Landscaping
Property developer installs ‘monumental’ sculpture in Westminster
Nick Hornby's latest public realm piece combines an evocation of King Richard I with an ambiguous curling line to 'explore the fragility of power'.
National Trust buys Lutyens & Jekyll masterpiece in Surrey
Designed by Edward Lutyens for influential garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, Munstead Wood 'is an 11-acre horticultural gem', says the new owner - which plans to open the Arts & Crafts house and grounds…
Fashion brand’s ‘pragmatic utopia’ private island concept heads to auction
BIG designs for Vollebak on a Canadian private island promise to create 'both a magical home and a work of art', says Simon Shaw of Sotheby’s.
Academics reveal the most sustainable way of dealing with Japanese knotweed
'The most effective way of controlling knotweed is also the most sustainable,' says biosciences expert Dr Sophie Hocking.
In Pictures: Harris Bugg Studio triumphs again at Chelsea Flower Show
Charlotte Harris & Hugo Bugg's 'uplifting, beautiful' sanctuary for the charity Horatio’s awarded top prize at annual horticultural extravaganza; meanwhile, big-name property firms look to grow their m…
Buyers pay 39% more for homes with larger gardens
It'll come as no surprise that a garden adds value to a property, but new analyses by top-flight estate agencies - coinciding with the Chelsea Flower Show - quantify the gain...
In Pictures: Design highlights from the 2023 Chelsea Flower Show
Including garden designs sponsored by Hamptons, Savills and London Square.
In Pictures: ‘Maximising’ a period country house garden with a modernist spa pavilion
Winchester's 'Spa House' was designed by OB Architecture.
Native Land reveals first completed spaces & show apartment at Edinburgh’s New Eidyn
Apartments in New Eidyn in Edinburgh's striking new St James Quarter are "set to define a new standard of living" for the Scottish capital, says the developer.
Cadogan starts work on £46mn Sloane Street ‘transformation’
Cadogan and RBKC have brought in architects John McAslan + Partners and landscapers Andy Sturgeon to revamp the famous Chelsea thoroughfare.
In Pictures: Ambitious proposal pitches waterside Grand Prix circuit in East London
'This vision could do for the Royal Docks what the Olympics did for Stratford and the Lea Valley,' says LDN Collective.
New housing developments must deliver a ‘positive benefit to nature’ from November
New 'Biodiversity Net Gain' requirements for property developments are coming soon, to improve wildlife habitats and help slow species decline across the UK.