We reap what he sowed

My grandmother, Crac, was my first inspiration. She lived in the gatehouse at Lullingstone, where I live now. She taught me not to worry if you lose a few plants but just to keep on going. Every Frida

The imagined gardens within the pages of our favourite books can seem as real as the flower beds outside our door. Here, author Sandra Lawrence explores three evocative literary landscapes

West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire, part I The seat of Sir Edward Dashwood, Bt, and a property of the National Trust

Jenny Whitmore had one priority in mind when she started designing her West Sussex garden: the view. “It was what captivated me when we first came to look at this house and I knew immediately that any

Bathed in burnished hues, a Hertfordshire cottage haven is a marriage of formal and wild planting

West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire, part II The seat of Sir Edward Dashwood, Bt A property of the National Trust In the second of two articles, John Goodall looks at the sources of inspiration behind the design for this magnificently idiosyncratic house