Landscaping
Grade I house with one of Regent’s Park’s biggest gardens up for sale
The former home of the late Princess Diana's aunt - a Grade I-listed affair with one of the biggest private gardens in Regent's Park - has just come up for sale sporting an asking price of £11.5m.
In Pictures: The world’s tallest vertical garden
A new 46-storey "sustainable high-rise" development in Sri Lanka is aiming to become the tallest vertical garden in the world.
Upton Downstairs: Bank Holiday teas, tours, tents & tantrums
"Life at Upton Cressett often resembles a mongrel cross combining the best and worst of Fawlty Towers, Tom Sharpe and To The Manor Born," says William Cash from Shropshire as he opens up his historic…
MAISON&OBJET: 5th-9th September, Paris
The interior design world is packing for Paris, as the MAISON&OBJET trade exhibition looms large.
Ministers look into San Francisco-style ‘park tax’ proposals
A leading think tank has suggested a new levy for UK homeowners who live next to a park or green space.
Belgravia square reopens after developer’s £320k revamp
After a £320k makeover funded by Berkeley Homes, Ebury Square Gardens is about to reopen to the public.
Record number of London parks awarded Green Flag status
Nearly 300 open spaces in London have been awarded a Green Flag, the accreditation of quality given out to the best parks and public spaces in the UK.
Battersea Park: "The jewel in the crown"
‘Pinterest for homes’ launches in the UK
The interior design phenomenon that everyone's been banging on about lately - Houzz - has set up shop in the UK.
Grouse moors fly ahead of other sporting property assets
Timing nicely with this weekend's CLA Game Fair, Knight Frank tells us that the value of huntin' shootin' fishin' sporting property has risen by 32% over the last ten years, despite a "ripper of a recession…
The Park Side: How much for a green view in London?
Properties with views of a park in the capital are subject to a price premium of up to 59%, says Winkworth in a new bit of research.
Flower Power: Putting a price on a garden square address
Hamptons International has had a go at working out the premium you'll pay for a property on one of London's top garden squares.
‘Largest medieval manor house in England’ hits the market
Billed as having 'all the qualities of a fairy tale castle', an immensely important Herefordshire estate has come up for sale this week, with a guide price in excess of £12m.