Urban oasis

Make your patch a little piece of paradise with these smart ideas for layouts, materials, furniture and, of course, plants

This SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT space beckons you outside all year round

When garden designer Colm Joseph was asked to draw up plans for this garden, it was the view across fields and hedgerows to the south and west that drew his eye, as well as two ancient oak trees, one

When your home has the kind of timeless country charm that comes complete with a honey-coloured stone façade, the temptation might be to pair it with a quintessentially English cottage garden. But the

Creating this rooftop oasis – seven storeys up with no lift – presented huge challenges but the effort paid off, with a stunning space high above the city

When summer beckons, it is answered by a chorus of glorious roses that fill an enchanting Isle of Wight garden, created from scratch by Derek and Louise Ness