In his final column for the season, Joe Swift looks back at a memorable year — and work for the months ahead

A round-up of the latest self-build and home renovation news, products and events.

Placed in the garden, a sculpture invites us to pause and appreciate both its beauty and that of the backdrop around it

The garden was a blank canvas when I first moved in. A single tree. A lawn invaded by alkanet. London clay so hard you couldn’t push a spade in. I was more concerned with urgent matters such as the de

Nearly 20 years ago, we bought a house in north London, not just for the building itself, but because hidden behind the terraced row was a secluded garden – a delightful surprise in this central Londo

One of the many highlights for visitors to Cliveden in Buckinghamshire has always been the 80 acres of gardens, which encompass a geometric parterre, a maze, a water garden and the famous Long Garden