Master your mix nick’s guide to combining plants

It’s easy to see why this ethereal meadow garden recently won the 2025 Landscape & Gardens Award by the Sussex Heritage Trust. Today, the contemporary single-storey house is wrapped on all sides by an

September, with its cooler temperatures and moist warm soil, is one of the best times of the year to make a new lawn. Grass seed germinates fast now giving quick results; about 7 to 10 days is usual.

Non Morris reveals the techniques behind the contemporary take on William Robinson’s original idea of naturalising bulbs in long grass, creating an effect even more dazzling than a meadow

Mimic their natural behaviour and get them going now to flower in spring

It’s a simple and effective way to grow more of your favourite flowers for free next year

Allowing plants to fend for themselves without staking builds resilience and creates relaxed billowing borders in this windswept autumn garden