A plant-filled sanctuary in a busy metropolis

From dilapidated cottages to the site of a notorious nuclear disaster, what is behind the longing to seek out abandoned places, asks Katie Scott

WE OFTEN IMAGINE conservation unfolding in wild, far-flung landscapes, not in the middle of bustling cities. Urban environments can seem like the end of the road for nature, where even the trees appea

Amid a cul-de-sac of bungalows lies a lush plant-packed jungle, transformed from a boggy new-build plot by two disabled gardeners

A meeting at a Royal Horticultural Society show in the sumptuous surroundings of Chatsworth House in Derbyshire brought together garden designer Phil Hirst and garden owners Alan and Mandy Peel, who w

FOR those without a garden of their own – or perhaps without one big enough to grow all they want to grow – owning an allotment can be a vital sanctuary, a community and a productive space. There are

COUNTRY LIFE staff pick where in London they most enjoy getting lost in the written word