed for anyone looking to garden smarter—not harder. Whether you’re just starting out or a seasoned grower, wicking beds are a game-changer in sustainable and productive gardening.

E-BOOK: The Wicking Bed Garden

A$24.99

Grow More with Less Water – The Tried and Tested Complete Guide to Wicking Beds

Wicking beds are a game-changer for anyone looking to grow abundant, thriving produce with minimal effort. By harnessing a self-watering system that reduces water use by up to 50%, these garden beds ensure deep-root hydration, healthier plants, and lower maintenance.

Whether you’re dreaming of a productive backyard veggie patch, looking to create a water-wise garden, or simply want a low-maintenance way to grow food, The Wicking Bed Garden – A Complete Guide gives you all the knowledge you need to build, plant, and maintain your own self-sustaining garden.

E-BOOK: Introduction to Backyard Chicken Keeping

A$14.99

Start Your Backyard Chicken-Keeping Journey with Confidence!

Bringing chickens into your backyard is one of the most rewarding steps towards a more sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle. Whether you’re dreaming of collecting fresh eggs each morning, reducing food waste, or creating a thriving garden ecosystem, Introduction to Backyard Chicken Keeping – A Comprehensive Guide is the perfect resource to get you started.

E-BOOK: Compost for beautiful productive gardens

A$24.99

HOW TO BUILD SOIL, REDUCE WASTE, AND COMPOST BEAUTIFULLY AT ANY SCALE

If you are here, chances are you already know that compost matters.

This ebook is for beginners, and for those who have started but want to understand the process more clearly.

It is for people gardening on balconies and in courtyards, and for those working across larger blocks and productive gardens. It is for anyone who wants to build better soil, waste less, and create systems that are both practical and visually considered”

E-BOOK: The Plastic Free Garden — A Gentle Guide to Gardening with Less Plastic

A$0.00

The Plastic Free Garden — A Gentle Guide to Gardening with Less Plastic

A GENTLE GUIDE TO GARDENING WITH LESS PLASTIC, FOR WHATEVER SEASON YOU ARE IN

Most of us did not come to gardening to think about plastic. We came for the smell of tomato leaves, the first sweet pea, the stillness of an evening with a watering can. The plastic crept in around the edges — the pots, the trays, the little labels, the netting that somehow outlives the crop it was meant to protect.

The Plastic Free Garden is a 29-page ebook about using less of it. Not a lecture, and not a call to throw everything out and start again — just the swaps that work, the ones that are worth it, and the few that are easier than you might think.

Read it in one sitting, then come back to it one swap at a time.

E-BOOK: Nature Strip Gardens — Fundamentals for Beautiful, Compliant Verges

A$0.00

Nature Strip Gardens: Fundamentals for Beautiful, Compliant Verges

DESIGNING GENEROUS, SAFE VERGE GARDENS WHEREVER YOU LIVE

If you've ever looked at the strip of grass out the front and felt it could be doing more, this little guide is for you.

Nature Strip Gardens: Fundamentals for Beautiful, Compliant Verges is a free, 39-page ebook by Natasha Morgan and Donna Livermore. It came out of our first local verge workshop in Hepburn Shire — an afternoon of people standing on their own strips of grass, working out what their council actually allowed, and what they actually wanted.

This isn't a comprehensive manual. It's a fundamentals guide: something you can read in one sitting, then return to as you decide what you want your verge to hold.

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The Winter Structure Masterclass with Andrew O'Brien & Natasha Morgan

A$565.00

Date: Saturday 29th August 2026

Time: 10.30 am – 3.00 pm

Location: Little Cottage on a Hill, Daylesford & Stonewalls, Musk, VIC

Places: Strictly limited to 12

A rare and very special day across two gardens and two disciplines. Join landscape architect, author and lifelong gardener Natasha Morgan and acclaimed artist Andrew O'Brien of Stonewalls for an immersive masterclass in winter structure — the most honest season in the garden, and the one that teaches you the most. Includes morning tea, a seasonal lunch at Stonewalls and refreshments throughout.

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The Medicinal Garden with Caroline Parker & Natasha Morgan

A$320.00

Dates: Saturday 9 May 2026

Time: 10 am - 1 pm

Location: Natasha’s Studio & Garden, Little Cottage On A Hill, Daylesford, VIC

Step into the magic of nature with Caroline Parker of The Cottage Herbalist and Natasha Morgan at the idyllic Little Cottage On A Hill. Together, they will guide you on a journey through the healing power of plants bringing them into your everyday life from your own garden that nurtures the body, mind, and soul. Whether you’re new to medicinal plants and their uses, a seasoned gardener or just starting, this workshop will provide valuable insights and hands-on experience to help you cultivate the use of healing plants in your gardens and everyday life.

Introduction to Backyard Chicken Keeping with Saffron & Natasha

A$150.00

Dates:
Sunday 19 April 2026 (11.00am - 1.00pm)
Sunday 10 January 2027 (2.00 - 4.00pm)

Location: Little Cottage On A Hill, Daylesford

Are you dreaming of fresh eggs straight from your backyard or looking to add chickens as part of your productive garden? Join us for an engaging and hands-on workshop led by Natasha as she shares her wealth of knowledge and love for keeping chickens over the past 13 years as an integral part of her life and garden journey.

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LOCAL : Nature Strip Planting with Natasha Morgan and Donna Livermore

A$50.00

Nature Strip Planting with Natasha Morgan and Donna Livermore

Creating resilient verge gardens in Hepburn Shire

Time: 3 pm to 4.30 pm

Date: Sunday 17 May 2026

Location: Little Cottage on a Hill, Daylesford, Victoria

For: Hepburn Shire residents

Nature Strip Planting with Natasha Morgan and Donna Live rmore is a practical, community focused workshop designed specifically for Hepburn Shire residents who want to rethink the space right outside their front door.

Held at Little Cottage on a Hill in Daylesford, this session moves beyond theory and into real, working examples. Participants will walk through established verge gardens, learn how to interpret Hepburn Shire Council guidelines on the ground, and understand how to read their own site in terms of light, soil, slope, access and maintenance.

Together, Natasha and Donna bring decades of experience across design, horticulture and food growing, offering clear, grounded guidance on how to create verge gardens that are beautiful, productive and resilient.

This is about starting small, working with what you have, and contributing to a greener, more connected neighbourhood.

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The Aromatic Garden with Christiana Jackson & Natasha Morgan

A$320.00

Date: Sunday 10 November 2024

Time: 10 am - 1 pm

Location: Natasha’s Studio & Garden, Little Cottage On A Hill, Daylesford, VIC

Step into the magic of nature with Christiana Jackson of Mimosa Botanicals and Natasha Morgan at the idyllic Little Cottage On A Hill. Together, you’ll learn and create your own bath and body treasures, as well as perfect gifts for the festive season, using lush botanicals from the garden, delightful ingredients from the larder, and pure essential oils.