In gardens where space is limited there are many solutions for making them look bigger – and for bringing you closer to nature

We Wspend weeks preparing our homes for Christmas…but does anyone prepare for when it’s over? You know the feeling: the decorations have come down, the mince pies have been eaten, but your home doesn’t feel like it’s supporting you into the new year. I believe this is because our homes hold energetic residue.

‘Any opportunity to use water should be taken.’ So wrote Dame Sylvia Crowe in her seminal book, Garden Design, found on every garden designer’s bookshelf. It is a maxim that many of us follow, althoug

On the list of requisites for a garden, sculpture is often fairly far down the page. Plants, hard landscaping, lighting and furniture are all likely to take precedence over a piece of garden art, but

The dream for most garden owners is not to have a boundary at all – given a choice we would probably all prefer an unbroken ‘borrowed’ view, preferably of idyllic countryside or suitably breathtaking

This narrow, once-featureless garden has been transformed into a beautiful wildlife-friendly space that kicks off the year with a gorgeous show of blossom