The West Brunswick garden of children’s book Illustrator Craig Smith, and artist / publisher Erica Wagner is a lush suburban oasis.  

Abundant with native plantings and fresh veggies, the backyard also houses two art studios, used by both Erica and Craig in their respective creative fields. The pair have been here 15 years!

Our gardens columnist, Georgina Reid of The Planthunter gives us the full story.

Today we catch up with fellow Aussie film industry alumnus, designer and stylist Xanthe Highfield.

Xanthe is the co-founder of interiors studio Stewart + Highfield, and has won an AFI award for her amazing work, which spans art direction and production design for a host of top local film productions and TV shows.

Here we call on her expertise of another (though related) kind; the Woy Woy-based creative gives us a tour of hot spots along the NSW Central Coast.