Grow a fast annual meadow

It’s easy to see why this ethereal meadow garden recently won the 2025 Landscape & Gardens Award by the Sussex Heritage Trust. Today, the contemporary single-storey house is wrapped on all sides by an

Mimic their natural behaviour and get them going now to flower in spring

Non Morris reveals the techniques behind the contemporary take on William Robinson’s original idea of naturalising bulbs in long grass, creating an effect even more dazzling than a meadow

September, with its cooler temperatures and moist warm soil, is one of the best times of the year to make a new lawn. Grass seed germinates fast now giving quick results; about 7 to 10 days is usual.

REAL readers' gardens!

It may be September but there’s plenty of life in the garden yet!