Parcevall Hall in the Yorkshire Dales is testament to the vision of Sir William Milner, who bought the dilapidated hillside farmhouse in the Twenties and transformed its 24 acres with terraces, tranquil garden rooms and rare plants
Award winning garden designer Jo Thompson creates a beautiful and romantic rose garden in this London Garden.
Concord, Massachusetts
These lush landscapes—including the gardens of Julianne Moore and Patrick Dempsey—will have you dreaming of afternoons spent outdoors
Bring the charm of the Mediterranean to your backyard with our mediterranean garden ideas. Explore lush plants, colors, and rustic elements for a serene oasis.
Lavender Bay FRAMED VIEWSAs Sydney continues to build upwards, rooftop …
The first thing that strikes me on entering garden designer Beth Chatto's gravel garden in Essex early in the morning is the scent of herbs. Thyme? Marjora
Photos and decription of Sarah Prices garden at Chelsea 2023
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I recently discovered the garden and landscape design of Kelly Husley. Her work is inspiring in the way she collaborates between the architecture of the home and architecture of the landscape she c…
This residential garden was designed at the beginning of 2017 and built later that year, to compliment the property’s new modern extension. The orginal owners had acquired some beautiful, large sandstone boulders from offsite to be used in the new landscape and these and the existing Eucalyptus in the rear neighbours garden informed the the
Interior designer Louise Jones's extended home combines the charm and comfort of English country-cottage style with easy access to the centre of London
Going Up in Bellevue Hill We all aim for the top, including in our homes; we like the breeze, the view, and the light that comes with altitude. Attic additions, new first floor additions, loft...
Best of Both Worlds is a show garden inspired by the stories of couples who share a love of gardening – but have very different tastes. The key to a happy partnership? Create a garden for each of them. On one side, a traditional space with loose planting inspired by country gardens; on the other, more defined contemporary geometry. The traditional side has seating for breakfast and lunches; the contemporary side incorporates a sunken area with a fire-table for evening relaxation. Both have water features suiting the style of the garden. While this may be two gardens, together they unite to...
George Plumptre enjoys the grounds of Little Mynthurst Farm - a Tudor farmhouse that was the former home of Lord Baden-Powell.
The Garden Museum is restoring and reviving Benton End House & Gardens, the former home of artist-plantsman Cedric Morris in Suffolk.
Studio Cullis Ltd. is an ambitious London-based garden design and landscape architecture studio founded by George Cullis. The practice has built a reputation for delivering calm, thoughtful and understated spaces for our clients.
Images Nicola Browne
My 1997 photograph of the Emerald Lawn at 45 Sanford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin The Canal Today (photo credit www.gardenhousebrighton.co.uk) Dear Helen, I forgive you. It has taken almost a decade but I have finally come to peace with the loss, at first I felt desecration, of the emerald lawn. Of course, I had seen the central lawn between the red and blue borders in pictures for years before I finally saw in it in person on June 19, 1997. I had never seen such a beautiful or more perfect lawn. It was drizzling that afternoon and I think that made the green greener and the lawn more lush than I could imagine. I was heaven, I thought, with the magnificent borders and the most interesting and unusual trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals imaginable flanking and complimented by the lawn. I will never forget that day. Then it happened. I opened up a glossy gardening magazine and it was gone. I was devastated. I thought it looked horrific. I wondered how you could do such a thing. I could understand how difficult it must have been to maintain the lawn and how politically incorrect a lawn like that had become but to me it was iconic. After several years, I got used to seeing the canal with its Irish limestone pavement. Several more years later I started to even like it. Now, I can't imagine your garden without it. I think you are right that it is so "completely static...that the planting in the borders at the sides can be more informal." What it taught me is to never hold anything in my garden as too sacred to change. I need to be more open to change and continue to experiment. Although I like my garden to look good, it should never be "finished." It is the process of gardening that I love. I'm sure you must be relieved to have this awkward and difficult period behind us now. I know I am. I look forward to seeing what you do next. I promise to be open to any changes you make. Sincerely, Michael
Garden inspiration from the 2020 House Awards shortlist.
My Wisteria in May About my Wisteria My Wisteria is ten years old. I planted it just after having the patio laid, I got the builders to leave a 2ft by 1ft gap along the wall between the two doors j…
