Elissa Astorino Garden Design

About Elissa

Ontario based garden designer Elissa Astorino becomes the first ever Canadian landscape designer to be invited and accepted to design a garden for Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2024, the worlds second largest flower show.

Elissa studied Ornamental Horticulture at the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture. During her time as a student, Elissa designed annual and perennial displays for The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens and one of North Americas most distinguished rose gardens.

Elissa has worked with several award-winning landscape companies in Australia and is a member of the Australian Institute of Horticulture, where she serves on the Future Voices Council.

Latest News and Updates

  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Glasshouses
    While in Edinburgh, I got to tour the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh glasshouses with Celia, Katia and Jennie. It was such a great experience walking through with such passionate, knowledgeable people — and the tropical plant collection is truly amazing. I’m really looking forward to seeing how the space is transformed after the restoration!
  • HortInsights Summer 2025
    A huge thank you to the Australian Institute of Horticulture for featuring me on the front cover of the Summer edition of the HortInsights Journal. In this issue, I share the lessons I learned during my two-month work placement at Les Jardins de Claude Monet and how that experience reshaped the way I view landscape… Read more: HortInsights Summer 2025
  • Les Jardins d’Étretat
    Les Jardins d’Étretat was such a unique garden to visit! The way the artwork is woven into the landscape gives the whole space a whimsical feel, and the design and maintenance of the hedges were truly impressive. On top of all that, the garden offers a stunning view of the sea, making the experience even… Read more: Les Jardins d’Étretat
  • Les Jardins de Claude Monet
    The past two months working at Claude Monet’s Garden have been an incredible experience. This place feels unlike any garden I’ve ever visited or worked in. It’s a living canvas shaped through an artist’s eye, and caring for it means leaning into that same way of seeing rather than approaching it with a strictly horticultural… Read more: Les Jardins de Claude Monet
  • Le Jardin Plume
    Le Jardin Plume is a beautiful contemporary garden that blends formal and informal styles effortlessly. Neatly trimmed hedges sit alongside natural plantings of grasses and perennials. Sightlines play a big part in how the garden is experienced, drawing you from one space to the next and sparking curiosity about what’s around the corner. The movement… Read more: Le Jardin Plume