Landscaping
Courtyard Drama: How to make a big impact with a small space
Even the tiniest, most overlooked courtyard has the potential to vastly increase the perception of a scheme's interior space, says our resident landscape design guru Barry Burrows...
London’s great estates team up for world first eco initiative
Five of London's biggest property owners have formed "a unique collaboration" to promote green infrastructure in the capital.
Square Deals: Average price for a home on a London garden square tops £2m
The average price of a home on one of central London’s garden squares now costs above £2m, and commands a 25% price premium over a similar home in the surrounding area, says Hamptons International…
New Battersea Power Station park design revealed
Battersea Power Station Development Company has lifted the lid on the development’s new six-acre public park, designed by LDA Design.
All Singing, All Planting: Techno trends in luxury landscape design
So many features that we normally associate with the inside of a property are now finding their way outside.
How Does Your Garden Grow: Putting a price on outside space
The start of the Chelsea Flower Show tomorrow has prompted some timely workings on the value of outside space from Marsh & Parsons.
The Really Wild Show Home: How to combine nature with new-build
Landscape design guru Barry Burrows explains how resi developers can easily create a biodiverse landscape that will enhance any scheme...
Growing Gains: How landscape design can add value to a residential scheme
Great garden design can take a resi project to a whole new level by adding value and even speeding up sales, explains Barry Burrows...
Domvs London announces Luciano Giubbilei collaboration
Big-name landscape designer appointed to work on a series of 'major' acquisitions in LA...
Unfinished ‘Capability’ Brown landscape to be brought to life 300 years on
An unfinished Lancelot "Capability" Brown landscape is to be completed at Belvoir Castle after the recent discovery of the 18th century pre-survey plans.
Roof of Life: Battersea Power Station’s roof garden in pictures
"The crowning jewel" of Foster + Partners' section of Battersea Power Station Phase 3 is a 355 metre long roof garden complete with a "dense forest" and allotments, 14 storeys up, designed by New York's…
Green Figures: Investment in public realm can ‘double’ average values
Investing in good quality landscape design should be the first thing developers consider when planning a scheme, the Landscape Institute has said in the wake of a new study into the UK's housebuilding…