Light and shade

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

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

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

From time to time, a landscaping project comes along that requires particularly delicate handling. This Tudor yeoman farmer’s house, built in 1485, with later additions, is just such a place. Hidden a

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