If colour at home scares you, you might just have chromophobia. For those looking to move past it, Fiona McKenzie Johnston speaks to the experts to find out how

Count us in for cocktails by the pool and al fresco dinners!

Want a lush garden? Join the club, who doesn't! You can have a lush feel to your garden space if you follow a few guidelines, show a little bit of patience, and take care of your plants needs the right way. Here's how to make a lush secret garden that is all yours!

Perennials in your cutting garden is a great way to have cut flowers that are low maintenance. A cutting garden does not always have to start from seed.

Great artists steal – and so do great gardeners. Recreate these stunning features from famous gardens in your own

A conservatory can be a beautiful, airy part of a house, perfect for reading, eating, and lounging in the sunlight.

The owners of this Thirties Georgian-style house were keen to give it an established look while avoiding any stuffiness. So they asked designer Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay to conjure distinctive interiors full of idiosyncratic details

Happy Monday, Homies! Good to see you back. In this week's photos we have a lot of fantasy, and in this week's Clicky Links there's a lot of helpful hints. Share your photos by posting to our Flickr group, and share your inspirations with us on Pinterest.

What is dry shade? Nothing that soil amendment, a little bit of hardscaping and special attention to plant placement can't improve.

A shot of color can deliver a vibrant lift to your garden whether it's delivered via plants and flowers or some imaginative paint.

Before you start out designing your own garden, perhaps you need a little inspiration. If so, take a look at these six inspiring gardens.

Have a shady spot in your yard? You will love these stunning and inspiring shade gardens and find some fantastic plant suggestions for shady spaces.

Take your garden to a higher dimension by filling your walls with foliage and colour

We've prised open Orlagh's sourcebook for all the very best bits to buy

Making the most of a series of delays, interior designer Marion Lichtig has collaborated with the owners of this newbuild near Padstow to create a coastal retreat with an established feel, thanks to a blend of vintage textiles and decorative antiques.

These 20 beautiful apartment bathrooms offer enough design inspo to jumpstart a year's worth of DIYs.

Image 11 of 38 from gallery of Bourgainvile 2 House / Solange Cálio Arquitetos. Photograph by MCA Estudio

Incorporating the perfect natural details and most luxurious touches, this WRJ-designed house is absolutely the best of the best. Take a peek!

Nine Favorite Things: From patio inspirations, to recipe requests, to Q & A's, to "loving & wanting", to links she is loving...Tieghan's got you covered!

These 29 gardening ideas for your yard are perfect for budgets. Try out flower beds, raised gardens, vegetable and fruits trees, and fairy gardens.

Earth Day is right around the corner, and this year we are especially lucky since April 22nd falls on Saturday. And you know what that means? The whole weekend for some fun Earth Day activities! And considering that the youngsters won't be regaled by teachers or extra-curricular activities since the day falls on the weekend, this year, it's on the parents to educate their little ones on the importance of protecting Mother Nature.

Our June Garden Progress report on how our garden is growing at the moment is documented now. Everything is looking beautiful with no signs of infestation.

No matter your personal tastes and lifestyle, there is usually a way to enjoy gardening at home. Whether you and your family have a house in the suburbs or you're living alone in an apartment, everyone can make it work.

I love garden art and the delightful whimsy it adds to a garden. During the summer, I love to visit the garden centers in my area to see what new things they have in. I came across these fun pieces in one of the local Pike Nurseries a few years back. These colorful cows were so funny! I could see a mini herd of three gathered in one part of the garden. This whimsical pink sofa/bench was outside an antique shop/garden center many summers ago. Sadly, the shop is no longer there. I used to love visiting it

Are you ready to build your own vegetable garden in your garden or backyard? These ideas will help you choose the one you need.

These 29 gardening ideas for your yard are perfect for budgets. Try out flower beds, raised gardens, vegetable and fruits trees, and fairy gardens.

Bohemian garden designs. Bohemian garden ideas.

I just never, ever tire of dreaming up junk garden planters or vignettes. Here are some ideas I used in my 2014 junk gardens! Pansies ...

“I usually host dinners every couple of months.”