My french gardening year

The classic French formal garden is typified by features including geometric shapes and symmetrical patterns, like those you find at châteaux, but it’s a style that can be easily adapted to more modest properties, writes Richard Wiles

Charming ways to create a character-filled outdoor space you’ll instantly fall in love with

In the six acres of grounds, Maud Peters has adopted a classical English gardening style with a dose of her own characteristic French flair

The garden of a former vicarage in Sussex now encompasses all the elements needed for relaxation and entertaining

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

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