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The rose-breeder who died last month leaves an enduring legacy of acclaimed English flowers
From At Home interviews to what to put in, and outside, your property
Many seasonal plants offer a wonderful variety of hues and scents
The pair enhance landscapes with whimsical touches
The heritage leader wants to turn more land back to nature
Books depicting ‘before’ and ‘after’ views helped reshape Britain’s landscape
Some 160 types of flowers and fruits adorn a Roman banker’s loggia
Festivals of light create displays that keep park gates open after the peak season
The Rockefeller Center stands on the site of America’s first botanic garden but its influence lives on
A display like that in Philadelphia is a feast for the eyes — and for squirrels too
The ideas of the Arts & Crafts movement’s co-founder extended to the nativistic surroundings of his celebrated homes
A German prince reshaped the historic Muskau Park on the Polish border along English lines
Displays of cold-loving plants, often with festivals of light and sound, are attracting visitors beyond summer
Supermarket demand is leading to the ‘McDonaldisation’ of the plant industry
Nearly $40m a year is available to support the site’s commitment to ornamental gardening and education
The Poison Garden at Alnwick Castle contains perhaps the most dangerous collection of plants in the world
A husband and wife team have created a beacon of high standards
The structure set out by Russell Page in the 1950s has been largely preserved but with a few simplifications
The gardens throughout the Aga Khan Centre refer to Muslim traditions
A book on pet architecture suggests gable-roofed nests, porcelain bird churches and laser-cut birch plywood homes
The end of season is a time to reflect on which plants blossomed and what might still surprise
Botanic gardens rediscover the 18th-century fashion for Chinese style
Plants provided a link and a lifeline to the people who were uprooted from home
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart took the same hands-on approach to plantings at Mount Stewart as she did to women’s suffrage
A desire for self-sufficiency — and to cut plastic packaging — inspires young and old
