Landscaping
Land Designs: The art of effective hardscaping
Know your Otta Phyllite from your Alta Quartzite? Us neither.
House Tales: Somerleyton Hall
With stained glass by Ballantyne of Edinburgh, a carved oak library by Willcox of Warwick, built-in paintings by Landseer and one of the country's finest formal gardens with Paxton-designed hothouses,…
Growing Underground: The 2.5 acre farm 100ft under London
There are plans afoot to create a 2.5 acre working farm in disused air raid tunnels under the Northern Line in London.
Flash Bulbs: How to really light up that outside space
It doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom in the garden at this time of year. Think of it as a sort of theatre, says our resident landscape design guru, Barry Burrows...
Blades of Glory: The five best ornamental grasses for contemporary schemes
Whether your project has a postage stamp or a prairie for a garden, presenting outside space at this time of year is a serious challenge.
Green & Pleasant Land: Unlocking London’s garden square premium
Prestigious and protected, the capital's garden squares are bordered by some of its most desirable homes. But exactly how much of a premium do these properties command?
Yard Sale: Chelsea garden goes for £53k
A small garden on Chelsea's Sprimont Place fetched a whopping £53,000 at auction last week.
School’s Out(side): How design can capture the imagination of our residential communities
Well-designed spaces in our schools can make a dramatic difference to the local area.
House Tales: Holdenby House, Northamptonshire
Whatever became of this extraordinary palace, once hailed as the country's largest private house? The National Archives' Nicholas Kingsley investigates...
Home Office puts Grade I Jacobean palace up for sale
One of the country's most important Jacobean palaces has just hit the market in Hampshire.
Prickly planning problems? Better think laterally
Our landscape design guru Barry Burrows doesn't let red tape get in the way of a cracking creation in Kensington...
Behind the Scenery: Trials and tribulations at the Chelsea Flower Show
As this year's horticultural hullaballoo dies down for another year, our landscape design guru Barry Burrows reflects on his baptism of fire...