Outer calm

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

The transformation of this Essex plot from blank canvas to MODERN MASTERPIECE has had the ultimate happy ending

Buying the property next door to their home allowed a couple to create a new garden filled with a mosaic of flower borders, lush lawns and tranquil woodland walks

Somewhere to cook, eat, relax and entertain… the owner of this snug plot wanted it all, but how to squeeze it all in? Here’s how her dream became a fun, fresh and contemporary reality

Stumbling upon their Dorset cottage, once the village shoemaker’s home and workshop, nearly two decades ago, Liz and Tim Hoad were enchanted by its history and coastal setting, but the garden was a wi