Downtools

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

Instead of another trip to the zoo, try exploring your local rewilding project over the holidays. Rewilding – the large-scale restoration of nature to the point where it can take care of itself again

On a busy street in a small town in south Devon, there’s a secret door. I tentatively open it, head into what feels like a tunnel and then up some steps... into a pocket of magic. It’s an urban garden

BOOK OF THE MONTH

It’s now 25 years since the Millennium Seed Bank opened at Kew’s wild botanical garden Wakehurst. In that time it has logged more than 2.5 billion seeds from more than 40,000 wild plants. This summer,