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Your sanctuary for all seasons should be timeless
Whichford Pottery’s terracotta wares are as appreciated overseas for their English style as they are in the UK for their robustness
The space at the bottom of the garden is the best place to experiment with bold design
The Twickenham house and garden played a part in 18th-century life and literature
Waste disposal can be made more efficient with kits such as worm farms and hot bins
The Evolution Garden takes visitors on a chronological walk through plant life, with some surprising associations
Not all nurseries peddle bought-in pot-bound plants: the variety and method of growing at Junker’s Nursery are an inspiration
Tage Andersen’s rural home in Sweden is adorned with local livestock breeds alongside artworks and flowers
The history of the Botanic Garden on the Brissago Islands is exotic for more reasons than the plants
A prodigious polymath who breathed life into buildings
The sight of webs strung across plants may give you the jitters — but spiders will do your garden a world of good
The borders of Old Court Nurseries near Malvern are brimming with a family of flowers of exceptional beauty
Dark and dry areas present a challenge but there are surprisingly robust solutions to provide colour
Our writer tackles the biggest horticultural jobs for autumn
Alliums are all very well but for variety and colour, tulips are the best bulbs for a spring display
One of the largest gardening projects in Europe, RHS Bridgewater is rooted in its local Manchester heritage yet points the way ahead
All you need is the right choice and a bit of grit
New York Botanical Garden celebrates the Brazilian landscaper
The very attributes that allowed glasshouses to nurture exotic species result in structures that can fail easily
I first visited 50 years ago, and the planting is much enhanced
It is worth the four-hour climb to see the rare and exemplary plants on show in Bavaria’s Wetterstein Alps
Now is the time to remove fading flowers to produce repeat blooms that will see you into autumn
A move to reawaken wildflower meadows opens a debate about appropriate plants
Bees like so-called native plants — but so do pests
The global standard setter wants access to its herbarium for all
