The sponge city evolution

Water is essential to healthy ecosystems, and every gardener knows how tricky it can be to get just the right amount. But with water becoming more unpredictable, it’s time to be more mindful of how we

Our waterways are sick – can thinking about them as living beings breathe new life into the campaign to save them?

Water is an essential element of the garden – cooling, soothing, reflecting and animating – as significant as planting or a place to sit. It works simultaneously on ecological, sensory, aesthetic and

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Architect Karolina Banasik shares the challenges of transforming a historic beach house on Dorset’s Ballard Estate into a sustainable, stormproof home

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