Shaping the view

Prairie-style planting surrounds this classic Georgian house, creating texture and a sense of drama against the backdrop of meadows and coppiced woodland

Thanks to the narrowest of extensions, the owners of this welcoming home were able to create a stylish space that suits them perfectly

A well-designed garden project can prove almost as much work as building or renovating a house but it will extend living space outdoors and improve the outlook, as these projects demonstrate

Grove Ley garden, Somerton, Somerset The home of Dr and Mrs Michael Horder

Natural perennial planting, with light-diffusing grasses and pools of burnished colour, has elevated a relaxed Sussex farmhouse plot

As the sun rises over Mollan House in Thornhill, Iain Howieson is already out in the three-acre garden he shares with his wife Ruth. For an hour or so each day he wanders the paths that wind through t