Why flowers should have powers

A new book on botanical bas-reliefs–exquisite casts of plants–is a testament to one artist’s relationship with the natural world. Catriona Gray meets her

If you’ve ever wondered what the gardens of some of Britain’s best landscape architects look like, there’s a new book that tours these places

A close observation of the season’s cycles and respect for ecology have been the guiding principles in the development of the garden at Highlands, in the High Weald of East Sussex

Rudoph II and the empirical study of nature

How beauty was reconciled with Darwinian theory

The garden of Knowle House, East Sussex George Dillistone’s original Arts-and-Crafts design has been lovingly restored and updated with contemporary planting, discovers George Plumptre