Two beehives, a communal veg patch and taking turns mowing the lawn — blurred party lines make for a surprisingly inspiring place to work
The country’s flora, from the Caucasus mountains to the shores of the Black Sea, is a gardener’s invitation to rethink the possible
Glitzy and azure is making way for a quiet, organic aesthetic: plant-fringed edges, silvery decking and lake-green linings melding into their settings
Look closely at the blooms in the medieval masterpiece the Wilton Diptych — they carry a significance far beyond mere decoration
Chan Siun-kuen left rural China in the slipstream of the revolution for a rapidly urbanising Hong Kong. His herb garden restores a connection to forgotten traditions and the healing power of plants
Beyond meadows, rewilding and land management, if we want to support biodiversity and wildlife, these plants must find a place in our gardens, too
The vermilion double-header is now blooming in its thousands in Paris’s parks. It’s a chic expression of the city’s commitment to urban greening
Think horizontally with ‘flathead’ flowers, which tango with spikes to create an artfully shaped garden
In the first of a new series, the designer and ‘Great British Sewing Bee’ judge enlists a pair of Oxford Sandy and Black pigs to clear his tangle of bramble
There are 100,000 varieties of this irrepressible plant, at their best now — and a doddle to grow
The winners of the inaugural Topiary Awards at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival are a cut above
Self-propagating flowers need strict oversight but some gems come courtesy of the former president’s Irish golf course
The writer and celebrated gardener loves begonias, Botticelli’s Primavera and birds of paradise
Three green spaces in the floating city are tackling its thorniest issues from the root up
Plastic chairs, Pinterest boards and ping pong tables top the list of pet peeves among client requests
Ramondas and dawn poppies planted while working at the Munich alpine garden in the 1960s have seeded new generations
Shun common or garden containers and embrace the rusty, ramshackle and radical for greenery with added interest
Meet the florist who’s invented a sustainable foam
She describes the passion and fury that drives her work — and enthuses about her new natural swimming pool
Relaxed designs that can be used indoors or out
It has been another vintage year for the beloved flower, despite some spoils from heavy rain
Could one man’s subterranean solution more than a century ago inspire a modern-day model for coping with extreme heat?
When monochromatic rigour meets mushroom and moss, the results are magical
A rich convergence of plants from the Alps to the Arctic to the Med grace this rocky limestone region of western Ireland
The scientist and entrepreneur Shirley Sherwood has amassed 1,000 works, from early masters to contemporary painters
